Emergency Shift Manager

This role will be employed by G4S but will hold duty responsibility for Sizewell C
(SZC), therefore be an integral part of the client team.

The on duty SZC Emergency Shift Manager (ESM) assumes and retains overall
command for the operation or incident. They have responsibility and authority for
the site tactical procedures based from the Emergency Control Centre (EmCC).
The role will be one of four/five ESM’s who will hold equivalent authority when on
duty and hold a nominated specialism related to the phase of construction, this will
be detailed by the Licence Condition (LC) 11 – On-site Emergency Arrangements
Lead. This LC will form the basis of this role.

The EmCC will be fed information from Operational Management via the Security
Control Room (SCR) including Incident Controllers, Duty Managers, and specialist
response. The EmCC will be populated with a number of Subject Matter Experts
(SME) from site depending on the type of incident or event which they will
coordinate throughout and act as the interface with specialists internally and
externally.

The ESM however, should not make Operational decisions, instead the ESM
focuses on Tactical responses & coordination and Recovery. They are responsible
for ensuring that any tactics deployed are proportionate to the risks identified, meet
the objectives of the strategy and are legally compliant.

They must be capable and confident in briefing at a Strategic level and during an
incident and will report directly to the Site Operations Site Lead, Construction, and
Site Operations Directors.
The Areas of Responsibility (AOR) sit within the Main Development Site (MDS),
and Off Site Infrastructure (OSI) pending individual site incident management
plans. They will also manage situations on Public Highways that involve SZC
workforce or assets, including freight delivery to site.

It is essential this role enables the maintenance of situational awareness and
anticipates the ‘So What’ to ensure the appropriate resources are available to fulfill
tasks and site incident response as required. To achieve this, the ESM will be
expected to be immersed within the different Construction disciplines (Civils, Site
Operations, Marine, Tunnelling, Nuclear Island, Balance of Plant etc), to
understand the construction activity and associated safety risks, which may require
an emergency response in the event of an incident).

They must be confident in the recovery process post incident/event, including
evidence collection, investigation and returning to Business As Usual (BAU).
This is a duty role, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Role holders will
complete 12-hour shifts, on a rotation of 4-on-4-off, including days, nights,
weekends and bank holidays.

Skills and Competencies

■ Knowledge of Health & Safety procedures, policies and best working practices
■ Strong and proven management and leadership skills together with excellent communication,
influencing, negotiating and engagement skills
■ Sound judgment and decision making, with a ‘hands on’ problem-solving approach, able to remain
calm under pressure and take control of SMEs to ensure effective communication and management
of an incident/event
■ Innovative in approach, supportive and adaptable to change.
■ Team work, able to work with counterparts to ensure effective delivery of the EmCC, training and exercising

Preferred Experience

■ A professional leader with prior experience gained in a corporate, Critical National Infrastructure,
uniformed services or heavy industrial environments
■ Experience of leading teams in a demanding environment
■ Enthusiastic and committed approach with a track record of building strong, trust-based relationships
with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
■ Experience of training and mentoring
■ Proven experience in a high tempo, operational theatre in a pressurised role