Head of Health & Safety in London

• Promotion and growth of the Health and Safety Management Framework within the business to ensure that the strategic business goals and objectives interact with legal compliance and the delivery of a safe working environment for all employed.
• Assist alongside the HR Team with the development of a Health and Well Being Strategy for the business.
• Management of the delivery of the U&C role as “Client” under CDM regulations 2015 and Building Regulations 2010 across all directly contracted business activities in order to ensure that its role as duty holder is discharged.
• Improvement of House Builder awareness and response to U&C corporate Health and Safety vision, attitude, and ethics. Build upon the current relationships to create a common high achieving approach to Health and Safety across all business activities.

Reporting to the Group Director of Project Management or Managing Director, the appointment envisages the successful applicant being responsible for much of the professional advice on health and safety matters across the three key operational areas of the business – namely strategic land, commercial projects, and land promotion.

This will include the development of existing and creation of new procedures to best mitigate the business risks associated with health and safety and will include the following key tasks:

• Regular reporting on key legislative changes and advice on how compliance may be achieved
• Identification of gaps in training needs for individuals or groups within staff members
• Management of the current health and safety audit process of strategic sites, offices and other key business areas including specific work on risk identification
• Promotion of health and safety throughout the business through attendance at staff meetings, house builder consortia meetings, safety briefings, Strategic Development Committees and at Board Meetings if required
• Roll out new initiatives within the business including Safety Moments, mental health awareness and estate management training
• Raise the profile of the business with key bodies including HSE, HBF, and other identified external industry bodies
• Support and interface with U&C staff, recognising that the appointment plays a key role in linking together and working across PR and marketing, project management, accountancy and financial reporting and development management personnel within the site teams, supporting the significant investment and commitment Urban&Civic is making in the delivery of sustainable communities

Strategic relationship-building with key contractor and house builder stakeholders, leadership and mentoring within the site and office-based teams and being a constructive partner with colleagues working across strategic land and community development are essential functions of the role.

Role Responsibilities

• U&C Brand and profile communication – staff, public sector, consultants, contractors, statutory consultees
• Health and Safety Risk Assessment – assess, mitigate, manage – corporate, site, work streams
• Internal Business Development and Reporting – working with team members to provide input to necessary business plan reports
• Health and safety – development of regional relationships with key health and safety stakeholders and public bodies including house builder contacts
• Assistance in bid preparation – specialist – as required
• Implementation, review and change management of health and safety policy statement, procedures, and responsibilities – compliance management
• Implementation with the Learning and Development Lead of a health and safety training structure and programme to fill identified skill gaps

A) Strategic Planning – National – Proactive and Responsive – Continuous

• Lead on the development of strategies to take group policy and implement these regionally and at site level within individual work streams
• Identify need, monitor, and manage resource including both internal managers and external consultants providing audit or training services
• Recommend H&S context to be included within procurement routes across residential, infrastructure and commercial works, working specifically with Project Manager and Development Manager teams
• Lead on national and regional due diligence aspects of developments including third party interface and the appointment and management of key professional teams e.g., Principal Designer CDM and Building Regulation roles
• Interface with wider U&C team – Project and Development Manager, Internal Design, Human Resources and Marketing, Accountancy, Skills Lead and Training etc.
• Lead and support health and safety legal compliance across wider group businesses

B) Delivery Management – Internal and External Coordination – Continuous

• Lead on the development of strategies to take group policy and implement these regionally and at site level within individual work streams
• Identify need, monitor, and manage resource including both internal managers and external consultants providing audit or training services
• Recommend H&S context to be included within procurement routes across residential, infrastructure and commercial works, working specifically with Project Manager and Development Manager teams
• Lead on national and regional due diligence aspects of developments including third party interface and the appointment and management of key professional teams e.g., Principal Designer CDM and Building Regulation roles
• Interface with wider U&C team – Project and Development Manager, Internal Design, Human Resources and Marketing, Accountancy, Skills Lead and Training etc.
• Lead and support health and safety legal compliance across wider group businesses

C) Mentoring – All Staff – Short Term – Incident Specific – Responsive and Continuous

• Monitor and Manage – ensuring actions are progressed, verifying and validating task completion, allocating work
• Advice – contractual, procedural, strategic, technical, estimating and cost planning, cash flow, design, procurement, insurance/bond, accounts, programming, etc.
• Problem solving – legal, technical agreements, contract interface and negotiation, adding weight,
• Staff development – communication, team building, training, interface, counselling
• L&D – encourage and support Jobs and Skills training and carry out internal face to face training where necessary

D) Risk Mitigation – Compliance - Development Specific - Proactive – Continuous

• Health & Safety – safe methods of working, education, reporting – general monitoring
• Strategic Risk matrix – update for executive meetings and advise on new potential risks
• Forward Delivery – identify risks associated with successful delivery of Business Plan
• Design – assessing the master planning context and review proposals for key buildings in line with H&S whole life aspirations ahead of Principal Designer (CDM) involvement
• Abnormals and Risk Assessment – advise on those risks identified by others during works including specialist training necessary
• Procedural – Employer’s Requirements and Contractor’s Proposals – comment upon format of documents
• Lessons Learned - Ability to lead on incident investigation internally and provide learning for others
• Promotion of new ideas within the business

Role Requirements

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience in wider health and safety management within an organisation including strong knowledge of CDM liabilities.
• Demonstration of ability to constructively lead and interact with internal and external teams.
• Ability to manage technical health and safety related due diligence, reporting, promotion, and execution of change with stakeholders including staff, consultant, house builder and contractor colleagues.
• Ability to provide options for the sustainable, economic, and adaptable solutions to health and safety challenges.
• Exemplary management of time and people across a wide spectrum of activities
• Ability to manage a team
• The ability to priorities and delegate where appropriate
• Knowledge of the Building Safety Act and associated regulations including relevant areas of the Building Regulations 2010
• Experience of general construction and civil engineering

Evidence of specific Health and Safety Qualifications professional memberships and ongoing CPD, for example

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or demonstratable equivalent
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (necessarily paired with relevant level of experience)
• Member of a relevant Professional Institution i.e. CMIOSH, RMAPS or evidence of working towards membership
• Training for Trainers – e.g., to enable staff training on general H&S legislation, induction, practical L&D training etc.
• CDM formal training
• Building Safety Act and related secondary legislation formal training

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