Shona Paterson
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Shona Paterson

Director

About Shona

I’m Shona. I am Director of Talent within Shirley Parsons and am responsible for our HSEQ talent tool MAPP (Motivations, Aspirations, Personality and Progression). I love working with people and get great satisfaction in playing a part in someone’s career journey. I started working with Shirley in 2003, straight out of university. I had no recruitment experience, but having just completed a degree in IT, I knew that I didn’t want that to be my career of choice and wanted to work with people, recruitment seemed to fit that ambition. I have been lucky enough to progress my career within the same business and have seen the business evolve and grow in that time. We have come a long way since we were in a small office in Aylesbury. I have been involved in numerous projects over the years including attracting talent into the sector, managing our own internal recruitment and training, hosting webinars, organising events and most recently in the development of our unique talent tool.

As well as achieving my career ambitions, I am also a Mum to two boys. I consider myself lucky to be able to balance my career with also being a Mum and although sometimes this is challenging, Shirley Parsons have always supported me in this. I am a social being and enjoy socialising, especially if it involves red wine! I enjoy spending time with my children, (unless we are in a lockdown, not so keen on home schooling) and wider family.

“Shona is fantastic at her job. Her commitment to the task, knowledge, and understanding of the safety industry lead to outstanding results. Shona has the ability to build strong working relationships keeping the client engaged at all times.”

– Jay Vekaria, Director of HSE & Risk Management at Visa

“Shona helped me find a job that suits me and my employer and didn't at any point put me forward for jobs that wouldn't suit me or my personality. She did this by ensuring she met me and worked closely with me to establish my best options.”

– Vicki Swaine, Health & Safety Director at 3Safety

“Her attentiveness, resourcefulness and client orientated persona had served Shona extremely well. Highly recommended.”

– Rakesh Maharaj, Founder of ARMSA

“Shona worked diligently to keep me abreast of developments in tricky recruitment where the client needed to keep their identity from applicants. It would have been easy for me to lose patience if it had not been for Shona's close attention to supporting her candidate and ensuring regular communication.”

– Andy Sneddon, HSE Director/Leader at VINCI.

Vacancies

QHSE Lead

£70k - 75k per year + car package

England

QHSE Lead Leeds/London/UK travel Permanent £70,000 - £75,000 plus car allowance and benefits This is a fantastic opportunity to join a multinational organisation in a newly created position, with a clear development and progression plan. We are looking to speak with Health and Safety professionals who are confident, resilient, ambitious and able to engender strong working relationships at all levels. This position will see you support a range of projects across the UK with occasional overnight stays. Whilst a base location of Leeds or London is preferred, anybody with good travel connections between the two will be considered. The QHSE Lead will be responsible for: Reviewing, developing and maintaining QHSE policies and proceduresConducting site visits and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholdersTravelling UK wide to support a range of projectsProviding tactical and strategic QHSE support across the business unit The QHSE Lead will have: A NEBOSH Diploma/ Degree in Health and Safety (Essential)Management level experience within fit out, construction or civils (Essential)An environmental/ quality qualification and relevant professional memberships in QHSE (Desirable)The ability to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholdersFlexibility to travel UK wide and stay overnight a few times a month Vacancy Reference: PR/027083 Vacancy Owner: Conor Hamlin | 01296 326 553 | conor.hamlin@shirleyparsons.com

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Environmental Manager

$110k - 125k per year + 10% bonus & relo. asst.

New Orleans

A national chemicals company is seeking to appoint an Environmental Manager to oversee a high-risk production facility at one of its key locations in the New Orleans, LA area. The incumbent will lead their environmental compliance and permitting systems, programs and strategy. The successful candidate will need a strong understanding of environmental compliance programs, tasked with developing and maintaining site environmental procedures.The Role: Oversee and manage all environmental compliance, reporting, permitting and certifications for the company; these include air permitting and reporting, spill prevention, hazardous waste, storm water and wastewater programs.Provide technical guidance and stay up to date on all relevant environmental standards and regulations that impact the organization, at federal, state and local level.Oversee and lead all environmental audits and collaborate with various stakeholders to implement corrective action plans, based on these findings.Act as liaison to local, state, and federal agencies and stakeholders. The Candidate: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental or Science/Engineering field is required.5+ years in relatable Environmental roles.Extensive knowledge with Air Permitting and regulations, including experience with Title V permits.Strong understanding of Hazwaste, Wastewater, Stormwater regulation requirements.Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage others.1+ years of managing a direct report.

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