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Head of health and safety - construction

Hemel Hempstead
Permanent
BAM UK & Ireland
Construction
Posted: 20 February
Offer description

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Head of Health and Safety - Construction. A member of the UK&I HS&W leadership team and senior leader in BAM Construction, which also includes our FM business.

As Head of Health & Safety you will be providing competent H&S expertise and strategy to BAM Construction to help them achieve industry leading H&S performance. Leading the BAM Construction H&S department and working with and supporting the other members of the UK&I HS&W team.

This position can be based anywhere in the UK&I and will involve a mixture of working from home, projects and any UK&I office location.


Making Possible

* Support industry leading H\&S performance based on the divisional H\&S strategy
* Develop and deliver an Construction H\&S strategy
* Work with HR, L\&D and the Construction leadership team to ensure that persons working in the are competent in HS\&W in line with company HS\&W requirements
* Provide competent H\&S support and advice to the Construction leadership team
* Ensure high levels of HS\&W support is provided to the Construction division at all stages of the construction life cycle (work winning, pre-construction, construction, and completion)
* Ensure implementation and embedment of divisional HS\&W strategy objectives
* Influencing and working with the Construction Leadership Team to ensure that they lead and positively engage in H\&S
* Create and promote a positive H\&S reporting culture
* Lead by example and promote the creation of positive working environments and Everyone Safe and Well Every Day.
* Embedment of divisional HS\&W strategy objectives so that they become ‘business as usual’
* Evidence of a highly engaged Construction leadership team in H\&S matters
* Achievement of Divisional and Segment H\&S performance metrics
* High quality Construction H\&S reports and data
* Evidence of high-quality incident management
* High quality H\&S communication alerts
* Evidence of H\&S reward and recognition


What’s in it for you?

In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include;
⦁ Competitive salary
⦁ Company Car or Car allowance
⦁ A wide range of family friendly policies
⦁ 8% matched pension contributions
⦁ Private healthcare
⦁ Life assurance
⦁ 26 days holiday
⦁ 2 wellbeing days
⦁ 1 volunteering day
⦁ Personal and professional development
⦁ Flexible benefit pot


What do you bring to the role?

• Experience of a carrying out a strategic leadership position
• Minimum of 10-years’ experience in HS&W
• Experience of carrying out highly technical H&S support to complex
• Infrastructure or Construction projects
• Experience of Facilities Management is desirable
• High level understanding of root cause analysis
• Strong people leadership skills and history of managing a team of direct reports
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• A track record of implementing tangible HS&W improvement
• A positive, solution based attitude
• Ambition to develop yourself personally and professionally
• Ability to travel across the UK&I when required


About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.


The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"
For more information and the full job description, please contact Victoria Duncan, Recruitment Manager: vduncan@bam.com

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