Health and Safety Manager
Visa sponsorship
Administration · Auckland, New Zealand · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Do you lead health and safety teams and want to work in New Zealand? A consultancy in Auckland that works in the environment and engineering fields needs a Health and Safety Manager. You would be in charge of Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) for all of New Zealand.
Your main tasks are easy to explain. Build the HSW systems, keep them working and improve them. Support safe work. Help build a good safety culture. Lead the HSW team and advise senior leaders and project teams. The company welcomes many types of senior HSW experience, including specialists and people who have led a team or function.
This company is an Immigration New Zealand accredited employer, so it can sponsor the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).
Prepare an English CV that shows your NEBOSH certificate, your safety team experience and the systems you know, such as Donesafe. Write your English safety CV with Build AI CV and apply when it is ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and improve HSW systems, processes and assurance so they follow the law, support safe work, stay effective and match ISO standards
- Lead and train the HSW team, and work together with senior leaders, managers and project teams
- Help create a positive safety culture with training, engagement and learning
- Check and report HSW results, such as incidents, lessons learned, risks and hazards, and help them get better
- Manage relationships with outside agencies, contractors and suppliers
Requirements & Eligibility
- At least 5 years of work in health and safety, in a role like this
- NEBOSH certificate in occupational health and safety (or an equivalent qualification)
- Experience with Donesafe or a similar HSW information system, and with managing H&S systems, incidents, risk and contractors
- Experience using Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles and people-centred safety approaches like Just Culture or Safety II
- Strong leadership and coaching of people, with experience leading a health and safety team
- Excellent facilitation, presentation and writing skills, and strong business acumen
- Experience in consulting, professional services or engineering is desirable but not essential
- A current driving licence for New Zealand
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