Health and Safety Manager
Visa sponsorship
Administration · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
A consultancy in environmental and engineering work, guided by its values and focused on people, is hiring a Health and Safety Lead / Manager in Auckland to own its Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) function nationwide. It is a senior post: you maintain and develop the HSW systems, back safe working practices, build a positive safety culture, lead a dedicated HSW team and advise senior leaders and project teams.
Senior HSW people from many backgrounds can apply, whether specialists or those who have run a team or function. Sponsorship comes through the employer's standing as an Immigration New Zealand Accredited Employer (AEWV).
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Key Responsibilities
- Take the lead on building and continually improving HSW systems, processes and assurance, meeting legislation and enabling safe work
- Keep those systems effective, compliant with the law and in line with ISO standards
- Coach and grow the HSW team
- Collaborate with senior leaders, managers and project teams
- Foster a people-focused, positive culture around HSW using training, engagement and learning
- Track and report HSW performance and push it upward, including incidents, lessons learned, risks and hazards
- Manage relationships that matter with external agencies, contractors and suppliers
Requirements & Eligibility
- A minimum of 5 years in health and safety, in a similar role
- NEBOSH certificate in occupational health and safety, or an equivalent qualification
- Managing H&S systems, incidents, risk and contractors, with hands-on use of Donesafe or a similar HSW information system
- Proven use of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles and people-centred safety thinking such as Just Culture or Safety II
- Strong people leadership and coaching, including leading a health and safety team
- Excellent facilitation, presentation and writing skills, plus strong business acumen
- Consulting, professional services or engineering background is desirable but not essential
- Current New Zealand driving licence
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