Environment, Health & Safety Manager

• Support and deliver the annual EHS plan, aligned to company objectives and site priorities.
• Oversee environmental compliance and performance across the site, including waste streams, emissions and initiatives to reduce environmental impact. 
• Act as Duty Holder for incident investigations, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and that corrective actions are implemented, tracked and closed out effectively. 
• Maintain and continuously improve EHS management systems in line with ISO14001, ISO45001 and ISO41001 standards. 
• Line manage the EHS Specialist, including performance management and development, ensuring effective delivery of EHS activities. 
• Work closely with the Head of Workplace Strategy and wider teams to coordinate internal and external audits and inspections. 
• Collate, analyse and report on EHS data to support business reporting requirements. 
• Promote and support the implementation of EHS initiatives, ensuring they are embedded in day-to-day operations. 
• Deliver EHS training and oversee the development of training materials, providing coaching and guidance as required. 
• Oversee the development and review of risk assessments, ensuring they are robust, compliant and effectively implemented. 
• Undertake and oversee environmental impact assessments, ensuring appropriate controls and mitigations are in place. 
• Maintain the EHS aspects and legal compliance register, ensuring it remains accurate and up to date.

• Works collaboratively across functions, adopting a ‘one team’ approach to achieve shared goals. 
• Builds strong, credible relationships to understand operational needs and challenges. 
• Takes a pragmatic approach to EHS, balancing compliance requirements with operational realities. 
• Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, taking issues from identification through to resolution and ensuring outcomes are delivered to a high standard. 
• Confident in providing clear, practical advice and influencing positive outcomes. 
• Approachable and supportive, acting as a trusted point of contact for EHS guidance. 

• Demonstrates a practical understanding of environmental management and its application within a complex operational setting. 
• Experience operating in a management or supervisory role, with the ability to support, guide and develop others. 
• Strong attention to detail, uses data and insight to identify trends and support continuous improvement. 
• Visible and hands-on, engaging regularly with teams on site to understand risks and drive improvements. 
• Good working knowledge of EHS legislation and best practice, with the ability to apply these in a practical way. 
• Able to prepare reports, presentations and performance data as required. 

• Understands the importance of effective contractor and supplier management in maintaining compliance. 
• Confident in working with compliance systems and documentation, ensuring records are accurate and maintained. 
• Aware of procurement processes and able to provide practical EHS input. 
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement mindset, seeking opportunities to enhance EHS performance.

•  NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification), or equivalent practical EHS experience supported by a NEBOSH General Certificate.
•  Experience in an EHS role within a complex operational or high-risk environment
•  Experience supporting or maintaining EHS management systems aligned to ISO standards
•  Good working knowledge of UK EHS legislation and its practical application
•  Experience leading incident investigations and implementing corrective actions
•  Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams
•  Ability to analyse information and use data to support continuous improvement

Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 800,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:

• We find solutions
• We drive change
• We care

We operate hybrid working across the organisation where we split our time between working on-site at our offices, and at home, remotely within the UK. We believe hybrid working achieves a good work/life balance for our colleagues, allowing us to connect with each other, collaborate on important work, and perform together to deliver for our customers.  It allows us to have the flexibility to work remotely up to 2-days per week whilst also using the great office spaces we have available.

As a Motability Operations team member, you can expect:

• An annual discretionary bonus
• 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
• Employee Discount Scheme with a huge number of retailers and an app to save on the go
• Discounted Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme (we have showers, changing rooms and secure bike sheds on site)

As well as financial benefits, our staff's health and well-being are very important to us, so we also offer:

• 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
• Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
• Critical illness insurance
• Free access to healthcare apps, such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP
• Funded health screening for over 50s
• 1 day per year to volunteer – Staff can support a local charity or do a sponsored event whilst being paid for it
• Access to our fully accessible company allotment – Where we grow our own produce for local charitable organisations
• Access to Prayer room and quiet spaces whilst working in the office

We also understand that not everyone is the same so offer several voluntary benefits that you can select outside the core package, these include;

• Dental Insurance
• Health and cancer screenings for you and your partner 
• Discounted gym memberships
• Charitable giving

At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.  We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and as such, all our offices provide first rate disability access. With our hybrid working environment, we do our best to accommodate part-time and flexible working requests where possible, building on our culture of trust, empowerment, and flexibility.

Please note, Motability Operations reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date.