Our client is a specialist Scaffolding contractor who have an excellent reputation across the South East. Due to a restructure and further investment in growth, they require an experienced Scaffolding Health & Safety Manager to lead the H&S across their projects in the South East & London.
This job is a key role and excellent opportunity for an experienced H&S Manager to join a fast paced, friendly company.
Key responsibilities:
- Promote and implement positive health and safety behaviour change within the business.
- Provide support and technical advice and coaching to all Managers, Supervisors and Operatives to enable them to undertake their roles and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment.
- Work with managers to audit and assess their current health and safety standards, recognising gaps and areas for improvement.
- Take action whenever you witness any works that in your opinion, pose an uncontrolled risk.
- Engage with management to ensure compliance with current and incoming legislation, providing corrective advice where necessary.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve health and safety across the businesses.
- Participate in (and improve where necessary) audit and inspection processes, documenting all accidents, risk assessments and other statutory records.
- Instigate, co-ordinate and administer incident investigations and lessons learned process, as required. Manage the overall incident management process and report findings to the Directorate, and where necessary, the HSE.
- Conduct annual review of all the policies and procedures within the IMS ensuring that they reflect the needs of the business.
- Establish effective business relationships and work closely with the Operational and Senior Management teams.
- Assist in implementation health and safety policies, procedures and systems in accordance with legislation, industry safety guidelines and the IMS policy.
- Conduct random reviews on method statements to ensure compliance with company expectations, the IMS policy and current legislation.
- Act as company representative at designated external meetings relating to health and safety.
- Assist with the initial health and safety inductions for new starters.
- Maintain a reference library for appropriate legislation and technical standards / advances.
- Production and review of accident frequency rates (AFR).
- Maintain procedures for monitoring etc. and review against benchmarking.
- Manage relationships outside of the group, e.g. Local Authorities, Contractors, Consultants, Fire Authority & HSE.
- Comply with professional bodies (IOSH, IIRSM) Codes of Conduct.
- To take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks within the employee's skills and abilities.
Person specification;
The successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following criteria: Essential
· NEBOSH qualification
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Previous experience of managing a team.
· Able to communicate at all levels within the businesses.
• Able to encourage and coach individuals.
• Numerate: able to both produce and analyse statistical information.
• Ability to draft accurate and complex reports, policies, procedures
· Strong IT skills (including Email, Word and Excel)
· Driving licence (with no more than 6 points)
• Good standard of personal presentation.
• Familiarity with NASC Technical Guidance. Desirable
· Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).
· Previous experience of managing a team