Health And Safety Manager in Brighton

COMPANY OVERVIEW: KSD Support Services Ltd is part of the KSD Group, a leading building maintenance and facilities management provider operating across the UK. The company delivers comprehensive FM services to a portfolio of prestigious clients, including major retail, hospitality, and commercial organisations such as Tesco and Stonegate Group. JOB PURPOSE: To work in developing, implementing, and maintaining health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for staff, subcontractors and clients. Your expertise will help us identify potential hazards, promote safety awareness, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: The primary responsibilities are detailed below; however KSD Support Services Ltd may require additional responsibilities to be absorbed within reason from time to time to meet business demands. • Liaise closely with the SMT to effect new H&S systems for the business. • Provide day-to-day health, safety and environmental advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, engineers, clients and subcontractors; • Implement, and review health, safety and environmental policies and procedures in line with current legislation; • Ensure compliance with company procedures, client requirements, legislation, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 4500 standards; dedicated audit governance. • Attend client meetings as and when required by the client; • Manage the relationship and on-boarding process for subcontractors; • Conduct site inspections, spot checks and audits, prioritising high risk activities for the Company and subcontractors; • Deliver in-house training sessions, toolbox talks and new starter inductions; • Lead with investigations of incidents and accidents, including reporting any RIDDOR reportable incidents to the HSE within the prescribed time frame and performing root cause analysis to prevent future occurrences; • Work closely with KSD’s various departments to promote and improve a positive culture of health and safety awareness throughout the Company; • Form risk assessments and method statements across genres – CoSHH, Work Equipment, Lifting Operations, Manual Handling, Display Screen and so on and so forth. • Prepare documentation and site folders for large projects.; particularly F10 contracts. • Maintain and keep the Company’s accreditations up to date (9001/14001/45001) • Prepare detailed reports on the Company’s health and safety performance, compliance, and make recommendations for improvement for board meetings presentations. • Ensure that appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is provided to staff and that machinery and equipment meet safety standards in tandem with the HR department. • Support the HR Department from time to time with health and safety training course bookings and follow-up with staff where necessary. • Attend Board meetings from time to time to report as required (RIDDOR events or similar). PERSON SPECIFICATION: Essential Requirements: • Full Clean UK Driving License; • Proven experience in a health, safety and environmental management role or similar position, ideally within the construction or facilities management industry; • Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental regulations and best practices; • Maintain accurate records; • Excellent report writing skills with the ability to communicate complex findings and information clearly; • NEBOSH certificate or equivalent qualification; • Proficient in the use of IT platforms, Outlook, Word, Excel; • Excellent time management skills; • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to engage with staff, subcontractors and clients at all levels; • Strong organisational skills with attention to detail in managing multiple tasks effectively and prioritising when needed; • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team, demonstrating leadership in promoting health and safety initiatives. Desirable Requirements: • Internal auditing experience, ideally in ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO45001 • IOSH membership; • CSCS Card or equivalent; • Experience in face fit testing; • Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) or Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) certificate; TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT : Working Hours: • Working Days/Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm. Company Benefits: • Excellent training and development opportunities. • 20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. • Friendly working environment. • Paid team events. • Paid 30-minute lunch break. • Free on-site parking. • Dress down Fridays. • Workplace Pension contributions – 3% employer, 5% employee