Health and Safety Manager

Reporting to the Director of Health & Safety, this role is responsible for the ongoing development, monitoring and compliance of health and safety across the Group’s construction-based businesses. Working in line with the strategic direction set by the Director of Health & Safety, as well as Directors and Senior Managers, the role plays a key part in ensuring consistent standards and continuous improvement. The position also operates as an integral member of the wider Health and Safety team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be the key person, within the businesses for which you are responsible, actively promoting health and safety and developing an effective health and safety culture (inc. occupational health, mental health and accident/incident prevention).
• Initiate, manage and monitor changes, developments and amendments to the health and safety management system, including its policies, procedures and arrangements, as required and in line with the Group’s core values, procedures and policies.
• Ensure that right through the businesses for which you are responsible that everyone, including sub-contractors and consultants, is aware of the health and safety policies and procedures in place and implement these in their areas of responsibility and work activities.
• Research and produce project specific PCIP & CPHSP documentation and notify projects in line with current CDM and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Undertake the initial and on-going regular review of sub-contractors and consultants existing health and safety arrangements, providing feedback of areas for improvement, assessing and signing these off.
• Manage the regular monitoring of the effectiveness of existing health and safety arrangements through inspections and audits undertaken and feedback findings to the senior management team within your businesses.
• Keep up to date with new or amended health and safety legislation, interpreting this information and from this managing the development and initiating the necessary actions in order to achieve compliance.
• Arrange and chair regular health and safety meetings with senior managers but in addition also safety committees attended by a cross section of those working within the construction-based businesses. Produce and distribute minutes from these meetings.
• Ensure that, through the Director of Health & Safety, any applicable incidents/accidents/work related ill health issues are reported to the HSE in-line with the requirements of R.I.D.D.O.R.
• Ensure that any insurance related matters (claims, incidents etc) are promptly communicated with the Director of Health & Safety.
• Ensure that any incident/accidents which occur in the businesses under your responsibility are investigated and the necessary reports produced promptly.
• As required, assist the Director of Health & Safety in reviewing and discussing the findings with the relevant Managers and Directors in the affected business. The main focus of such reviews being measures to prevent a reoccurrence.
• Review and monitor the health & safety training matrix for each specific role for the businesses under your responsibility.
• Book health & safety training for the businesses under your responsibility. This includes new and refresher training as well as e-learning training.
• Undertake the administration of the training matrix, updating it for all completed training and inputting certificates received.
• Work to develop & co-ordinate the occupational health surveillance and well-being initiatives for the businesses under your responsibility.
• Ensure for the businesses under your responsibility that you provide consistent professional advice, knowledge, guidance and support to both management and operatives with the aim of them working in-line with the businesses, and where applicable, Group, health and safety policy and procedures and in them meeting their specific health and safety duties and responsibilities.
• Ensure that a monthly health and safety update report for businesses under your responsibility is provided to the Director of Health & Safety and be available to supply additional supporting information upon request.
• Ensure that any contacts made to the businesses under your responsibility with enforcing authorities (e.g. H.S.E., Local Authorities etc) are captured and promptly communicated with the Director of Health & Safety.

Relevant Qualifications or Experience Required:

• Certificate in Construction Health & Safety (i.e. NEBOSH, NVQ, NCRQ, or equivalent).
• Membership of IOSH (GradIOSH) or higher.
• Excellent IT skills (including word, excel, Power-point, Publisher etc.).
• Ability to implement initiatives, procedures etc in a practical way.
• Proven experience in developing and delivering practical health and safety solutions.
• Proven experience in the development of risk assessments, method statements and safe operating procedures.
• Capability to work on multiple projects whilst prioritising the workload to meet deadlines.
• Positive professional approach to health & safety and setting an example to others.
• A good knowledge of current health & safety legislation.
• Knowledge & experience in the development of PCIP and CPHSP documentation - desirable.
• Knowledge & experience of Occupational Health surveillance and wellbeing initiatives - desirable.