We are recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager with extensive construction experience, a good understanding of ISO 45001, risk assessment and contractor management on behalf of a leading Tier One Hard and Soft Landscape Contractor who are passionate about building a positive, people first safety culture, ensuring compliance through practical and collaborative solutions and are offering a salary of between £50,000 and £65,000 for the successful applicant which is negotiable based on experience.
As the Health & Safety Manager you will be travelling to sites across London, the South and Midlands regularly and will be responsible for:
* Collaborating with clients, construction managers and project teams to ensure alignment with health and safety objectives and performance management.
* The design and implementation of a robust safety programme that is in line with current legislation and industry best practice.
* Conducting regular site audits and inspections, identifying non-conformances and executing corrective and preventative actions.
* Leading comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential hazards and developing effective mitigation strategies.
* Managing incident investigations, determining root causes and developing recommendations to prevent recurrence.
* Ensuring site compliance with health and safety legislation through the development and enforcement of safe working procedures.
* Supporting pre-qualification and tender processes by contributing where health and safety expertise and documentation is required.
* Promoting a proactive safety culture through site engagement, training and continuous improvement initiatives.
* Leading site establishment activities, including the implementation of exclusion zones, signage, emergency protocols, permit systems and PPE standards.
* Leading accreditation renewal process
* Building and maintaining effective working relationships with construction managers and site teams to ensure alignment to SHEQ objectives.
* Championing continuous improvement initiatives, driving positive change across project teams and enhancing safety performance.
* Leading investigations into health, safety and environmental incidents in accordance with company policy ensuring prompt resolution, timely reporting and effective communication of lessons learned.
* Measuring occupational health and safety performance metrics, preparing detailed reports for stakeholders including proposed improvements to standard operating procedures.
Requirements
To be considered as the Health and Safety Manager you will need:
* A Proven track record in a construction health and safety environment.
* Experience as a Principal Contractor.
* NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
* CSCS Black Card / SMSTS.
* CERT IOSH.
* A good working knowledge of Constructionline.
* Experience of producing Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
* Extensive construction experience.
* A good knowledge of Main Contractors / Developers.
Benefits
A salary of up to £65,000 for the successful applicant which is negotiable based on experience.