Health & Safety Divisional Manager

Job Description

At Fulton Hogan, strong leadership is an important part of being a successful and enduring infrastructure business. For the past 90 years, our leaders, both at Board and Executive level, have provided governance and direction so that together we deliver the best strategic outcomes for our business we can achieve our vision of creating, connecting and caring for communities.

We are looking for a leader driven by a passion for high performance, collaboration and fostering strong relationships with employees across the business. Our culture thrives on our Real values - Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude and Leadership. Our employees live by these values through the work they do, every day, as one team.

The Opportunity:
We have an excellent opportunity for a Health & Safety Divisional Manager to join our Canterbury team. As a member of the senior leadership team, this role is pivotal to educating and supporting our local operational and management teams to ensure they have the necessary tools to deliver works in line with health and safety compliance standards. You will also be responsible for overseeing and developing a team of five.

In addition to the above you will:

- Utilise your knowledge of the Fulton Hogan Health & Safety systems and processes to ensure compliance and consistency across Canterbury operations.
- Build and maintain strong professional relationships with key stakeholders.
- Support our local teams through the identification of risks with a practical approach to on-site risk management.
- Encourage a strong reporting culture from our people and sub-contractors.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Significant Workplace Health & Safety experience, ideally in a contracting environment.
- Extensive knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and regulations including the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.
- The ability to encourage a positive health & safety culture with a focus on ‘people at the heart of everything’.
- Proven people and change management abilities.
- The ability to maintain a personable approach to develop relationships at all levels.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- The ability to undertake comprehensive investigations including root cause analysis.
- A relevant qualification in health & safety is advantageous.

You will be a supportive and collaborative leader with a passion for developing and growing talent.

Good Work Equals Good Benefits:
To ensure our employees are well looked after, we offer a suite of benefits such as:

- Company vehicle provided in this position
- Medical insurance
- Life insurance
- KiwiSaver employer contributions
- Fuel discount card
- Family scholarships
- Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities
- Great discounts at a wide range of retailers

Creating, Connecting and caring for the community

Our people regularly donate their time to local causes and initiatives, while at a regional and national level we provide financial support, skills and resources to a wide range of organisations that are strengthening our communities. Our focus aims to also reduce our impact on the environment, and regenerate healthy new ecosystems. We look to partner with others to lift the standards of our industry and show customers lower-impact, sustainable ways of delivering infrastructure.
- We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities._
- We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply._