Job Description
Overbury and Morgan Lovell are looking for Health & Safety Business Partners
Overbury (London) and Morgan Lovell (Bracknell)
About us:
Overbury and Morgan Lovell are market leading brands that deliver exceptional interior design, fit out and refurbishment projects for some of the world’s most iconic brands. We’re 1,000 passionate people working from seven offices across the UK including: London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow and Bracknell. Some of our clients include the BBC, Virgin Media, Odeon, Goodyear, University of London, AstraZeneca, and Microsoft.
We’re part of the Morgan Sindall Group plc, the FTSE 250 listed construction and regeneration group with over £4 billion in revenue. We’re eight complementary businesses with one unified culture and 7,000 talented people who are working to create long-term, sustainable value in the built environment.
The Role:
Due to companies’ growth and our value of being a decentralised business we have recognised the need for Health & Safety Business Partners for our Business Units to support the business in achieving Health and Safety excellence.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Provide expert Health & Safety advice and coaching to our leadership and delivery teams
* Identifying, analysing and prioritising H&S risks to the business including the development and management of mitigation plans
* Support risk-based Health and Safety operational assurance within projects
* Able to translate MSFIT out H&S strategy and objectives into regional operational plans
* Collaborates with Operational/Construction Directors to deliver cost effective and efficient performance
* Set and measure key performance indicators to drive Health & Safety excellence for the Business Unit
* Deliver presentations to staff and contractors when required.
* Lead and support the development of initiatives and best practices in HSW management
* Develop a positive H&S culture throughout the project management team and supply chain
* Support the project teams in incident investigation and when necessary, lead on investigations and ensure lessons learned are developed, communicated and embedded
* Drive change through communication, persuasion, engagement and innovation
* Support bid teams in tender preparation and subsequent interviews when required
* Evaluate Health and Safety requirements for potential new supply chain
About you:
* We are looking for a confident, engaging person who is a team player.
* Someone with experience of effectively motivating personnel to advance their levels of performance, productivity and professionalism, successfully supporting highly dynamic and focused teams.
* Strong communicator who can passionately articulate their vision to all stakeholders from clients to operatives onsite
* Exceptional written and oral communication skills including dynamic presentations and writing of reports, documents, results of inspections and investigations, and for follow ups along with maintaining records.
* Comprehensive understanding of CDM, including the Client, PD and PC roles including their application. Along with a keen interest in Health & Safety by design (Bracknell role)
* Skilled at coaching and mentoring employees
* Awareness of industry wide health & Safety best practice
Technical ability:
* Formal Health & Safety qualification
* Working towards or achievement of chartered member of IOSH and demonstrable evidence of CPD relative to current industry best practice.
* Proficient in incident investigation skills including root cause analysis
* Qualification in fire risk assessment/fire management (desirable)
And in return:
We provide an excellent working environment, with the chance to network and meet like-minded people through staff social events. We have an open and accepting culture, where you’ll given the scope to come up with your own ideas.
We offer a market leading salary, bonus and a benefits package including:
* 25 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure)
* Company pension scheme
* Private medical care
* Employee Discount Scheme – an online platform for all staff offering a variety of discounts at various shopping outlets
* Outstanding training and progression
* Cycle To Work scheme
Overbury operates an Equal Opportunities Policy and are committed to building an organisation which actively promotes a culture that is free from discrimination. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the initial requirements. Should you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.