SHE Manager Governance & Systems

Job Title: SHE Manager Governance and Systems

Location: Washington, Tyne and Wear; Radway Green, Crewe; or Glascoed, South Wales

Salary: Circa to £65,000 depending on skills and experience with executive package

What you’ll be doing:

•        Leading the design, development and implementation of the SHE Policy and SHE Governance Framework for Munitions

•        Ensuring the integrity of SHE incident data, delivering accurate and timely reports, and analysing SHE data to identify trends

•        Leading the planning and delivery of SHE engagement and improvement strategies and programmes across Munitions

•        Designing, leading and supporting the SHE training process for Munitions, ensuring training activities are targeted and effective, resources are competent and used to best effect, and SHE capability is managed

•        Developing, executing and monitoring plans to drive improvement and efficiency in Environmental Performance (e.g. energy, water and waste), Compliance, Stakeholder Engagement and Risk and Opportunity Management

•        Developing, executing and monitoring plans to ensure the group wellbeing strategy is appropriately deployed into Munitions

•        Providing expert advice and leadership to Munitions on all SHE matters, including (but not limited to) safety, health and environmental policy and legislation, changes to legislation, current and future consultations, and variances in application across different parts of the UK

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

•        Holding a recognised professional qualification in Safety and Health Management (NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent as a minimum)

•        Possessing a professional Environmental Management qualification

•        Hands-on experience in deploying SHE management systems in high-hazard environments

•        Being a registered and experience Lead Auditor

•        Demonstrate the knowledge and experience to deliver high quality SHE training

•        Willing and able to travel extensively across the UK

Desirable:

•        Has worked within COMAH-regulated or explosive manufacturing environments

•        Offers both theoretical and practical mastery across multiple SHE disciplines, serving as a subject matter expert within the Munitions sector

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Munitions Central SHE team:

Step into a high-impact opportunity within our dynamic Munitions Central SHE Team, made up of around 50 dedicated professionals. In this pivotal role, you’ll work across all functions, driving forward the Munitions SHE wellbeing strategy and spearheading business improvement initiatives. Reporting directly to the Head of SHE Munitions—with chances to deputise—you’ll gain exceptional exposure across the organisation, shaping real outcomes that matter. This is more than a job; it’s a prime development role for those ready to influence strategy, collaborate at every level, and leave a lasting mark

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be emowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 5^th December.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

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