Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security

Location: Faslane, Helensburgh, GB, G84 8HL

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security
Location: Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF63820

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site.

The role
As a Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security, you’ll lead, direct, and develop the Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security (SHEQS) function within Babcock at HMNB Clyde, achieving agreed business targets that deliver high-quality performance in the SHEQS arena.

Day-to-day, you will consider the environment in which Babcock operates at HMNB Clyde and contribute to strategy proposals for consideration and approval. You will also:

1. Develop and lead an improvement programme for Health and Safety that results in top decile performance.
2. Ensure that adequate resources (Suitable Qualified and Experienced Person (SQEP), facilities, equipment) are available for governance, assurance, and improvement activities, providing leadership to all HSEQ staff.
3. Control expenditure of the HSEQS Department within forecasted budget while seeking opportunities to increase income.
4. Set the strategy for the governance, assurance, and improvement of a HSEQ Management System for all matters affecting safety at HMNB Clyde.
5. Develop and deploy HSEQS Policy and Strategy for HMNB Clyde to meet customer, regulatory, and business requirements.

Essential experience of the Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security

1. Experienced Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security Professional within a Nuclear/Defence/Regulated industry.
2. Naval Nuclear propulsion programme across the Submarine Enterprise.
3. Nuclear Emergency Response and associated procedures.
4. Leadership – the ability to lead and drive accountability across teams.
5. Ability to influence working with key stakeholders.

Qualifications for the Director of Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security

1. Degree or Industry Experience in Health and Safety.
2. ILM Level 7 or equivalent.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who can achieve Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What we offer

1. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
2. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
3. Employee share scheme.
4. Employee shopping savings portal.
5. Payment of Professional Fees.
6. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
7. Holiday Trading allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave.
8. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year to undertake volunteering work.
9. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities, and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance, and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.