Health and Safety Manager
Visa sponsorship
Administration · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Senior safety professionals, here is a leadership post worth a serious look. A people-focused environmental and engineering consultancy in Auckland is hiring a Health and Safety Manager to take full responsibility for its Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) function nationwide.
The brief is clear. You will run a dedicated HSW team, develop and maintain the systems behind safe work, improve them over time and drive a positive safety culture. You will also advise senior leaders and project teams directly. The employer accepts a wide spread of senior HSW experience, from specialist roles to managing a team or function.
The company is an Immigration New Zealand accredited employer and can therefore sponsor the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
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Key Responsibilities
- Take charge of developing and improving HSW systems, processes and assurance to the standard legislation sets
- Lead, coach and grow the HSW team
- Partner closely with senior leaders, managers and project teams
- Drive a positive HSW culture with training, engagement and learning at its centre
- Monitor HSW performance and report on incidents, lessons learned, risks and hazards
- Own key relationships with external agencies, contractors and suppliers
- Ensure HSW systems work, comply with the law and line up with ISO standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum of 5 years' health and safety experience in a similar role
- Holder of a NEBOSH occupational health and safety certificate or equivalent qualification
- Experience in Donesafe or a similar HSW information system
- Proven use of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles and people-centred safety approaches like Just Culture or Safety II
- Strong people leadership and coaching skills, having led a health and safety team, plus excellent facilitation, presentation and writing skills
- Strong business acumen and experience managing H&S systems, incidents, risk and contractors
- Consulting, professional services or engineering exposure would be desirable but is not essential
- Current New Zealand driving licence held
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