UK EHS Manager

BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World. 
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!

BAT UKIS LOOKING FOR AN UK EHS MANAGER

JOB TYPE: Permanent

FUNCTION:Operations

SALARY RANGE:Competitive salary package + excellent benefits + market leading bonus

LOCATION:Southampton, United Kingdom

Role summary

What are the key objectives and expectations from this role?

To lead and handle the Health, Safety and Environmental (EHS) function, acting as the subject matter authority, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, industry standards, and corporate policies. The EHS Manager will provide strategic direction and operational support to all functions enabling safe working environments across a diverse multi-functional organisation, including a sophisticated, multi-hazard innovation campus in Southampton and the corporate Head Office in London. Whilst ensuring a clear strategy is built to meet the corporate ESG targets.

Accountabilities

• Maintain the governance systems and drive the safety culture.
• Ensure Leadership teams and Line Mangers understand their EHS & ESG responsibilities.
• Influence Senior EHS sponsors to ensure ESG objectives are aligned.
• Ensure relevant EHS Policies are maintained.
• Develop smart objective and targets in the relevant areas for safety, environment & ESG.
• Ensure UK environmental and health & safety legislation is supervised and disseminated where appropriate.
• Ensure all compliance actions are supervised to completion, including but not limited to L8, fire, asbestos, insurance etc.
• Implement a robust risk-based audit process to check level of compliance
• Ensure the relevant functions have processes to complete the EHS roadmap and control navigator as the need arises.
• Handle on-site service provider compliance with SLAs/MSAs.
• Develop systems and processes are in place to record and supervise near misses and accidents.
• Support line managers during accident investigation, ensuring root cause is acquired and agreed CAPA.
• Reporting relevant accidents to Group and HSE as required.
• Support the insurance team with claims as required.
• Support the Global Compliance team, by acting as Lead Auditor where required.
• Act as radiation protection supervisor (RPS).
• Ensure change control processes are in place and followed to mitigate any risk of change to property, asset or process.
• Own Facilities Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and Business Impact Assessments (BIA).
• Lead the utility services, electricity, gas and water. Ensuring accurate billing, reporting to ESG forums, annual utility budgets are met and working with procurement to ensure forecast budgets are accurate.
• Ensuring compliance to ESOS and any other legislative requirements specific to utilities.
• Ensuring clear plan for scope 1 & scope 2 ESG projects is implemented, passing projects approved by the COE to projects and acting as the SPOC for ESG CAPEX and project delivery. Ensuring enough carbon credits are purchased for carbon neutrality claims for Head Office and Southampton sites.

Experience, skills, knowledge

ESSENTIAL

Experience Required

• Management of Health and Safety in a FMCG organisation or similar.
• Lead safety audit experience.
• Expert knowledge of COSHH.
• Leading EHS within complex construction projects (CDM)
• Management of environmental aspects, with focus on hazardous substances and waste management.
• ISO14001 lead auditor or equivalent.
• Methodical approach to data collection and accuracy
• Handling RIDDOR reports and potential HSE inspections, including GMO, L8 and adhoc inspections

Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required

• Ability to build relationships and work with people at all levels within the organisation.
• Confidence to influence at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to influence key partners.
• Ability to navigate through uncertain and ambiguous environments.
• High level of adaptability to different ideas, others’ opinions, and alternative ways of doing things.
• In depth knowledge of UK EHS legal framework and key legislation.
• Energy management principles.
• Experience handling within a facilities function would be an advantage.

Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Technical or Scientific background
• NEBOSH Diploma (or industry equivalent).
• Environmental Diploma (or industry equivalent).

Beneficial

• DSEAR & ATEX experience.
• Fire safety risk assessment
• Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS)
• Waste management.

BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER
Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. Come bring your difference!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

What we offer you?

• We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
• Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives.
• Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
• You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills.
• We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes.

WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.

At BAT, we champion collaboration, inclusion, and partnership as the bedrock of our values. We wish to foster an environment where every individual can thrive, irrespective of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, as well as diverse perspectives and thinking styles. We recognise that our strength lies in embracing talent from all walks of life, empowering us to develop our culture of inclusivity and better achieve our business objectives.

We view career breaks not as obstacles but as opportunities and encourage everyone, without hesitation, to apply. Through our Global Returners program, we provide support to professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence, be it for family care, parental leave, national service, sabbatical, or starting their own venture.
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.

We take pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process to support you performing at your best, please inform the recruitment partner who will be in touch should your profile be selected for the role you applied for. We are wholeheartedly committed to optimising your prospects of success by making suitable arrangements so that you may showcase your full potential.