Regional SHE Performance and Culture Partner - Anglia and Eastern in Bedford

Guided by an innovative approach and a commitment to excellence, untypical focuses on creating sustainable, inclusive communities, delivering homes across the UK that people want to live in and are good for the planet. Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. This post could be based from either of our regional offices in Bedford or Bury St. Edmunds.

Our benefits package includes:

• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme

This new role is pivotal in ensuring our developments have the highest standards of Health and Safety across the Group. This post will involve travel across our Eastern and Anglia regions and their developments.

Aim of the role: Partner with all Regional personnel and site management teams along with their line managers to drive improvements in Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) performance and culture through visible leadership, constructive challenge, coaching and support, building capability and accountability to achieve sustainable operational excellence across all functions.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Maintain a dynamic and driven approach to promoting and supporting H&S across Regions which you support.
• Be an ambassador for H&S and promote innovative thinking which enables solutions to problems to be identified and implemented effectively with the Regions you support.
• Support your Regions in measuring and monitoring performance against Group and Regional H&S Plans. This includes reviewing all external H&S Site Inspections/Development Visits, so you are aware of the monthly H&S performance and compliance and take proactive actions to close out reports.
• Support and work closely with internal Regional Support Functions including Office personnel, Site Management, Sales, Customer Care Teams and Supply Chain in planning, reviewing, and achieving Regional H&S objectives and targets.
• Facilitate the implementation of the H&S Management System to reduce risk, promote a positive H&S culture and ensure the Regions you support remain compliant with all relevant H&S legislation.
• Under the direction of the Head of H&S and Regional Managing Director, develop, maintain and implement H&S leading and lagging KPIs and any necessary improvement programmes for the Regions you support.
• Monitor the Regions you support, and work with Group HR/L&D where appropriate, to ensure all staff, including office/site/sales and customer care personnel, have received/undertaken appropriate H&S training and instruction for their specific roles.
• Provide front end support at the planning stages for all developments in the Regions that you support, including but not exclusively limited to; attending and supporting with design stage reviews / designers risk assessments for house types and review development risk registers created by Technical Departments.
• Attend and support with all CDM meetings (including Pre-Development / Pre-Start Meetings) to review all developments within the Regions from start up to and including post construction works.
• Review Pre-Construction Information created by Technical Departments.
• Support Construction with the development of Construction Phase H&S Plans.
• Support Construction with the review of Construction Phase H&S Plans and RAMS for High-Risk activities.
• Promoting continuous improvement and development throughout the business through education and training.
• Attend and support with Monthly Regional H&S Leadership Meetings.
• Ensure all accidents, incidents and near misses are correctly reported and investigated within the Regions you support in accordance with Group H&S Management System.
• Ensure all H&S lessons learnt are captured, communicated, understood and effectively implemented within the Regions that you support.
• Ensure that all H&S reporting requirements are provided accurately and in a timely manner for the Regions that you support.
• Be responsible for preparing and submitting the Regional H&S award submissions.

We're looking for the following skills and experience:

• Holds relevant qualifications (Degree/Diploma (or working towards) in Health and Safety or equivalent).
• Chartered SHE professional or equivalent (or demonstrable IPD/CPD equivalent).
• Detailed understanding of H&S legislation.
• Extensive experience in similar or supporting post – Group H&S support functions.
• Ability to work as part of and/or lead a team and to positively influence others.
• Methodical & able to follow through, even for small matters.
• Good oral and written communicator at all corporate levels.
• Experience of training teams and public speaking.
• Ability to work on own initiative, deliver key objectives and work under pressure.
• Holder of a Full UK driver’s Licence.

Bringing together two trusted housebuilding brands, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, untypical aims to make a positive difference to the UK housebuilding market and help to provide greater access to homes which are affordable for buyers. We create neighbourhoods with a real lasting impact, the kind of community that people can be proud of for generations to come. We are an inclusive and diverse employer of choice and take pride in building careers, not just communities.