Health and Safety Manager
Visa sponsorship
Administration · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
A values-led consultancy in the environmental and engineering fields, with a people-first approach, is searching in Auckland for a Health and Safety Lead / Manager. You would take ownership of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) function nationwide. As a senior leader, you develop, maintain and improve the HSW systems, encourage safe working and a positive safety culture, lead a dedicated HSW team, and advise the leadership group and project teams.
Candidates with wide senior HSW experience are welcome, whether specialists or people who have run a team or function. This employer is an Immigration New Zealand Accredited Employer, so it can sponsor applicants through the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV), the visa that lets approved employers hire from overseas.
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Key Responsibilities
- Take the lead on designing and continually improving HSW systems, processes and assurance that satisfy legislation and underpin safe work
- Mentor and grow the HSW team, collaborating with executives, managers and project teams
- Shape a positive, people-first HSW culture using training, engagement and learning
- Monitor and report HSW performance and push it higher: incidents, lessons learned, risks and hazards
- Manage key relationships with external agencies, contractors and suppliers, and keep HSW systems effective, legally compliant and in line with ISO standards
Requirements & Eligibility
- At least 5 years in a similar health and safety role
- A NEBOSH certificate in occupational health and safety, or an equivalent qualification
- Experience with H&S systems, incidents, risk and contractors, including Donesafe or a similar HSW information system
- Applied knowledge of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles and people-centred safety thinking such as Just Culture or Safety II
- Strong coaching and people leadership, having led a health and safety team
- Excellent facilitation, presentation and writing, and strong business acumen
- Consulting, professional services or engineering background desirable but not essential
- Current New Zealand driving licence
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