HSE Manager (Hazardous Environments)

Why this job matters

The key responsibilities of this role are crucial in maintaining high standards around Health, Safety, Environmental matters, which is a key objective BT’s corporate strategy, helping to keep our business running successfully. 

BT’s property estate (c8000 spread across the UK), is diverse and geographically spread, presenting various challenges and HSE risks for those working in these environments and the broader community. This role is pivotal in managing hazardous substances, such as Asbestos, Legionella, and Radon, to ensure we meet our legal and moral obligations, safeguard colleague safety, and support our continuous performance improvement goals. The role holder is essential in proactively engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including our strategic alliance partners, to manage these risks effectively. Additionally, they play a vital role in the successful delivery of high-risk HSE programmes and workstreams, whilst continuously identifying improvement opportunities.

This role will help to ensure that we effectively manage our HSE risks presented through the use of our buildings and work activities undertaken by our colleagues. Proactive engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including our strategic alliance partners, will be needed to monitor performance in these areas and identify opportunities for continual improvement.

This role can be based in Birmingham or London, working three days a week in office and two days a week remotely

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for the delivery of BT’s strategy and translation of Hazardous Environments Policies into onsite solutions (Asbestos, Lead, Radon, Legionella etc).
• Responsible for the effective management of Hazardous substance incidents (e.g. Asbestos / Legionella incident)
• Accountable for the management of BT’s hazardous substance systems (e.g. AlphaTracker), ensuring the database remains up to date.
• Provide hazardous environments Risk/SME advise on BT’s property estate, workplace operations, and wider business operations.
• Lead & govern multiple Hazardous Env forums with wide stakeholders across the BT Group.
• Monitor key performance indicators and audit actions and takes appropriate steps to ensure that any weaknesses or failings are escalated in a timely manner.
• Analyse relevant MI and data to identify trends and opportunities for improvements in HSE performance.
• Provides reports and information to meet compliance requirements and support the business in understanding its risks for HSE and identify areas for improvement.
• Develops and delivers relevant communications, guidance and information for internal and external stakeholders to support the development of a positive HSE culture

You'll have the following skills and experience

• Significant hazardous environments technical expertise (Asbestos, Radon & Legionella).
• Strong communicator and possess strong and confident presentation skills able to translate emotive issues clearly.
• Experience in developing new cost effective and efficient Hazardous Environments safety solutions and proposals for BT to implement.
• Commercially astute and able to make risk-based decisions.
• Advanced capabilities on Excel, PowerPoint for data analysis and presentation.
• Ability to identify straightforward solutions that will help to improve our management of HSE. You develop your understanding of our property portfolio and knowledge of the latest technology to help us meet our objectives.
• Offer advice and recommendations based on your expertise both proactively and on request.
• Able to engage effectively with external and internal stakeholders to drive performance and raise awareness of waste and natural environment controls.

Professional qualifications:

• BOHS P402 - Surveying and Sampling Strategies for Asbestos in Buildings.
• BOHS P404 - Air Sampling and Clearance Testing of Asbestos.
• BOHS P405 – Management of Asbestos in Buildings.
• BOHS P901 – Management and control of building hot/cold water services OR equivalent.

Benefits

• Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Direct share scheme
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’

About us

BT Group was the world’s first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled.  As home to several of the UK’s most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business. 
 
Over the next two years, we will complete the UK’s largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband.  Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. 
 
While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come.  This includes radical simplification of systems, structures, and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK’s best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country’s biggest infrastructure companies.  
 
Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented.  BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

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