Role – Health and Safety Manager (Property & FM Services)
Location- Stockport
Salary- £55k- £65k
Your role as a Health and Safety Manager (Facilities Management)
Our client are a Facilities and Property Management organisation who have a team of 15 Facilities Managers managing their own portfolio’s across the UK.
This Health and Safety role is a new role within the business where you will be focussing on H&S compliance and processes to support the Facilities Management team.
Your duties and responsibilities as a Health and Safety Manager (FM):
Legislation
* Development and implementation of a robust H&S policy and procedure plan for the day-to-day management of a multi-let property management business.
* To act as first port of call for guidance in respect to safety, liaising closely with our in-house legal teams on suitability and compliance.
* Support teams in embracing change within the compliance landscape and put control measures in place to mitigate risk.
* Keep updated on changes to legislation and government guidance in respect to operational risk including the preparation and issue of H&S Alerts / Bulletins and Information
* Advise the business on any changes in legislation that may affect the compliant operations. This may include changes in statutory maintenance requirements.
Safety Management & Monitoring
* Lead the management and relationship with third party suppliers providing H&S activity across the team and wider business operations.
* Lead the expansion and development of the H&S system and Risk Management platforms, identifying improvements in operation and changes that best suit the company aims.
* Regularly check levels of document compliance across the managed estates, advising teams of ways to improve and mitigate further exposure and risk.
* Conduct ad-hoc and planned inspections of work activity to ensure adherence with company policy, control measures and RAMS across the corporate and managed estate.
* Undertake internal audits on all aspects of safety and compliance, preparing reports to the HoFM where improvement can be achieved.
* Oversee and advise the wider team on supply chain safety management. Undertaking regular deep-dive investigations to ensure optimum compliance and post event investigation practices.
* Develop and implement a series or procedures in line to achieving OHSAS 18001
* Accompanies and supports Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) assessments where required
* Undertakes CDM audits in accordance with the audit schedule
* Identify training requirements across the team and implement a training matrix with a mix of site based and distance learning initiatives.
* Supports the selection process and performance management of the supply chain/partners
* Supports the Construction Manager with the effective management of H&S issues/ accidents / incidents or non-conformances
Reporting
* Create regular reporting dashboards to display trends in safety and compliance across the business.
* Provide regular updates to the Board on the success of the safety programme and indicate compliance statistics in an easy to digest format.
* Identify ways to report on key accidents, incidents and near misses, analysing data and providing guidance to the team on ways to mitigate future loss and safety exposure.
* Attend and support in meetings with key stakeholders providing an assuring stance around the management of Health, Safety and Security best practice.
* Ensure that the Health and Safety File for each project is suitable and sufficient prior to handover
* Writes inspection and audit reports and reports key findings/trends back to the Construction Manager
To be successful in your role, you should have the following skills and experience:
* Experience working in a fast-paced environment
* Minimum of 5years experience working in a safety management role
* NEBOSH Diploma
* Strong knowledge of UK Health and Safety Legislation including the Health and Safety at Work Act
* Understanding of building regulations and industry practice
* Detailed knowledge of CDM 2015 Regulations
* A clear understanding of the requirements of maintenance activities and SFG20
* A proven track record in the writing of policies and procedures for rollout across the business
* Practically minded
* Full driving licence
* Good IT skills and experience of working with various HSE systems and portals
If you would like to discuss this role further please contact Jade Whitmore on 07306626969 / jadewhitmore@workwithglee.com