Compliance and Health & Safety Manager

Totaljobs Group Ltd; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Compliance and Safety Manager to ensure health and safety obligations are met across properties. This role involves motivating a team, managing compliance standards, and maintaining knowledge of relevant legislation. You'll be responsible for developing assurance reports and promoting positive relationships within the team. If you're an inspirational leader with a solid understanding of health and safety compliance, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in the social housing sector. Apply now and help shape a new chapter in affordable housing!

Qualifications

• Degree level education or substantial experience in compliance and safety.
• Relevant professional qualification in property health, safety, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Motivate and manage a team ensuring compliance with health and safety laws.
• Develop assurance reports on health and safety compliance performance.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Leadership

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Influencing Skills

Education

Degree in Compliance and Safety or equivalent experience

Professional qualification (CIOB, RICS)

Job description

This job application is restricted to applicants in the UK only.

We’re looking for a Compliance and Safety Manager to join our Property Team. You’ll be responsible for making sure our Group’s statutory health and safety obligations are met, and that all our properties are compliant with health and safety laws.

Job requirements

1. Motivate and manage a team of staff in Compliance and Safety area, ensuring all regulatory and legal compliance standards are met.
2. Making sure all compliance and safety targets are achieved and service level agreements are met.
3. Ensure a robust health and safety management system is operating to provide effective health, safety, and compliance.
4. Maintain an in-depth knowledge of all relevant health and safety legislation, building regulations, British Standards and sector best practices.
5. Make sure implications of any future regulation and legislation changes are considered, risk assessed and used to improve and update the Group’s corporate approach to health, safety, and compliance.
6. Control all compliance areas, making sure all regulatory and legislative responsibilities for fire, gas, asbestos, electrical, water hygiene and lift safety are achieved.
7. Develop and produce regular assurance reports covering all areas of performance on health and safety compliance.
8. Promoting positive working relationships and one team approach with all other managers and staff, adopting all the principles of the Leadership Compact.

What we’re looking for:

1. Educated to a degree level or qualified by substantial experience in compliance and safety.
2. A relevant professional qualification in property health, safety, and compliance CIOB, RICS, or equivalent.
3. Experience of leading and managing compliance in a social housing or similar setting.
4. A solid understanding of statutory health and safety compliance across social housing including fire, gas, and electrical safety as well as legionella and asbestos risk management.
5. A solid understanding of health and safety management and able to challenge unsafe practices.
6. Up to date knowledge of legislation, best practice, and statutory guidance.
7. Be the Group’s accountable lead for all matters relating to health and safety.
8. Excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills.
9. Experience of people management and HR processes.
10. Experience of supporting financial processes including expenses and invoice processing.
11. Supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
12. An inspirational leader who can develop, coach, encourage and motivate others.

Help us wave goodbye to stigmas and hello to a new chapter of affordable housing. Apply now!

We’ll be interviewing as we go so might close the application process early if we find the right person.