Technical Principal - Health & Safety

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

About the business unit: 
The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally. 

About this role: 
Due to new project wins and continued growth, we are recruiting a Technical Principal – Health & Safety to join our Nuclear; Defence and Civil division. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on innovative projects across the defence and nuclear new-build industries. As part of our growing team, you will contribute to high-profile nuclear and defence projects while developing your career within an organisation committed to supporting your professional growth. 

Typical Responsibilities (subject to project specific requirements): 

• SHEQ framework on new projects including continual monitoring and improvement.  
• SHEQ performance reporting to project leadership teams.  
• In conjunction with the Project Managers develop and monitor suitable and appropriate risk assessments and provide briefings to the project teams. 
• Support leadership teams to define a clear health and safety objectives for projects 
• Provide advice and guidance on matters relating to occupational health and safety Coach challenge and support our operational teams  
• Provide comprehensive and practical advice to operational leaders on project heath and safety planning  
• Review the programme area performance each month to identify areas for improvement and develop and implement action plans 
• Provide advice and guidance on matters of occupational health and wellbeing 
• Ensure practices and standards are consistent  
• Carry out coaching and mentoring and provide adivce to for delivery teams and stakeholders including CDM related aspects 
• Provide analysis of leading and lagging indicators to help inform the risk profile of projects 
• Able to understand how to influence health and safety during the design process 
• Provide health and safety monitoring as required 
• Processes to communicate and share best practices within the project environment. 
• Provide appropriate technical expertise to incident investigation teams to establish all causes and improve risk management.  
• Ensure significant incidents (in any programme area) are investigated and reports are completed 
• Keep abreast of forthcoming technological advances  
• Ensure that appropriate HSE briefings are developed and issued to support any improvement initiative or future risks 
• Support the client's supply chain to develop their safety competency and culture within their organisations 

Requirements: 

• Health and Safety Management experience 
• Construction or Engineering Degree 
• NEBOSH Diploma/NVQ Level 4 of high in Occupational Safety and Health, Chartered (CMIOSH) 
• Experience working within the Energy environment 
• Experience of client facing roles 
• Experience of working on a Nuclear sector project in the design, construction, operational or decommissioning phase will be beneficial as will an understanding of regulatory interfaces, ALARP assessments and Site Licence Condition compliance. 

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

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UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working  

We are happy to talk openly about flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace. 

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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