Senior EHS associate

Caterpillar is seeking a Senior EHS Associate for their Peterlee, UK location. This full-time, permanent role involves managing EHSS performance and compliance, developing strategies, and collaborating with teams. Candidates should have a NEBOSH Diploma and strong communication skills. The position includes some travel and is not remote, requiring in-office presence for 36.5 hours per week.
Career Area:
Environmental Health and Safety

Job Description:

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Job Title: EHS Senior Associate

Salary : 40,000 GBP – 50,000 GBP

Contract : Permanent

Location : Peterlee, County Durham

Hours : Full-Time – 36.50 - 4.5 days in office

Relocation : Not associated with this role

Travel: Up to 5%

Job Reference : R0000294365

Job Purpose:

Caterpillar’s Peterlee UK location is currently hiring an EHS Senior Associate . In this role you will be part of the Environmental, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) Team. You will manage one student placement who will support the team on a rolling 12-month basis. The role will be focused on systems and assurance that support and enhance the Caterpillar facility’s EHSS performance and compliance.

Job duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
• Support the development of short and long term EHSS strategies including governance of deliverables.
• Management of the EHSS management systems to align to ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Compile, review and submit corporate metrics.
• Facilitate Senior Leadership engagement and assurance activity such as EHSS Management Reviews.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to embed EHSS considerations into operations and risk management strategies.
• Plan and undertake assurance audits.
• Management of corrective and preventative actions.
• Management and governance of contracts such as Industrial Hygiene.

Essential Qualifications:
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Desirable Qualifications:
• Degree in an EHS related field.
• NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate or equivalent
• Lead Investigator Training
• Lead Auditor Qualification

What Skills You Will Have:
• Exceptional verbal and written communication
• Effective solution driven problem-solving
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Ability to advise, enable and influence all levels of the business.
• Exceptional organizational and record keeping

Initiative:
• Provides appropriate degrees of attention to both personal and professional priorities.
• Explains how own motivation relates to the workplace.
• Utilizes available tools or approaches for increasing knowledge of self-motivation.
• Learns and uses resources the organization has to assess and enhance team motivation.

Managing Multiple Priorities:
• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
• Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
• Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
• Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Problem Solving:

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays including additional service days awarded every 2 years up to a maximum of 5 days.
• Up to 10% Bonus target
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (Contribution double by Company up to 10%),
• Share Ownership Scheme (50% company matched)
• Personalised flexible benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

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Posting Dates:
March 6, 2025 - March 20, 2025

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