QHSE Manager

• Power Protection

About the Role

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to: Sales, Service and Project Execution Lead

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to improving Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) performance in your assigned area of responsibility to cultivate a high-performance culture with a strong focus on QHSE including employee wellbeing. Each day, you will support the business by applying in-depth QHSE knowledge and offering strategic solutions and advice. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring effective risk management through QHSE excellence along the ABB value chain. Maintain Business certification as required ISO etc and assure the effective implementation, maturity assessment along the entire value chain to improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability in a safe working environment across the local business.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

What's in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you'll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact. This role is contributing to the UK Electrification, Power Protection division. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Promote a proactive safety culture within the local Power Protection team
• Lead and support incident investigation on Health, Safety, and Environmental incidents in-line with ABB internal reporting procedure
• Facilitate lessons learned briefings and lead the initiatives to drive best practices within the Power Protection team
• Conduct contractor site inspections and supply chain assurance audits
• Participate actively in site inspection and audits, with regular engagement with the operations and field services team
• Develops Quality Strategies in line with ABB and external requirements and supports the local adoption and deployment to improve the Quality standards and support operational improvement across the entire value chain
• Set coherent and aligned QHSE priorities and targets across the entire value chain, monitor progress, analyse QHSE Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and act on deviations from targets
• Facilitates local QHSE activities and campaigns, promoting stakeholder involvement through collaborative effort
• Drives behavioural change through implementing Group-wide performance improvement programs and practices locally to ensure an exemplary Quality, Health and Safety culture as well as a strong focus on environment and wellbeing throughout the respective organization
• Engages external (e.g. customers, suppliers and other stakeholders) and internal stakeholders in order to report on, raise awareness and gain commitment on ABB's QHSE efforts and performance and obtain objective feedback
• Collaborate with other business functions and business partners to drive performance

Qualifications for the Role

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
• Internal auditing experience (ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001)
• Quality/Continuous Improvement experience within a complex, matrix organisation
• Strong Electrical safety bias and experience
• Previous experience of working in Power Protection, UPS, or battery industry is a strong advantage
• Experience working within a field service environment
• Strong communication, coaching, and influencing skills
• Experience conducting risk assessments, incident investigations, and training
• Proven experience as a professional in QHSE who demonstrable leadership capabilities with a team-oriented attitude and collaboration mindset
• Full UK Clean driving licence

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Company car
• Flexible working
• Private medical cover
• Generous bonus scheme

For the 5th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation's dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

More about us

Electrification provides leading electrical distribution and management technologies, solutions and services to electrify the world in a safe, smart and sustainable way. The portfolio includes medium- and low-voltage electrical components, switchgear, digital devices, enclosures, and circuit breakers, among others. With our products, solutions and services, we collaborate with customers to improve power delivery and security, enhance energy management, efficiency and operational reliability, as we seek to achieve a low carbon society. go.abb/electrification.

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