Group Lead Health & Safety Assurance

We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver next generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems in 50+ locations world-wide. Much of our work contributes to innovative research in the fields of sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR).

QinetiQ US’s dedicated experts in defense, aerospace, security, and related fields all work together to explore new ways of protecting the American Warfighter, Security Forces, and Allies. Being a part of QinetiQ US means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.

Why Join QinetiQ US?

If you have the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges, then you will experience a unique working environment where innovative teams blend different perspectives, disciplines, and technologies to discover new ways of solving complex problems.  In our diverse and inclusive environment, you can be authentic, feel valued, be respected, and realize your full potential. QinetiQ US will support you with workplace flexibility, a commitment to the health and well-being of you and your family and provide opportunities to work with a purpose. We are committed to supporting your success in both your professional and personal lives.

It’s an exciting time to be part of QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join us as we continue to grow into new markets around the world. We currently have many opportunities and would love to hear from candidates who are interested in joining us now or in the future.

If there is alignment between your skills and the opportunities currently available, we will be contact.  Should there not be anything suitable at present, with your permission, we will keep your CV on file for consideration as future roles become available.

The Group Technology and Operational Excellence Function (GTOE) provides leadership for technical and operational excellence across QinetiQ Group, our customers, and partners to deliver operational advantage.

Part of GTOE, the Safety Excellence Team enables the Operating Sectors for QinetiQ Group, in the area of Health & Safety through the provision of group standards, policy governance and approaches to help enable a safe working environment for the benefit of all our stakeholders.

This role will have global impact on safety processes, policy, culture, and performance and play a key part in safely enabling our people and customers.  Duties include:

• Work as part of a team to deliver the global health and safety audit and assurance strategy, process and framework, collectively known as the SPF. The SPF should satisfy the requirements of ISO 45001, legislation and other requirements, plus deliver governance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd line assurance activities.
• Maintain personal SQEP (suitably qualified and experienced personnel) as part of a resource pool capable of delivering 2nd line assurance and audit and be part of a global engaged community of internal/external subject matter experts.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders to support and oversee the implementation of the above helping to ensure that each legal entity has appropriate content in the management system for audit and assurance.
• Provide subject matter expert consultative input to Sectors’ and Group Functions’ processes and control documents (content / deployment) as appropriate. Anticipate future global health and safety elements of people, process & capability requirements.
• Assist the point of contact for external safety audits and where requested regulator visits/liaison.
• Keep up to date with current health and safety thinking and (as appropriate) legislation globally with the intention of improving practice with adoption of technology, best practice, new ways of thinking etc. as the future of work evolves.
• Work as part of a team to deliver 2nd line global health and safety audit and assurance to plan or as directed in response to an emerging issue.
• Assist in the production of reports satisfying various business needs for the area of accountability.
• Maintain personal SQEP by continuous professional development and appropriate understanding of the business undertaking.
• Provide global audit and assurance data to enable knowledge management, continual improvement, cross-organisational learning and to inform global risk profile and required corrective/preventative actions.
• Oversee changes in the management system to enable controlled delivery of health and safety until changes can be embedded.  Help to ensure awareness through assurance, alerts and the risk register.
• Ensure actions raised are SMART and closed with demonstrable evidence and escalate delinquency in circumstances where inaction may result in injury, non-compliance or reputational damage.

• Significant experience (5 years +) post qualification as a health and safety practitioner in a middle leadership or managerial role.
• Working within a highly matrixed organisation, collaborating broadly across functions, businesses, and levels, where influence is required to be successful.
• Practical experience (as a health & safety professional) of assurance and/or auditing processes, reporting, KPIs and performance insights and how they fit into the overall governance frameworks.
• Contribution to group-wide health and safety policies, standards, processes, and tools.
• Experience of working across multiple streams of activities with conflicting priorities.
• Experience of working with Knowledge of OSHA and region-specific regulations and relevant machine related NFPA, ANSI, ISO, UL, IEC etc.
• Recognised health & safety qualification e.g Certified Safety Professional (CSP).
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage with and influence colleagues globally across all levels of the organisation.
• Solution-focused with the ability to think creatively and exercise sound judgement in scoping, developing and coordinating global health and safety assurance and audit.
• Creative approach to problem solving, whilst being able to complete, finish and deliver to defined deadlines.
• Contribute to strategic direction, without losing sight of the need to be practical to help embed and operationalise any approach.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to express complex issues using clear and accurate language and where necessary with the help of other subject matter experts.
• Leadership skills demonstrating strong planning and management skills. Actively engage in the high performance and self-directed team. Ability to use sound judgment and critical thinking skills.
• Project management skills to establish priorities and deadlines, obtains necessary resources, and oversees implementation.
• Technical skills able to demonstrate high proficiency in the discipline.

• Working in a health and safety function in an international or global capacity.
• Project/program management experience desirable.
• Chartered member of IOSH, or equivalent professional body, or working towards this

Accessibility/Accommodation:

If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to staffing@us.QinetiQ.com or call (540) 658-2720 Opt. 4 and let us know the nature of your request and contact information.

QinetiQ US is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All Qualified Applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.