HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER - CONSTRUCTION
WEMBLEY
SALARY UP TO £55,000 DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE
Our client is a rapidly expanding civil engineering company that now requires a Health & Safety Manager to join their busy team based at their Head Office in Wembley.
A Health & Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring that an organisation and its employees adhere to safety standards. Their duties include creating and implementing organisational safety guidelines, promoting a culture of safety in the workplace, and performing regular site inspections to check compliance.
Safety Manager duties & responsibilities:
Health & Safety Managers design and implement safety procedures and regulations to minimise the risk of accidents or injuries or accidents in the workplace. Other duties and responsibilities of a Health & Safety Manager include:
- Carrying out safety risks assessments prior to starting a new project.
- Reviewing all work procedures and ensuring they meet industry safety standards.
- Preparing and filing reports for accidents and other safety breaches.
- Staying up to date with health, safety, and environment regulations.
- Ensuring safe installation of equipment and overseeing external contractors.
- Conducting in-house training sessions on health and safety awareness.
The responsibilities include:
- Manage and ensure that the highest standards of Health and Safety are always maintained.
- Creation, implementation, reviewing and management of health and safety policies and procedures.
- Creation and reviewing of risk assessments, method statements and COSHH assessments.
- Pre-construction / Construction Phase Plan and H&S file creation and management.
- Undertake site audits and inspections, identifying areas for improvement and reporting on the findings.
- Assessing and managing safety hazards, including completion of H&S paperwork.
- Ensuring appropriate site rules and welfare facilities are in place.
- Carrying out regular health and safety inspections.
- Ensure compliance on all sites.
- CDM advice and guidance.
- Conduct training, toolbox talks, inductions and investigate incidents, where required.
- Develop and implement best practice to improve performance.
- Attending site and management meetings.
- Hold, chair, and minute meetings.
- Produce and present presentations.
- Supervise the implementation of work safety plans, method statements, risk assessments and other works procedures ensuring they comply with the relevant documentation. Monitor and report on their effectiveness.
- Work collaboratively with external and internal departments to ensure smooth running of health and safety on site, taking appropriate action to address issues or concerns in a timely manner.
Requirements:
- Currently UK based.
- Proven 5 years' previous experience within a UK construction H&S role.
- Nebosh Certificate in General Health & Safety.
- Knowledge of current Health & Safety Legislation, including CDM.
- Stable employment history.
- CSCS (required).
- Full, UK driving licence.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Excellent IT skills and experience in Microsoft Office / 365, including Word, Excel,
- Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.
- Thorough understanding of CDM regulations and site H&S.
- Ability to communicate confidently with people at all levels.
- Self-motivated and looking to progress in your career.
- Able to work under pressure to maintain deadlines.
- Articulate in written and oral English communication.
- Personally presentable always.
Benefits:
- Salary range starting from £50k to £55k per annum (depending on experience).
- Company pension scheme.
- Use of company mobile phone for business use.
- Use of company laptop for business use.
- Business mileage.
- 21 days' holiday including bank holidays.
If interested in applying for this exciting Health & Safety Manager role, please forward your CV to Anna Maguire.
Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, occasionally due to the high volume of applications this cannot always be possible and we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates. We will keep your details on file and may contact you with future opportunities.