Health And Safety Manager

Job Description

Our client is looking to add a Health and Safety Manager to their already growing team.

Our client is a specialist groundworks company with multiple projects running across London and surrounding counties.

Their values shape the way they construct and define the people who want to join them on their journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel

Provides visible health, safety & wellbeing (HSW) leadership and direction. Provides advice, guidance and assurance to the senior leadership team. Supports the delivery of the business strategy and objectives.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Collaborating with senior leaders to deliver cost effective and efficient performance.
• Supporting the implementation of health safety and wellbeing (HSW) policies, procedures, guidance notes and standards.
• Carrying out audits and inspections on behalf of the business and assists with the resolution of non-conformities raised in third party audits.
• Participating in the development of new standards and ensure ongoing compliance.
• Analysing results of audits, corrective actions and key performance indicators (KPI’s), identify gaps for continuous improvement.
• Ensuring Incident Investigations are completed on time and lessons are shared.
• Managing & providing leadership to a team of managers and professionals, ensuring the principles, structures, tools/capabilities and responsibilities are in place to deliver area plans and deliver excellence.
• Providing performance management, technical development and coaching.
• Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

You’ll need to have:

• Experience and knowledge of: HSW, legislation and delivery relevant to their area of work. Improving management systems and the certification process. Assurance and audit strategies. Risk management and mitigation. Supporting and developing team members’ HSW competency.
• Being able to present a range of technical information to non-technical audiences. Influencing senior management.
• Proven experience leading and managing health, safety and wellbeing, and achieving results.
• Knowledge and application of relevant legislation.
• Working knowledge of the relevant industry.
• Experience of assisting development of policy and standards.
• Ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Attention to detail. Ability to coach and develop teams and individuals in HSW.
• Change management experience.
• Communication and presenting skills.

You’ll also have:

• Self-motivated and purpose led.
• Able to motivate a team.
• Work in a collaborative manner.
• Deliver results through influencing and negotiation.
• Experience of delivering strategy and meeting objectives.
• Able to challenge the status quo.
• Delivering and embedding change management in a timely manner.

Freelance Role + Car and fuel card (Starting asap)