HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER
£70,000 – £80.000
Key Responsibilities:
- Health & Safety Audits: Manage and monitor the annual Health and Safety and Fire Risk Assessment program, ensuring audits are conducted as scheduled.
- Compliance Support: Assist the Residential Management Team in implementing the Building Safety Act and related legislation, ensuring proper documentation and submissions to the Building Safety Regulator.
- Action Monitoring: Review responses from Property and Engineering Managers to risk assessment findings, ensuring timely and effective actions are taken.
- Statutory Inspections: Ensure that all statutory Thorough Examinations and testing are carried out in advance of deadlines.
- Health and Safety Meetings: Organise and attend Health and Safety Committee meetings, record minutes, and follow up on action items.
- Health and Safety Bulletins: Prepare and distribute bulletins to communicate key health and safety updates or issues across the company.
- Compliance Guidance: Serve as the main point of contact for Property Management Teams, providing advice and guidance on interpreting Health and Safety legislation and Codes of Practice.
- Risk Assessment Support: Assist Property Management Teams in preparing task-specific risk assessments for properties under management.
- Training & Assessments: Ensure Display Screen Equipment and Manual Handling assessments are conducted and followed up with appropriate action.
- Training Oversight: Review and ensure effective Health and Safety training is provided to staff at all levels.
- Accident Investigations: Oversee and guide accident investigations, ensuring proper reporting and follow-up actions.
- In-House Audits: Conduct annual internal audits to meet statutory requirements and ensure compliance with company service commitments.
- Emergency Evacuation Plans: Manage Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEP) and Display Screen Equipment assessments for staff requiring desk-side support.
- Event Support: Assist Property Management Teams in event set-up, ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines.
- Onboarding: Induct new employees into the company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Ad-Hoc Tasks: Perform other duties as needed to support health and safety initiatives across the company.
Essential:
- NEBOSH General Certificate in Health and Safety (NEBOSH Diploma preferred)
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and CoPilot
- Experience in managing health and safety in residential (HRB) property management
Knowledge & Experience of:
- Health and Safety legislation, including the Building Safety Act and associated regulations
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
- Codes of Practice and CDM Regulations
- Occupational Health and Safety standards
- Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation principles
- Auditing and compliance monitoring
- Training and educating others on Health and Safety procedures
- Risk assessments, including Fire Risk and Structural Safety assessments
- Managing permits to work and water treatment processes
If you’re a proactive, knowledgeable professional with a passion for maintaining a safe working environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send your CV to sally.ridgway@foundationrecruitment.com