Environmental Health and Safety Specialist (North)

Carrier Corp; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in environmental health solutions is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in the Stockport area. The role involves implementing EHS policies and ensuring compliance with local laws and corporate standards across Southern UK. Ideal candidates will possess a NEBOSH certificate, have experience in health and safety, and be willing to travel to various job sites. Competitive salary and benefits including a company car are offered. Join us and make a difference in a diverse and impactful role.

Benefits

Attractive salary

25 days of holidays + bank holidays

Pension Scheme

Life Insurance

Company car

Access to benefits central

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate is required.
• Experience in construction or manufacturing is essential.
• Regulatory knowledge for buildings and construction is necessary.
• Valid UK driving license is required.
• Willingness to travel throughout Southern UK on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Support and advise on EHS for compliance across UK&I services.
• Collaborate with senior management to achieve EHS performance.
• Promote adherence to safety commitments and EHS culture.
• Oversee EHS investigations into workplace incidents.
• Deliver EHS training and conduct safety inspections.

Skills

NEBOSH General Certificate

Health & Safety experience in construction or manufacturing

Regulatory knowledge in safety and environmental standards

Interpersonal skills and ability to influence

Ability to organize and drive change

Job description

Role:

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Location:

North UK

Contract:

Perm, full.

Why Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world‑class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do

About the role

This role will be responsible for providing support and implementation of EHS policies and programs to ensure compliance with applicable local laws and regulations and corporate standards across Southern UK. This role will span the field service & sales organization and business support functions. Our functional purpose is to support Carrier’s mission by creating business value through breakthrough and sustainable EHS solutions to protect our People, our Stakeholders, and our Environment.

As an Environmental Health Safety Specialist, you’ll be responsible for:

• Providing support and advice on all aspects of occupational health, safety, and environment for UK&I services/projects/integration of acquisitions, ensuring compliance with regulatory, contractual, and company requirements.
• Collaborating with senior management and other functions to achieve optimal EHS performance.
• Supporting Senior Leadership in the deployment of EH&S strategies and providing guidance to operational management on the prevention of workplace incidents and illnesses.
• Promoting and ensuring adherence to Lead with Safety Commitments and actively promoting EHS as a shared responsibility rooted in the right EHS culture.
• Coaching management teams to develop a deep understanding of EHS responsibilities and the business benefits of robust EHS program.
• Overseeing EHS investigations into workplace incidents to uncover root causes, identifying immediate and preventative actions and capture “lessons learned”.
• Identifying EHS resource needs during project proposal phase, based on project role, scale, hazard profile and technical complexity.
• Managing prequalification, deployment, and safety performance of subcontractors.
• Producing and delivering EHS training & development programs.
• Conducting regular safety inspections/audits and closing on corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Providing administrative support in particular the internal EH&S reporting system.
• Reviewing and updating all EH&S policies procedures, risk assessments and method statements.
• Producing timely EH&S communication in various formats (videos, in‑person briefings/presentations, written communication)
• Supporting EH&S certification renewals.

To be successful in the role, you should have:

• NEBOSH General Certificate
• Previous experience in Health & Safety area gained working with organizations in construction or field based and manufacturing operations.
• Regulatory knowledge including safety, environmental and other regulatory standards applicable to building services industries and construction.
• Willingness to travel (this role does require travel throughout Southern UK regions on a regular basis to visit job sites and depot locations).
• Valid UK driving license.
• Ability to organize, motivate, and drive change and interact cross functionally.
• Inter‑personal skills with a proven ability to influence, build effective working relationships and drive cultural change with a strong willingness to learn and develop.
• Proven ability to work in a matrix environment, influence and motivate diverse teams to achieve a unified goal.

We offer:

• An exciting, development position in a global corporation.
• Attractive salary
• 25 days of holidays + bank holidays
• Pension Scheme
• Life Insurance
• Company car
• Access to benefits central

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best‑in‑class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

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Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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