Health and Safety Manager - Edmonton, North London - £65k-£75kpackage - top 10 main construction contractor working on a major infrastructure project. Duties: • Initiate and maintain positive measures to raise standards, ensuring the company complies with OHSAS 18001 obligations, health & safety legislation and all minimum health & safety standards (MSS). • Support the monitoring of sites through the audit process, in a proactive manner to address any issues. • Establish a system to ensure that all personnel on site, to work or to visit, have received a site induction briefing before going on site. Ensure the induction is regularly updated to reflect current site hazards/conditions. • Ensure effective investigations take place to prevent accidents & incidents, whilst ensuring effective learning from all events are presented to the head of HSEQ for wider business distribution. • Ensure a construction phase health & safety plan is prepared and accepted before works start and make sure the plan is continually updated. • Introduce initiatives to improve standards and ensure safe working, whilst focusing on the proactive side of health & safety management. • Identify, promote and where required, implement health & safety best practice. • Participate in supporting the business with regards to tenders and pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQ’s) and tender submissions, as designated by Senior Safety Manager/Preconstruction Team. • Work with the supply chain to establish effective relationships and ensure continuous improvement in delivering safety solutions. • In cases of difference of opinion on health & safety issues, lead negotiations to reach the best solution for the project. • Ensure a schedule of weekly health & safety inspections is established and monitored, including operational staff, senior management and support services. • Ensure effective assessments of the site are carried out prior to the start of any work, focusing on potential hazards e.g. services, access, ground conditions, etc. Person Specification • Previous experience as a Health and Safety Manager working on a major infrastructure project • Degree or equivalent in Environment Management / Sciences / Sustainability and/or completion of IEMA Foundation Certificate • NEBOSH General or NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NVQ L3 in Health and Safety