QHSE Manager

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Are you an experienced QHSE professional looking for an opportunity to work in a unique overseas environment?

Mitie Defence Limited is seeking a proactive and motivated QHSE Manager to join our South Atlantic team, based in the Falkland Islands.

Reporting to the QHSE Lead, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of quality, health, safety and environmental standards across our operations. Working closely with operational teams, managers and contractors, you will help ensure that activities are undertaken safely, effectively and in accordance with relevant legislation, company procedures and client requirements.

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to safety performance, promote a positive QHSE culture and support continuous improvement across a diverse range of facilities management activities.

Main Duties

• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of QHSE management systems across the South Atlantic account.

• Providing practical QHSE advice and guidance to operational managers, employees and contractors.

• Conducting workplace inspections, audits and assurance activities to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.

• Supporting incident investigations, identifying root causes and ensuring appropriate corrective and preventative actions are implemented.

• Promoting a positive safety culture through workforce engagement, communication and the sharing of good practice.

• Reviewing risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work to ensure suitable controls are in place.

• Supporting compliance with applicable legislation, Defence requirements, company policies and relevant industry standards.

• Deliver QHSE training at all levels to support awareness, competence and the promotion of safe working practices.

• Working collaboratively with operational teams and the wider QHSE function to support performance reporting and continuous improvement.

What we are loooking for

• Previous experience in a QHSE or health and safety role, preferably within facilities management, Defence or a similar operational environment.

• A recognised health and safety qualification, such as the NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.

• A good understanding of health and safety legislation, risk management and operational safety practices.

• Experience undertaking audits, inspections, incident investigations and implementing improvement actions.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.

• A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach to managing QHSE matters.

• The ability to work independently, adapt to changing operational priorities and support teams in a remote overseas location.

• A commitment to promoting a positive safety culture and achieving continuous improvement.

Above all, we are looking for someone who understands the importance of balancing operational requirements with effective risk management and can provide practical, proportionate advice that supports safe and efficient service delivery.

Are you ready to take the next step in your QHSE career and make a real difference in a unique and challenging overseas environment?

Are you passionate about influencing positive safety behaviours and creating a workplace where everyone takes responsibility for safety?

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.Join our Mitie Team.Together our diversity makes us stronger.

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