Process Safety Manager - Newport

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south-west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon-free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a Process Safety Manager to lead and operate as a focal point for process safety management across Wales & West Utilities (WWU). This includes process development, specialist support / coaching, advice and training that will drive, motivate, inspire, and encourage all areas of the business to maintain a high standard of process safety performance and compliance to applicable legislative standards.

We’ll trust you to:

•   Lead on the development and implementation of the WWU process safety strategy assigning accountability and responsibility to appropriate stakeholders for overall successful delivery. 
•   Provide guidance and support in relation to process safety requests for information (incidents / data / process) both internally and externally. 
•   Develop and implement a programme of continual improvement initiatives, that will continue to enhance WWU’s process safety capability.
•   Assist the Head of Health and Safety in the promotion of positive H&S culture so as to maintain the correct accountability / responsibility for H&S delivery across the business.
•   Maintain good working relationships with the safety regulator (Health & Safety Executive) and other external agencies including OfGem / DESNeX. etc
•   Maintain relationships with other GDNs, IGTs, UIPs, National Grid and EUSR for productive and proactive.

You can read a full job description here.

You’ll need to have:

• Education to degree level or post-graduate in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience in a related field, such as process safety, asset management or operations
• As a minimum 5 years’ experience of one or more of the following in a high hazard industry:   

o   Process Safety Management

o   Health and Safety Management

o   Risk Management

• Engineer and / or Safety Professional with a relevant Institution alongside significant operational experience.

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening

What’s in it for you?

• Starting salary of £57,450 rising to £65,650
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash-plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme - allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In-house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Comprehensive training

The way we do things.

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do, and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion, and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality, or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

You can find out more here.

Interested?

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at recruitment@wwutilities.co.uk or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.

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