Construction Health & Safety Manager

Skillmatch Recruitment Ltd; Hertford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Construction Health & Safety Manager in Hertford. This role involves embedding health and safety practices, conducting audits, and managing training. Candidates should have a NEBOSH Certificate and experience in incident investigation within a facilities management environment. This position offers significant career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications

• Safety and/or environmental bias in previous roles.
• Experienced managing subcontractors and completing permits to work.
• Strong technical/engineering understanding in a manufacturing/pharmaceutical environment.

Responsibilities

• Embed health and safety best practices across teams.
• Lead health and safety programs and audits.
• Manage and deliver training programs for HSE duties.

Skills

Safety and/or environmental bias

Managing subcontractors

Auditing

Incident investigation

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent level 3 qualification

Job description

Due to an increase in upcoming projects, there is now a need for a Construction Health & Safety Manager to join this highly successful and forward-thinking organisation.

We are looking for a Construction Health & Safety Manager who wants to work in a diverse role where no two days are the same.

Our client is one of the largest facilities management and maintenance contractors in the UK, offering market leading opportunities for talented professionals looking for long term career progression.

As the Construction Health & Safety Manager, you will provide the delivery of both planned and reactive FM maintenance services.

The Construction Health & Safety Manager, will be responsible for:

• Engagement across the team from the management to the shop floor to our contractor supply chain to embed health and safety best practice and adhere to our clients contractor management programme.
• Leading on programmes of work and new initiatives across health and safety.
• Managing a regular audit and reporting program and communicating performance.
• Act as a key Health & Safety point of contact for the on site team and our contractor supply chain.
• Managing and delivering appropriate training programmes, methods of delivery and evaluation of effectiveness to ensure employees are competent regarding their HSE duties, including toolbox talks.
• Developing appropriate arrangements to ensure that risks from contractors and third-party suppliers are managed and effectively and in line with our client's contractor management programme.
• Proactively driving the Health & Safety agenda within the team, from hazard observations, near miss reporting, engagement of site safety champions and H&S.
• Undertaking investigations of site incidents and accidents that addresses circumstances, cause and consider improvements that could be made.
• Build a strong working relationship with the central HSE team and actively engage with them on high-risk activities.
• Regular Gembas of the site to ensure we are delivering a safe and working environment.
• Manage and maintain the COSHH register

To be successful for this Construction Health & Safety Manager role you must have:

• Safety and/or environmental bias in previous roles.
• Experienced managing subcontractors and completing permits to work.
• NEBOSH Certificate essential or equivalent level 3 qualification.
• Strong technical/ engineering understanding in a manufacturing/ pharmaceutical environment
• Able to demonstrate continuing professional development.
• Evidence of practical audit/inspection
• Experience in delivery of QHSE
• Broad experience and expertise in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Experience of Integrated Facilities Management sector, in particular Hard or Soft Services where applicable.

If you feel you have the necessary skills set and experience to perform this Construction Health & Safety Manager role, and you are interested in an opportunity offering unparalleled career development, please apply now