Health, safety & wellbeing
Health, safety, and wellbeing is central to everything that we do, and our zero-harm approach, means our sites are one of the safest in the sector. In our SHE team, you and your career will thrive.
THE BEST PLACE TO DEVELOP YOUR CAREER
Join our award-winning team…
We’re successful, profitable, and have one of the most impressive safety records in the industry. When it comes to health, safety, and wellbeing, we’re proud to ‘walk the talk’.
There are a huge range of opportunities within our SHE team, from SHE advisors, to SHE manager, head of Health and Wellbeing and director of Health, Safety and Wellbeing. Whatever level you join, the sky’s the limit in terms of how far you can progress. Provided you think of your development and grab the opportunities, you’ll find all the support you need to succeed. If you have a particular interest or desire, we’ll help you make it happen.
As part of the SHE team, you’ll have access to every other function across the business. It will give you real exposure to most other roles and excellent networking opportunities. It’s one of the areas that has the most transferrable skills and because the business is so diverse, there are opportunities to expand into other areas. Whatever your ambitions, you’ll find many paths to achieve them.
PEOPLE THRIVE AT WATES
About you…
Whether you have sector experience, fancy a career change, or are returning to work after a break, we’d love to hear from you.
Ideally, from a technical perspective, you’ll be a Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner or working towards that goal. We have also taken on safety trainees in some parts of the business. Above all, it’s about having the right qualities – determination to learn, an understanding of risk, enthusiasm, and an inquisitive mind. Someone who asks, ‘can we do this a better way?’
People skills are a must too, alongside the ability to simplify complex problems, an open mindset, and someone who can work independently. You should also have excellent influencing skills at all levels and be comfortable modelling the right behaviours. These roles are not about enforcing legislation. Instead, we want people who understand the issue and can work collaboratively to address it.
We’re keen to broaden our talent pool and are open to people from outside construction.
TESTIMONIALS
Hear from our people
Kelly Osborne
Head of Health and Wellbeing
I joined Wates in 2003, with no experience in the industry. During this time, I have been fortunate enough to work with some great supportive colleagues and managers, all of who have helped me reach my potential, supported me during my studies and presented me with challenges and opportunities to grow and develop. I have been able to work in a number of the businesses and at a group level during my career and have taken on various roles and projects that have allowed me to be myself, utilise my skills and led to invaluable connections both internally and externally. When I look back, I realise how varied and dynamic my career has been with opportunities for growth, change and promotion. If I was to go back and start all over again, I would choose Wates, without a doubt.”
CAREERS IN HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING
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Head of Sustainability – Residential
Location: London NW1
Job Type: SHEQ
Application Deadline: 08-10-2024
Wates Group is seeking a Head of Sustainability to join our Residential team. As a developer contractor, Wates Residential invests, develops, builds, and sells quality affordable homes through contracting and partnerships with Local Authorities, Housing Associations, and public bodies such as Homes England.Reporting into our Development Director, the Head of Sustainability will lead the delivery of a strategy to make Wates Residential the industry leader in developing and delivering sustainable homes.As our Head of Sustainability, you will: Continue to refine and deliver the Environmental Sustainability Plan for Wates Residential to transform the business into a market leader for delivering sustainable homes. Identify and collaborate with existing and potential customers for Wates Residential that have high sustainability ambitions and whose built environment needs fit with the corporate strategy. Collaborate with the business development and Group Sustainability teams to devise credible strategies to win work. Positively challenge and influence every part of Wates Residential to ensure environmental sustainability becomes an integral part of decision making by regions, project teams and functions. Work closely with the bid team to create and lead the sustainability response, working with experts externally and across the Group to create and deliver innovative solutions that will be compelling for clients & partners in delivering their own sustainability ambitions. Take ownership of the Wates Residential performance against Group environmental strategy and targets and drive change at business unit, project, and individual level. Build, motivate and optimise a high-performance team to drive environmental performance improvement and support the delivery of our strategic goals. Work with the Group Sustainability and Residential leadership to define environmental personal performance objectives for senior leaders to cascade down through their teams and clarify throughout the business the change required each year to deliver our strategy.The ideal candidate should exhibit strategic thinking for future business growth, and the ability to shape an inclusive, value-driven culture. You should excel in managing multiple complex issues, demonstrate creative and inclusive leadership, prioritise effectively, be team-focused, and possess excellent communication skills aligned with our purpose and operating framework.What we offer: Competitive salary & profit share scheme Car allowance/company car Flexible working Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, private medical, 8% employers’ pension contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… One of the best learning and development programmes in the sector, customizable to support your career progression goals. (c.7000 training sessions delivered year to date across the Wates Group) Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
Senior Sustainability Advisor
Location: Birmingham
Job Type: SHEQ
Application Deadline: 18-09-2024
SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR Wates are seeking a talented Senior Sustainability Advisor to play a key role in delivering the Wates Group Environmental Sustainability Plan by identifying energy and carbon hot spots, driving improvements, and implementing initiatives across the Wates Group portfolio that will result in carbon emissions reduction. The role holder will also support annual reporting on our carbon and energy performance.The successful candidate will engage with our projects and supply chain to reduce our carbon emissions in line with our science-based targets. This will involve working with our supply chain partners to identify new low carbon solutions, produce EPDs and set science-based targets. The role will also be responsible for producing awareness campaign materials, undertaking audits, and providing costed recommendations to drive carbon emissions reductions.Other Sustainability and Environmental Professionals will support the role to conduct compliance audits and report into the Head of Energy and CarbonThis is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.AS OUR SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR YOU WILL: Conducting energy, carbon and environmental audits and inspections on our construction sites and with Providing support and guidance to projects and departments on environment and sustainability matters Liaison with procurement, Supply Chain, and commercial teams to engage our supply chain and drive carbon reduction measures with a focus on SBTi supplier target. Reporting and measuring our environmental impact of projects and Business Units with a particular focus on carbon and energy reporting for SBTi published targets.The successful applicant will have a working knowledge of international standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 50001, BS EN 16247 and application of Environmental Management Systems, and an understanding of carbon accounting, SBTi and GHG protocol and be able to translate these into practical sustainability solutions that can be implemented by projects. You will be Degree qualified in Environmental Science or Management, Engineering (construction related), or Architecture (or equivalent), and ideally a Graduate Member of a relevant professional body (ICE, IEMA, CIWM, IOA, ICE, CIBSE).This role can be based in either the London or Midlands with some travel and is a mix of office and site based.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & bonus Flexible working Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity. To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/
Senior Sustainability & Environment Advisor
Location: London NW1
Job Type: SHEQ
Application Deadline: 23-09-2024
Wates are looking for a Senior Sustainability and Environment Advisor to join our London Construction Team focussing on high profile, technically complex projects across multiple sectors.If you are passionate about construction with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.ABOUT THE ROLEOur Senior Sustainability and Environment Advisors are a valuable part of our onsite teams, driving our sustainability agenda and ensuring that our projects meet the highest environmental standards. You will work closely with project teams, clients, and stakeholders to develop and implement sustainable practices that align with Wates Group’s core values and strategic objectives.AS OUR SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISOR YOU WILL: Develop, implement, and monitor sustainability strategies across multiple construction projects, ensuring alignment with Wates Group’s environmental goals. Collaborate with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams to promote sustainable construction practices. Facilitate environmental awareness training and workshops. Ensure all projects comply with relevant environmental legislation, regulations, and industry standards. Provide guidance and support to project teams on environmental best practices. Promote environmental best practice to current standards (ISO 14001, BREEAM, Well, NABERS, PAS 2080 or similar), establish best practice and implement strategies, plans, processes and standards by working closely with the design, procurement, delivery and customer teams. Manage the external environmental consultants. Hold regular Principals Calls/Meetings with our consultants to track progress and any issues. Measure, share and seek improvements in performance using our Key Performance Indicator (KPI) outputs.WHAT WE OFFER Competitive salary & bonus Flexible working Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 8% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity. To find out more about LIFE AT WATES please click on the following link https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/
