Michael Hewitt

An award-winning committed team player focused and dedicated practical Senior HSE&S Professional with extensive “Corporate and Project” experience in driving changes within Health and Safety cultures, establishing management systems, and reducing incidents across sectors. A proactive and commercially orientated professional, with an analytical approach to completing projects and possessing exceptional interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. Extensive experience within operational management, risk auditing, policy writing, compliance, data analysis, and team management. Key work includes assessment and assurance of EU/UK/OSHA HSE regulatory and `best practice` guidelines incl. CDM2015, health, and safety, ensuring compliant operations and delivering process and system improvements. A successful Snr Manager, who is experienced in leading up to 50+ direct reports, with excellent ability, a wealth of management knowledge, and a strong “Project Management” leadership record who is adept at building and maintaining key relationships at all levels; effectively translating requirements and overseeing all requests through to completion. Both a team player and an independent thinker, with a genuine passion for improving systems and processes to save both time and money: Now seeking a challenging position in a Health and Safety focused role.

25 yrs Military service

8 yrs, Safety, Security & Supply Chain Legal Regulatory Compliance Global forwarding, and warehousing 

11 yrs, High-level construction safety management PetChem, Roads infrastructure, civils & groundworks many types inc Datacentres.   

• 2010 - Post Graduate (Level 7*) Diploma - Occupational Health & Safety Management – University of Loughborough UK. 
  • Full systems cycle; Management of Occupational Health Safety Risk Management & Wellbeing within the construction industry.
    • 2020 - First Aid & AED (Instr), 
    • 2020 – Enhanced DBS held. 
    • 2019 - CSCS Card. 
    • 2019 - SMSTS certification. 
    • 1996 - NEBOSH General Cert
• 2008 - Master of Science (Level 7*) – Security Management – University of Loughborough UK.
  • Management of Corporate, Industrial Security & Risk Management, CCTV, ID, Static Guarding
  • Full systems cycle; Management of Site & Supply Chain Security within the construction industry
• 2008 - ISO 19001/OHSMS 18001/ Converted to ISO45001 Systems Lead Auditor and Implementation – SGS/Bureau Veritas S.A (2016)
  • Management of Quality Assurance & Business Systems. Audit, Risk, and legal regulatory compliance within Construction.
• 1997 - City & Guilds London Institute – Adult Further Education Certificate. 
  • Training and Development Management incorporating Systems Approach to Training (SAT), coaching, training, and motivational skills.
• 1994 - Institute of Management Level 4 Diploma - Leadership and Management 

1. *Level 7 qualifications are at a level equivalent to master's degrees, postgraduate certificates, and postgraduate diplomas.