Health and Safety Manager - Facilities Management | Outside IR35 | 40hr week Mon - Fri

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a Leading Facilities Management company who are experiencing significant growth. The Health & Safety Manager is responsible for upholding health and safety standards And maintaining a positive culture towards behavioural safety at sites nationally. This role will include national travel, and you will have full autonomy on managing your diary. You will be the go-to person and will be manage all facilities duties by providing an efficient, well-maintained and safe working environment for employees and visitors by using best business practices. 

Day rate: DOE

 Responsibilities:

• Undertake regular observation inspections and audits in keeping with an agreed programme in all operating regions and act and report accordingly.

• Investigate and report on incidents, dangerous occurrences, ill health, wellbeing concerns and near misses. Identify opportunities for improvement.

• Prepare and present leading and lagging indicator statistics relevant to the development of the safety strategy.

• Advise and assist site and office-based staff on all aspects of the Company's, Health & Safety Environmental and Energy Systems and procedures.

• Source, plan, and deliver training to employees to recognised/acceptable standards. - Assess competence of sub-contractors. - Contribute to the development of operating procedures and other aspects of the Safety, Health, Environmental and Energy Management Systems.

• Carry out risk, COSHH assessments and writing of method statements whilst ensuring compliance with H&S and legal obligations.

• Continuous Improvement of processes within Quality Management System

• Coordinate internal annual audits for site health & safety, catering, contractors, security and the IMS. The successful candidate:

• Relevant H&S, Certificate IOSH Managing Safely essential or equivalent qualification.

• Experience preferably in a health and safety/environmental/energy related role with the FM/Building Services Industry.

• Experience in delivering presentations/training sessions.

• Experience of health and safety, environmental, and energy management systems

• Auditing and Compliance experience

• Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office and Databases

• Outstanding communication both written and verbal across all levels of internal and external interface

Requirements:

• A flexible approach to meet business and customer needs. 

• Ability to travel to sites in a geographical area with flexibility to travel across the UK 

• Role requires occasional overnight stays.

• Full UK driving licence.

lee.spiers@thornbaker.co.uk

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