Head of Environmental, Health and Safety - - 39880 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

About Us

If we could have it our way, people would talk a little less about housing and a lot more about living. That's because we believe the Kiwi dream is bigger than a quarter acre. It’s about living the life you want. So, we create neighbourhoods designed to nurture living in all its beauty, richness and variety.

Why Join Us?

We’re a high performing business and are proud to say that we have a highly engaged and successful team. We have a fantastic people culture and encourage everyone to bring their full and genuine selves to work. Our workplaces are enriched by many different nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We’re proud of this diversity and understand that it brings a richer and broader perspective to how we operate by helping us connect better with our people and with our customer base.

The Role

This role is a divisional leadership role reporting to our Chief Executive but also has an indirect reporting line to the Fletcher Building Chief H&S Officer. They will oversee all the EHS professionals and specialists over our entire division - Residential, Development and Group Property. The role is about bringing leadership and a strategic vision together for our business, but most importantly initiating and driving a step change on our EHS performance through innovative thinking and effective business engagement. One key output in this role is supporting the Chief H&S Officer in the development, execution and delivery of an effective EHS Management Programme (PROTECT & Radar). If you have worked with Dupont processes and are familiar with their format, it would be highly regarded.

About You

It is likely that you will have a strong background in EHS, but as this role is all about driving change within our organisation, we would also consider someone that can demonstrate a strong track record of leading & implementing change successfully and succinctly within an organisation. Other qualifications, skills & experience we are looking for are:

Deep understanding and experience of EHS within large / complex organisation(s)
Will have had 8 – 10 years (minimum) EHS experience
Relevant graduate degree (preferably postgraduate degree) in safety or a related discipline
Knowledge of EHS best practice
Proven experience in working with internal stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes
Strong priorities management and problem-solving capability
Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills, seen as engaging and able to build trust and rapport with diverse range of stakeholders
Highly effective influencing and persuasion skills at all levels within organisations
Demonstrated capability for problem solving, decision making, sound judgment, assertiveness
Proven ability to manage workload to meet timescales
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferably trained in ICAM (or similar a similar investigation process)

A lot of the role does require you to provide technical expertise on EHS, but we also have incredibly experienced and passionate EHS professionals working within the division, that can also provide that back up should you need a sounding board. Other qualities that are important to this role are your ability to work with senior internal stakeholders, influence at a senior level, excellent problem solving, sound judgement and communication skills.

Benefits

At Fletcher Living you will enjoy the benefits and recognition of working for a well-respected business unit within the Fletcher Building Group. Along with providing a competitive salary and vehicle, this role will see you working with a high performing team with a clear vision and goals. You will be encouraged to share ideas and will have the opportunity to build relationships with the Construction team on site.

Application Process

Applications should be made by submitting a CV and cover letter outlining your interest, motivation and what you would bring to this role by way of background, experience and fit for the role and our team. Please apply online.