Health & Safety Manager

Lanesra Technical Recruitment Ltd; West Suffolk, Chippenham, Oxford, Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Reading with travel to sites in the Thames Valley

Salary: £50-60k (DOE), car/allowance plus excellent benefits

Our Client: Is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out contractor. They deliver vital projects across a range of sectors including health, education, highways, justice, defence, aviation, water and environment.

They are the primary non-infrastructure design and construct partner for Thames Water in the Thames Valley area delivering asset improvements that will further improve the environment and the quality of drinking water during the AMP7 regulatory period.

The work is mainly in the NW quadrant of the Thames Valley region to the north of the M4 from Reading to Chippenham, and multiple projects around Oxford and in the Cotswolds.

The projects that are being delivered include civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works and vary in value from £3m to £25m. The annual framework turnover will be in excess of £45m.

The Role:

You will have primary responsibility to ensure health and safety management systems and arrangements are at the forefront of best practice. Provide assurance that these management systems and arrangements are applied across the business consistently to effectively control the risks of activities across the company.

Responsibilities:

Health & Safety Management Systems & Processes:

1. Review, revise and publish health and safety management systems processes and forms, that ensure the company effectively meets its health and safety policy commitments, and legal obligations.
2. Consider and respond to feedback on company systems, processes, and forms.
3. Point of contact, monitoring of service and resolution of any problems with external specialist system providers (Sypol for COSHH assessments and Cardinus for DSE assessment).
4. Be the lead on the development of new company health and safety systems and initiatives as identified and required.

Health & Safety Internal Compliance:

1. Develop internal audit process that ensures all business units of the company effectively meet the health and safety policy commitments, and legal obligations through proper implementation of the management systems and processes.
2. Develop an audit process that ensures that any joint ventures have management systems and processes that effectively meets the health and safety policy commitments, and legal obligations through proper implementation of the management systems and processes.
3. Manage the audit process including establishing a program, undertaking audits, producing audit reports, raising, and monitoring close out of NCR’s.
4. Produce monthly report of audit performance.

External Compliance:

1. Develop regime of supplier’s audits, for high-risk suppliers and other suppliers as necessary.
2. Once developed undertake all aspects of the above, liaising with central procurement department and suppliers, as necessary.
3. Investigate and pursue if appropriate any opportunities to generate income through above.
4. Produce monthly report of supplier audit progress and performance.

Experience:

Minimum NEBOSH Health and Safety Diploma.

Member of IOSH or IIRSM with up-to-date CPD;

International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) accredited OH&S lead and internal auditor training.

Certified by the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA).

Member of IEMA (desirable).

Enthusiastic in promoting first class health & safety standards.

Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Ability to work independently and autonomously.

Ability to communicate and influence effectively with a range of people.

Ability to self-manage to ensure a consistently high level of output.

Experience of working within the construction sector, ideally for a main contractor.

Benefits:

1. 26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 3 days)
2. Private medical insurance for yourself (with the option to buy family cover)
3. Life Assurance
4. Defined contribution pension scheme matched up to 8%
5. Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
6. Employee Assistance Programme, Professional membership fees
7. Flexible Benefits scheme which includes the opportunity to purchase benefits such as:
8. Critical illness insurance (with option to purchase for your partner)
9. Dental Insurance, Travel insurance, Bike to work scheme
10. Retail vouchers/payroll giving/activity pass for top leisure attractions

Job Information

Job Reference: 887273_1707737434

Salary From: £

Salary To: £

Job Locations: South East, South West

Job Types: Permanent

Job Skills: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Operations

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