HSE Design Lead

Techniche Global
Techniche Global are supporting an engineering defence contractor to appoint a Health, Safety and Environmental Design Lead. Reporting to the Major Infrastructure Projects (MIP) Head of Design, you will be responsible for setting the standards and expectations for projects, supporting/advising and maintaining oversight of design development from an HS&E perspective.
The key focus of the role is minimising the HS&E risk to both construction phases and subsequent facility operational phase including maintenance, by taking adequate actions/measures during and in design development.
Rate: £65p/hr UMB
Location: Hybrid – home based with some site presence required at Devonport
Duration: 12 months+
Requirements: Valid, live SC Clearance
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure HS&E design management arrangements are in place and adequate to ensure consistency and clarity of expectations throughout the MIP Portfolio of Projects.
- Provide design focussed HS&E advice/support throughout the MIP Portfolio and with relevance to all lifecycle phases, especially construction, facility operations and maintenance.
- Advise on and contribute to design and technical governance management process in relation to HS&E eg. legislation and BAT.
- Oversight of the MIP Portfolio for compliance with HS&E design arrangements and input to Technical Governance.
- Close collaboration with all MIP/Site HS&E stakeholders with the potential to affect design eg. CDM roles (PD, PC etc), Environmental Protection/Sustainability etc.
- Development and integration of design related HS&E BIM tools, in collaboration with IT Tools Team.
- Keep abreast of relevant HS&E legislation/guidance and HS&E related LfE (including opportunities for innovation/improvement) with respect to infrastructure related design engineering.
- Management of design related HS&E training requirements
Key Skills:
- Comprehensive HS&E experience in infrastructure construction, operations and maintenance, specifically including CDM and Environmental Protection/Sustainability;
- Extensive experience in design development and implementation with respect to nuclear and conventional infrastructure/facilities;
- Broad multi engineering discipline experience;
- Significant experience in the production and implementation of management arrangements in relation to HS&E in design.
- A degree or equivalent in an appropriate engineering discipline.
- Chartered Engineer, registered with Engineering Council or working towards. Chartered member of IOSH or working towards.
- NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety
- NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety desirable or NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management
Due to the nature of the work and projects, only candidates with valid SC Clearance can be considered.