Astute's Power Team are recruiting a QHSE Lead to join the operations department of a modern Biomass Power Station in Yorkshire.

The QHSE Lead will be primarily responsible for all QHSE matters on site including training, investigations, audits and reporting.

If you have the relevant experience (please see below) and are looking for a rewarding role in the Power sector, then please apply.


Responsibilities and duties:
Reporting to the Plant Manager, typical duties will include:

• Manage the environmental monitoring programme
• Ensure compliance with all permits, legislative & statutory requirements
• Develop and maintain a QHSE strategy monitor and report on activities, training and procedures on site, ensuring compliance across the group and sharing best practises with other sites.
• Communicate with third party stakeholders including the environment agency and local authorities
• Oversee all emergency plans, statutory inspections (PSSR, WSoE, LOLER, PUWER and COSHH etc) and ensure procedures are appropriately communicated and trained.
• Provide technical support on environmental legislation to the facility manager
• Liaise with the Operations Team to ensure the monitoring system is accurately recording data inline with allowed parameters.
• Take part in internal and external audits.
• Manage the SHEQ budget and provide input to financial reporting.
• Carry out sampling & testing to ensure compliance with quality & environmental obligations.

Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:

• Ideally a degree qualification in relevant H&S field or Environmental Science or Chemistr
• NEBOSH Diploma or similar qualification

Personal skills
The HSEQ Team Leader would suit someone who has:

• Experience in QHSE matters in a similar industry such as Biomass, Energy from Waste, Power Station, Refinery etc
• Exposure to QHSE Systems and standards such as ISO14956, EN14181, OMA Audits, Environmental Permits (stack emissions, discharges)

Salary and benefits of the HSEQ Team Leader role

• Competitive salary
• Benefits package including private medical
• Bonus opportunity
• Full benefits package
• Opportunity to work on large Biomass power station

INDPOW

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