Our Public Sector Client is looking for a Principal Health and Safety Consultant to join their team on an initial 6 months contract basis.
Job Purpose
Provide professional support to all employees and non-employees (such as, volunteers, contractors, stakeholders, service users etc) on a common and consistent approach to all health and safety matters, aligned with IOSH’s values, using a holistic approach.
Support the Head of Natural and Marine Environment in the provision of, and embedding, communication, consultation, participation, maintenance and monitoring of, Parks and Harbour Service specific safety management our occupational health and safety management system to ensure the prevention of occupational injury/ ill health, improved performance / culture / participation, and compliancy.
Key job outcomes/accountabilities
* Seek to appoint a Senior H & S Consultant to support services. The role is be split between each service area. 2 days at the Harbour and 2 days working with Parks. With the overall objective to ensure that that quality assurance and compliance activities and processes are in place to meet our statutory obligations relating to the Harbour and Parks Estate.
* There will be a requirement to audit and stress test all current processes and documentation devise and deliver a programme of work which will include a list of key specific tasks.
* Devise and deliver a programme of work – to include a specific list of tasks.
* Prepare a forward H & S management system based on HSG65 – including a profile of resources and service staff allocation to H & S compliance tasks.
* The candidate will have prior experience and be able to demonstrate senior level stakeholder engagement and evidence of the ability to understand relevant policy and translate into working arrangements. They will need a strong and consistent track record of successful service delivery outcomes across a range of services related to green and blue space.
* Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to quickly build effective working relationships and influence people at all levels.
* Must be highly motivated able to work off own initiative as well as in a collaborative environment.
* Must have good decision making, ability to work at pace in a multi complex and diverse service. The candidate must have demonstrable experience of start and finish project work for health and safety which are outcome based.
If this role is of interest please apply today for immediate consideration