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Risk and Assurance Lead
Location: Chesterfield
Salary: £50,000 plus Veolia Benefits
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life. We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer youAccess to our company pension scheme
Discounts on everything from groceries to well-known retailers
Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental, and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
24-hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
One paid day's leave every year to volunteer and support your community
Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
Lead and promote a strong QHSE culture built on continuous improvement, collaboration and shared responsibility.
Support senior management and operational teams in delivering strategic improvement programmes across VDMS.
Develop, implement and maintain QHSE procedures and processes in line with Veolia standards and relevant legislation.
Provide guidance, coaching and support to managers and supervisors, including behavioural observations and team safe monitoring.
Conduct regular inspections, audits and monthly compliance checks at the Chesterfield facility and customer sites across the UK.
Investigate QHSE events, coordinate reviews where required and ensure corrective actions are completed and tracked.
Develop and test emergency response and contingency plans.
Monitor QHSE performance, establish meaningful KPIs and escalate serious concerns appropriately, including stopping work where necessary.
Maintain company accreditations, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and Achilles UVDB B2.
Liaise with customers, contractors, suppliers and regulatory agencies on QHSE matters.
Evaluate supplier and contractor performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
Support quality, health, safety and environmental training, maintaining competency records in line with Workday processes.
Lead improvement projects and promote the sharing of best practice and lessons learned.
Support sustainability initiatives and help Veolia and its customers achieve their environmental and financial objectives.
Assist with bids, tenders and supporting information.
Manage QHSE budgets and resources while ensuring effective use of available support.
A recognised Quality Assurance qualification, or equivalent experience.
NEBOSH General Certificate or an equivalent Level 3 recognised qualification.
Proven experience managing and implementing Quality Management Systems.
Experience in wastewater and clean water activities, boiler houses, energy centres, construction or demolition.
Experience of QHSE inspections, audits, investigations and improvement programmes.
Strong knowledge of relevant statutory, contractual and company compliance requirements.
Excellent relationship management, communication and influencing skills.
The confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels and challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices.
Strong problem-solving, decision-making, project management and organisational skills.
Experience producing clear reports and bid documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
The ability to mentor, coach and lead by example.
Proficiency with IT systems and the ability to manage accurate records and performance data.
A collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with operational teams and the wider Risk & Assurance function.
Experience in the power, gas or offshore industries would be desirable.
Additional qualifications or experience in change management, risk management or people management would be advantageous.
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Skills Required
- Recognised Quality Assurance qualification or equivalent experience
- NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Level 3 recognised qualification
- Experience managing and implementing Quality Management Systems
- Experience in wastewater and clean water activities, boiler houses, energy centres, construction or demolition
- Experience conducting QHSE inspections, audits, investigations and improvement programmes
- Strong knowledge of statutory, contractual and company compliance requirements
- Relationship management, communication and influencing skills
- Ability to engage stakeholders and challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices
- Problem-solving, decision-making, project management and organisational skills
- Experience producing reports and bid documentation
- Ability to mentor, coach and lead by example
- Proficiency with IT systems and accurate record and performance data management
- Collaborative approach and ability to work with operational teams and the Risk & Assurance function
- Experience in the power, gas or offshore industries
- Additional qualifications or experience in change management, risk management or people management
What We Do
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation. We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of our water and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste. Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes. Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work, but don't just take our word for it - we were named as one of the top 10 'Very Big Organisations' to work for in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024. We're resourcing the world through our purpose of ecological transformation, and we're doing this by working together to constantly progress. We are reinventing the way things work to reduce our environmental impact and increase efficiency, whether in the reuse of wastewater or the recovery of waste, such as plastics. At the same time, we anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands. We do this through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the management of resources using digital and artificial intelligence. We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals. These aren't just empty words
