Senior Safety & Environmental Manager

Senior Safety & Environmental Manager

Location: Cambridge (Hybrid working: 3 days a week in the office or at a customer site)

Salary: Competitive salary and remuneration package including 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%, private healthcare, car allowance

Why Join? This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience in UK MoD Safety and Environmental processes to join an amazing company. My client is a key partner in a consortium of UK companies collaborating on the design, development, deployment, and support of new electronic systems for the UK MoD, providing critical capabilities for UK Armed service personnel.

Role Overview: As the Senior Safety & Environmental Manager, you will ensure that new systems are developed and deployed with appropriate safety and environmental engineering rigour. You will work as part of a CORE management team and act as an extension to the UK MoD safety and environmental team, providing advice and assurance. Travel within the UK will be required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain project Safety and Environmental Management Systems for defence contracts.
• Serve as the principal point of contact for customer stakeholders, internal project stakeholders, and integrated ecosystem members on all S&E matters.
• Establish, maintain, and enact the Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) for assigned projects.
• Monitor and report progress against safety and environmental targets and objectives.
• Advise on the feasibility of technical solutions to deliver against safety hazards and environmental impacts.
• Perform S&E auditing internally and with ecosystem members.
• Liaise with appointed Independent Safety and Environmental Assessors (ISEAs) to support audits and provide project documentation.
• Ensure Safety and Environmental Plans, Assessments, and reports are delivered according to SEMS and project schedules.
• Maintain current knowledge of Defence Acquisition Safety and Environmental Management System (ASEMS) and associated Defence Standards, Regulations, and Legislation.
• Support Safety and Environmental Engineers in delivering Safety and Environmental Case Reports (SECRs).
• Plan and support Safety and Environmental Working Groups and manage Project Safety and Environmental Panel (PSEP) Meetings.
• Conduct S&E Audits and support independent S&E auditors.
• Investigate safety incidents and recommend continuous improvements.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience in stakeholder management across a consortium of companies.
• Experience using e-Cassandra for defence safety hazard logs.
• Experience in environmental impact management.
• Detailed understanding of MOD Acquisition Safety and Environmental Management System (ASEMS).
• Knowledge of applicable Defence guidance, legislation, and regulations.
• Experience applying IEC 61508 and Safety Integrity Levels (SILs) to systems.
• Knowledge of Radiation Hazard (RADHAZ) management.
• Experience managing S&E for electronic systems, particularly around Programmable Elements (PE).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
• Previous experience delivering defence projects aligned with ASEMS.
• Ability to obtain Security Clearance for UK MoD work.

If you have the experience and qualifications listed above, I encourage you to apply with an up to date CV to andy.cruickshank@hays.com