As the Health and Safety Manager in Liverpool you will have responsibility for implementing Estates related health and safety policies and standards. Your job will vary from day to day, but we are here to support you with any unexpected things that may arise. We want to aid your learning and development so that you feel fulfilled and passionate about your career at HMRC. We are looking for you to collaborate with the Estates Health & Safety Specialist to identify any building specific H&S issues that arise from inspections, and we will support you to implement solutions and resolve any issues and remedial work.
Occasionally you will be there to provide and advice, support and assurance to both HMRC and Other Government departments that appropriate risk assessments are in place. You will also have to investigate and respond to estates related incidents and record under the ACC1 Accidents at Work process, reporting progress up to the Health & Safety Specialist.
Job description
Here are some of the main duties you will undertake as Health and Safety Manager:
* Identify building specific Health & Safety issues via a programme of formal and informal inspections and liaise with subject matter experts as required to resolve.
* Provide Health & Safety advice and support in respect of Estates issues to both HMRC and Other Government Departments.
* Provide advice and carry out assurances to ensure effective risk assessments are in place, escalating risks where appropriate.
* Investigate and respond to Estates related incidents recorded under the Accident at Work process, reporting progress back to the HMRC Estates Health & Safety Specialist.
* Provide assurance at a Regional level for statutory compliance, liaising with FM Teams to ensure statutory compliance is being met and raising any concerns over levels of safety performance or statutory compliance to Head of Estate.
* Work alongside Estates team colleagues to provide statutory incident management cover between the hours of 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday.
* Develop and implement a full stakeholder management plan for all customers for Estates related Health & Safety issues and implement building wide Health & Safety Communications Plan.
* Support the Chair of Regional Health & Safety Committees.
* Establish and maintain a constructive and professional relationship with customers and third party suppliers, including responding to queries/escalations from customers within agreed SLAs, in order to secure appropriate outcomes.
* Build and maintain effective and professional working relationships across the Estate to identify and promote best practice in relation to customer service.
* Handle difficult situations appropriately to deliver effective outcomes for customers and HMRC.
* Interpret and apply statutory legislation appropriately to inform required decision making.
* Support colleagues in the national network of Health and Safety Managers, meeting regularly to share best practice and support other regions as required.
* Provide assurance that mandatory H&S building inductions are completed and records are maintained to meet audit requirements.
Although you have overall responsibility for Health and Safety within
Liverpool
, the post holder will be required to support the
Inland Border Force (IBF) sites
at
Sevington
and
Holyhead.
You will also support
the wider Workplace Operations team, and carry out other tasks to contribute towards the day to day running of the Estate, including responding to customer enquiries, maintaining processes within the building, updating signage etc and any other tasks directed by the Building Manager or Head of Estate.
Essential Criteria
Candidates must demonstrate:
* Recent relevant experience in applying Health and Safety policy and standards in the workplace.
* Previously worked in a customer service focused environment.
* Experience managing contractors and KPIs.
* Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience of working within a building management / property / FM function
* Membership of IOSH or other relevant Health and Safety Organisation
* Recent experience of developing and providing health and safety policy and advice in a large, diverse organisation.
* Evidence of providing support to a wide-ranging audience and partnering with stakeholders to enhance service delivery.
Qualification Requirements
NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent NQF/QCF level 3 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) / SCQF Level 6 (Scotland), in Health and Safety Management
or
willing to complete study and obtain this qualification within
12 months
of taking up post.