environmental specialist Eastleigh, England
Job description
Title: Health, Safety and Environment Officer
Department: Health and Safety
Location: Remote / Chandlers Ford
Salary: £38,934
Hours: 40 hours per week
Customer and staff safety is of paramount important to us. As a Health, Safety and Environment Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the HS&E Manager to ensure our processes and systems are robust across all Utilita locations.
What we can offer you?
We offer you all the benefits you’d expect from one of the nation’s biggest and best energy challengers, including: competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, bonus up to 10% of salary and a health care scheme. You’ll also get the chance to work for one of the top CEOs in the UK, as voted for by Glassdoor’s 2022 Employee’s Choice Awards
We aim to provide you with a uniquely inclusive and diverse workplace, which showcases the extraordinary in all of us, by enabling you to be the best you can be.
Putting the customer first is part of how we live and breathe at Utilita. Alongside our values – Fairness, Smart and Sustainability – this ethos guides every decision we make.
What does this role involve?
Through audits and inspections, you will provide support and guidance to all stakeholders’, promoting a positive health and safety culture.
Day to day, you will;
- carry out audits and inspections to ensure a safe working environment;
- identify hazards and mitigate, control, or reduce through effective risk assessments;
- review and investigate incidents in line with company policies and legislation, including reporting to and working with local authorities where required;
- assist in developing and implementing the company’s Health, Safety and Welfare policies, standards, guidance, and management systems.
Who are we looking for?
You will have excellent attention to detail and be competent in identifying hazards and how to mitigate, control and reduce them through effective risk assessments.
As an experienced HS&E Officer you will hold a General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, or equivalent (NVQ level 3), and be a member of TECHIOSH or similar HS&E governing body.
You will need to hold a valid UK driving license and be prepared to travel nationwide to Utilita offices.
It would be highly advantageous experience in working to ISO 45001 and 14001.
Additional benefits available on your first day!
- Utilita Bonus Scheme, made up of personal and company elements.
- Career progression, 32% of our vacancies in 2022 were filled internally.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- The opportunity to win tickets to major outdoor events with Utilita Extra –including, gigs and shows at the Utilita Newcastle, Sheffield and Birmingham arenas.
- Discounted employee energy tariffs.
- Access for you and one other to our partnered Unmind App, where you can watch or listen to videos and podcasts or get hints and tips to understand and improve on your mental wellbeing.
- We are in the process of setting up our own charitable foundation and offer all our staff a paid volunteering day every year. Plus the chance to be involved in various fund-raising opportunities.
- A health care scheme that includes dental, eye care, treatments, and diagnostics health consultations.
- Death in service, twice your annual salary.
- Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling support, legal and financial advice 24/7 365 days a year, as well as a GP line and Your Care.
About us
Founded in 2003, Utilita is the first – and still only - energy company created to help households use less energy, by giving them better control via digital technology. Which is why we were voted Sustainable Tech Company of the Year 2022 in the Southern Tech 100 companies and our industry-leading smartphone app (USwitch Awards won best app 2018, 2020 and 2022).
Utilita is Britain’s leading Smart Pay as You Go energy provider, with over 800,000 customers, and thanks to having better control, its customers use around 11% less energy than the average bill paying household.
Utilita is committed to becoming a net zero business by 2030 and was named Green Energy Disruptor of the Year at the Better Society Energy Awards in October 2021. We are the only supplier created to help customers use less energy, which is why sustainability in one of our core values.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £38,934.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Eastleigh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Eastleigh
