Health & Safety Manager - Scaffolding

Our client is a specialist scaffolding contractor who have an excellent reputation across the South East and overseas. A Health and safety manager position has become available within their business.

This job is a key role and excellent opportunity for an experienced HSEQ Manager to join a fast paced, friendly scaffolding

Key responsibilities:

– Promote and implement positive health and safety behaviour change within the business.

– Provide support and technical advice and coaching to all Managers, Supervisors and Operatives to enable them to undertake their roles and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment.

– Work with managers to audit and assess their current health and safety standards, recognising gaps and areas for improvement.

– Take action whenever you witness any works that in your opinion, pose an uncontrolled risk.

– Engage with management to ensure compliance with current and incoming legislation, providing corrective advice where necessary.

– Identify and implement opportunities to improve health and safety across the businesses.

– Participate in (and improve where necessary) audit and inspection processes, documenting all accidents, risk assessments and other statutory records.

– Instigate, co-ordinate and administer incident investigations and lessons learned process, as required. Manage the overall incident management process and report findings to the Directorate, and where necessary, the HSE.

– Conduct annual review of all the policies and procedures within the IMS ensuring that they reflect the needs of the business.

– Establish effective business relationships and work closely with the Operational and Senior Management teams.

– Assist in implementation health and safety policies, procedures and systems in accordance with legislation, industry safety guidelines and the IMS policy.

– Conduct random reviews on method statements to ensure compliance with company expectations, the IMS policy and current legislation.

– Act as company representative at designated external meetings relating to health and safety.

– Assist with the initial health and safety inductions for new starters.

– Maintain a reference library for appropriate legislation and technical standards / advances.

– Production and review of accident frequency rates (AFR).

– Maintain procedures for monitoring etc. and review against benchmarking.

– Manage relationships outside of the group, e.g. Local Authorities, Contractors, Consultants, Fire Authority & HSE.

– Comply with professional bodies (IOSH, IIRSM) Codes of Conduct.

– To take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks within the employee’s skills and abilities.

Person specification;

The successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following criteria: Essential

Tech IOSH qualification

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).

Previous experience of managing a team.

Able to communicate at all levels within the businesses.

• Able to encourage and coach individuals.

• Numerate: able to both produce and analyse statistical information.

• Ability to draft accurate and complex reports, policies, procedures

Strong IT skills (including Email, Word and Excel)

Driving licence (with no more than 6 points)

• Good standard of personal presentation.

• Familiarity with NASC Technical Guidance. Desirable

Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).

Previous experience of managing a team.

Familiarity with NASC Technical Guidance