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Safety & Compliance Manager

Job Posted: 12 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Tilbury

Expire in: 16 days

Job Description

Safety & Compliance Manager

Location: Tilbury

Salary: Up to £60,840 + £4,694 location allowance + up to 10% bonus

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full-time, site-based

Lead Safety. Drive Compliance. Support Operational Excellence.

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading organisation within the energy and waste management sector for an experienced Safety & Compliance Manager. This is a key leadership role within a modern Energy Recovery Facility, responsible for driving best practice across Safety, Health, Environment, Quality and Security (SHEQS).

This opportunity is ideal for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a collaborative leadership style, working closely with operational teams to embed a positive safety culture and deliver continuous improvement.

The Role

As Safety & Compliance Manager, you will act as the primary point of contact for all safety and compliance matters on site. You will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing management systems, ensuring regulatory and environmental compliance, and supporting operational performance.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading the development and continuous improvement of site safety systems and procedures 
	
Managing health, safety and environmental monitoring programmes in line with legislation and industry best practice 
	
Ensuring compliance with ISO45001, ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO50001 standards 
	
Acting as audit lead and preparing the site for internal and external audits 
	
Leading incident and accident investigations, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions 
	
Monitoring performance data, reporting against KPIs and driving improvements 
	
Delivering safety initiatives, briefings and toolbox talks across the site 
	
Supporting contractor management and ensuring safe working practices during site activities 
	
Providing safety leadership during planned and unplanned outages 
	
Liaising with regulators and maintaining professional relationships 
	
Working collaboratively with operations and engineering teams to improve safety and compliance outcomes 

About You

You will be an experienced Safety & Compliance professional with a strong background in waste management or a similar complex industrial environment. You will be a confident communicator, able to influence and support teams to achieve high standards through collaboration rather than enforcement alone.

Essential requirements:

Extensive knowledge of waste management operations 
	
Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and best practice 
	
Proven experience managing safety within a complex industrial setting 
	
Experience conducting investigations using root cause analysis 
	
Strong analytical and data management skills (including Excel) 
	
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 
	
Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively 
	
Science-based degree (or equivalent experience) 
	
NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) 

What’s on Offer

Competitive salary plus location allowance 
	
Bonus scheme of up to 10% 
	
Comprehensive benefits package 
	
Opportunity to play a key role in a high-performing energy facility 
	
A collaborative environment focused on safety, compliance and continuous improvement 

Additional Information

This is a fully site-based role 
	
Start date expected in July (can be negotiated for before if needed)
	
Waste management experience is essential due to the technical requirements of the position 

If this role is of interest, please press apply or get in touch with Ryan Guy on (phone number removed) or

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