SHEQ Administrator

The SHEQ team at Colas are responsible for Safety, Health, Environment & Quality – they provide an enabling and advisory service to the management and employees of Colas Ltd on SHEQ matters in accordance with the dictates of legislation, company and group policy. We’re recruiting a SHEQ administrator, reporting into the SHEQ & Business Performance Director, to support the team on a daily basis and challenge the status quo.

Package DescriptionAs well as a highly competitive salary, Colas offers some great benefits with this role, including:
• A generous pension contribution
• Life assurance cover (x4 basic salary)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (with the option to buy/sell more)
• Flexible working policy
• Opportunity to study towards a professional qualification fully funded
• Ongoing training and personal/professional development
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

Main ResponsibilitiesThis is a traditional support role - you’ll manage the SHEQ inbox for inbound queries and action anything necessary. You’ll support from an administrative perspective daily and also contribute towards the maintenance of the SHEQ library on our internal systems. A key part of this role is reporting on SHEQ/business performance to the Head of Department and parent company.

The Ideal CandidateThe successful candidate will be a dynamic individual who is not afraid of contributing positive ideas on continuous improvement and constructively challenging the status quo to improve the function. You will have good attention to detail, be a data orientated type person and ideally have some previous basic reporting experience. You’ll have reasonable IT skills – ie will have used internal systems previously and not be terrified of a spreadsheet

About The CompanyColas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a ‘Gold Investor in People’ award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Colas is fully committed to promoting equality and diversity and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Colas aims to be inclusive, meet diverse needs and promote awareness and ownership in the workplace and the communities in which we serve.

Colas values the strength and differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and believes that by harnessing these differences, we will foster a productive environment where equity and mutual respect are intrinsic, where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met