Associate Research Manager – Third-Party Due Diligence
Control Risks
Health and Safety Manager
Octopus Energy
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide direction and accountability for H&S within OEGEN.
- Oversee and manage the performance of external H&S advisory providers.
- Act as the focal point for OEGEN boards and funds on H&S performance, risks, and opportunities.
- Champion continuous improvement and a positive safety culture across diverse technologies and geographies.
- Develop and maintain OEGEN’s H&S strategy, policies, and management system, aligned with international best practice and local legal requirements.
- Provide oversight, ensuring that H&S duties are appropriately delegated to external service providers and contractors (e.g., CDM appointments, competence checks).
- Lead board-level engagement on H&S, delivering clear, actionable insights.
- Advise on H&S policy, systems, and standards, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions.
- Conduct reviews and gap analyses against regulatory requirements, advising on best practices.
- Maintain oversight of supplier competence frameworks (e.g., Achilles) and contractor approvals.
- Oversee identification, assessment, and monitoring of key safety risks across the portfolio.
- Ensure OEGEN directors and teams are appropriately trained to fulfil their H&S duties.
- Embed H&S risk management within investment and operational decision-making.
- Consolidate H&S KPIs and incident data provided by external advisors, preparing clear board-level reporting with trend analysis.
- Act as the senior escalation point for major H&S incidents, providing confident leadership during crises.
- Coordinate advisory input and ensure alignment to OEGEN’s incident management.
- Support lessons learned processes to drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Strong background in renewable energy or complex infrastructure sectors.
- In-depth understanding of UK CDM regulations, with experience managing safety from a client’s perspective.
- Experience working with external advisors and managing H&S across multiple geographies.
- Ability to communicate complex risks to non-technical stakeholders.
- Flexible, collaborative, and solutions-focused mindset, with willingness to travel internationally.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Opportunities for professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
H&S strategy developmentH&S policy managementrisk assessmentgap analysisKPI consolidationincident managementsupplier competence frameworksCDM regulationssafety culture promotioncontinuous improvement
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationflexibilityproblem-solvingaccountabilitytrainingengagementinsight deliveryadaptability
