<div> Advert Close date: 22nd September 2025Purpose of Role: Responsible for providing on the ground day to day professional technical advice, monitoring and support services for all aspects of Health &amp; Safety and Environmental management across all Coastal and Traditional portfolio operational activities. To monitor adoption of HSSEW policies and ensure effective implementation. To work with our Coastal and Traditional portfolio teams (both internally and externally) to identify and implement new innovation and approaches to drive forward our aspirational strategy for health and safety. To communicate and enable TCE's ambitions and requirements in relation to physical security and wellbeing. To work with the rest of the HSSEW team to ensure clear requirements are in place, are relevant and adopted are by the SBU. Main accountabilities: <ul> <li>Delivery of high quality business technical and legal advice and support to the Coastal and Traditional portfolios with a tangible focus on enabling the delivery of the Safety First strategy;</li><li>Commitment to the delivery of the Safety Forsr strategy for The Crown Estate and influence change successfully to deliver objectives;</li><li>Engage and manage specialist support (internal or external) to support the SBU as required;</li><li>Ensure HSEW risks are identified relevant to the SBU and these are captured and reported and work with SBU management team to mitigate risks;</li><li>Ensure regular reporting on HSEW metrics including reporting of any ongoing risks without effective mitigations or emerging risks;</li><li>Review SBU safe systems of work in partnership with SBU and technical support to ensure they are effective and in line with our enterprise HSEW policy frameworks;</li><li>Ensure deep understanding of HSEW policy frameworks and support to SBU to help ensure compliance;</li><li>Provide input to enterprise HSEW strategy and policy frameworks;</li><li>Ensure unsafe work is halted until effective mitigation measures are in place;</li><li>Build strong relationships with external stakeholders (managing agents), support competency assessments and procurement processes to ensure HSEW is considered and monitored at every stage;</li><li>Effective management of audit process including tight follow up of identified issues and risks;</li><li>Capture corporate wellbeing requirements and work with Wellbeing lead to tailor to the relevant SBU internally and externally;</li><li>Monitor overall SBU HSSEW performance, drive continuous improvement and highlight any concerns, trends to those accountable for HSE in the SBU;</li><li>Monitor H&amp;S training completion internally and externally and overall competency levels in the SBU and managing agents;</li><li>Design training internally and ensure oversight of external training delivery to ensure requirements are met with the HSSEW Training Lead;</li><li>Escalate incidents and accidents to those accountable in the SBU and the Senior Safety First Manager immediately;</li><li>Ensure thorough accident/incident investigation is completed in line with HSSEW policy and monitor and report on agreed actions arising;</li><li>Support knowledge share across all Coastal &amp; Traditional customers and complete effective investigation of incidents including root cause analysis;</li><li>Act as the key contact for customers in relation to H&amp;S external and enforcing bodies on behalf of the SBU and proactively seek strong relationships with them;</li><li>Complete external reporting / notifications on behalf of the SBU as required</li></ul>Most important skills based requirements:<ul><li>Extensive experience in health, safety and environmental management, overseeing all relevant health and safety activities;</li><li>CMIOSH / Nebosh Diploma or equivalent;</li><li>IEMA qualification in Environmental Management desirable;</li><li>Experience in the coastal, marine, rural estate and/or real estate industry is essential;</li><li>Demonstrable experience of advising on the development, implementation and maintenance of a health and safety management system including strategy, policy and programmes in a changing environment;</li><li>Detailed knowledge of current UK health and safety legislation, including CDM and occupational health and safety;</li><li>Experience in management systems auditing and risk management;</li><li>An awareness of HSE investigations and procedures in relation to enforcement (improvement notices and prohibition orders);</li><li>Experience of delivering elements of projects and programmes of change;</li><li>High level of influencing skills to support culture change (internally and externally);</li><li>Exemplary relationship building skills and ability to influence internally and externally to influence outcomes;</li><li>A highly motivated team player with strong delivery capability who can also work independently to deliver goals and objectives;</li><li>Given the nature of the role a willingness to travel regularly to our Coastal assets and Traditional portfolio is essential.</li></ul>Our Offering / benefits:<ul></ul>As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.Disability Disclaimer:We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on <a href="%5C%22mailto:careers@thecrownestate.co.uk%5C%22">careers@thecrownestate.co.uk</a> </div>

The Crown Estate is a significant national landowner with a diverse &pound;16bn portfolio that includes urban centres and development opportunities; one of the largest rural holdings in the country; Regent Street and St James&rsquo;s in London&rsquo;s West End; and Windsor Great Park. We also manage the seabed and much of the coastline around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, playing a major role in the UK&rsquo;s world leading offshore wind sector. We are a unique business with a unique heritage. Set up by an Act of Parliament, and occupying a space between the public and private sector, we act independently and commercially to grow the value of the portfolio for the nation. We are a company for the country and all of our net revenue profit goes to the Treasury for the benefit of the nation&rsquo;s finances. This has totalled more than &pound;3bn over the last ten years. Through our activities and investments, we create national environmental, social and financial value both for now and into the long term.&nbsp;

Safety First Lead (Coastal & Traditional)

<div> Advert Close date: 22nd September 2025Purpose of Role:&nbsp;Responsible for providing on the ground day to day professional technical advice, monitoring and support services for all aspects of Health &amp; Safety and Environmental management across all Coastal and Traditional portfolio operational activities. To monitor adoption of HSSEW policies and ensure effective implementation. To work with our Coastal and Traditional portfolio teams (both internally and externally) to identify and implement new innovation and approaches to drive forward our aspirational strategy for health and safety. To communicate and enable TCE's ambitions and requirements in relation to physical security and wellbeing. To work with the rest of the HSSEW team to ensure clear requirements are in place, are relevant and adopted are by the SBU. Main accountabilities: <ul> <li>Delivery of high quality business technical and legal advice and support to the Coastal and Traditional portfolios with a tangible focus on enabling the delivery of the Safety First strategy;</li><li>Commitment to the delivery of the Safety Forsr strategy for The Crown Estate and influence change successfully to deliver objectives;</li><li>Engage and manage specialist support (internal or external) to support the SBU as required;</li><li>Ensure HSEW risks are identified relevant to the SBU and these are captured and reported and work with SBU management team to mitigate risks;</li><li>Ensure regular reporting on HSEW metrics including reporting of any ongoing risks without effective mitigations or emerging risks;</li><li>Review SBU safe systems of work in partnership with SBU and technical support to ensure they are effective and in line with our enterprise HSEW policy frameworks;</li><li>Ensure deep understanding of HSEW policy frameworks and support to SBU to help ensure compliance;</li><li>Provide input to enterprise HSEW strategy and policy frameworks;</li><li>Ensure unsafe work is halted until effective mitigation measures are in place;</li><li>Build strong relationships with external stakeholders (managing agents), support competency assessments and procurement processes to ensure HSEW is considered and monitored at every stage;</li><li>Effective management of audit process including tight follow up of identified issues and risks;</li><li>Capture corporate wellbeing requirements and work with Wellbeing lead to tailor to the relevant SBU internally and externally;</li><li>Monitor overall SBU HSSEW performance, drive continuous improvement and highlight any concerns, trends to those accountable for HSE in the SBU;</li><li>Monitor H&amp;S training completion internally and externally and overall competency levels in the SBU and managing agents;</li><li>Design training internally and ensure oversight of external training delivery to ensure requirements are met with the HSSEW Training Lead;</li><li>Escalate incidents and accidents to those accountable in the SBU and the Senior Safety First Manager immediately;</li><li>Ensure thorough accident/incident investigation is completed in line with HSSEW policy and monitor and report on agreed actions arising;</li><li>Support knowledge share across all Coastal &amp; Traditional customers and complete effective investigation of incidents including root cause analysis;</li><li>Act as the key contact for customers in relation to H&amp;S external and enforcing bodies on behalf of the SBU and proactively seek strong relationships with them;</li><li>Complete external reporting / notifications on behalf of the SBU as required</li></ul>Most important skills based requirements:<ul><li>Extensive experience in health, safety and environmental management, overseeing all relevant health and safety activities;</li><li>CMIOSH / Nebosh Diploma or equivalent;</li><li>IEMA qualification in Environmental Management desirable;</li><li>Experience in the coastal, marine, rural estate and/or real estate industry is essential;</li><li>Demonstrable experience of advising on the development, implementation and maintenance of a health and safety management system including strategy, policy and programmes in a changing environment;</li><li>Detailed knowledge of current UK health and safety legislation, including CDM and occupational health and safety;</li><li>Experience in management systems auditing and risk management;</li><li>An awareness of HSE investigations and procedures in relation to enforcement (improvement notices and prohibition orders);</li><li>Experience of delivering elements of projects and programmes of change;</li><li>High level of influencing skills to support culture change (internally and externally);</li><li>Exemplary relationship building skills and ability to influence internally and externally to influence outcomes;</li><li>A highly motivated team player with strong delivery capability who can also work independently to deliver goals and objectives;</li><li>Given the nature of the role a willingness to travel regularly to our Coastal assets and Traditional portfolio is essential.</li></ul>Our Offering / benefits:<ul></ul>As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related&nbsp;bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End,&nbsp;to private healthcare; life and&nbsp;critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly,&nbsp;enabling you to be your best self to work.Disability Disclaimer:We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on <a href="%5C%22mailto:careers@thecrownestate.co.uk%5C%22">careers@thecrownestate.co.uk</a> </div>

Safety First Lead (Coastal & Traditional)

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