H&S Manager - Scaffolding

ONLi Group Ltd; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ONLi Group Ltd is seeking an experienced Scaffolding Health & Safety Manager to lead health and safety across projects in the South East and London. The role requires NEBOSH qualification, proven leadership, and a track record in construction HSE.

You will promote safe behaviours, coach managers and operatives, and ensure compliance with current legislation and IMS policies. A proactive approach to incident investigations and external liaison will be essential.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH qualification essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing a team and guiding managers/supervisors.
• Ability to draft accurate reports, policies and procedures.
• Driving licence with no more than 6 points.

Responsibilities

• Promote and implement positive health and safety behaviour change within the business.
• Provide support, technical advice and coaching to Managers, Supervisors and Operatives on health, safety and environment.
• Audit and assess current safety standards, identify gaps and areas for improvement.
• Act upon any works posing uncontrolled risk and ensure compliance with legislation.
• Maintain IMS policies, procedures and systems reflecting business needs.
• Conduct incident investigations and document lessons learned, reporting to Directorate/HSE as required.
• Liaise with Local Authorities, Contractors, Consultants and Fire/HSE as needed.
• Assist with inductions for new starters and maintain a library for legislation and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Numeracy

Reporting

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Autonomy

Education

NEBOSH qualification

NASC Technical Guidance

Tools

Email

Word

Excel

Job description

Our client is a specialist Scaffolding contractor who have an excellent reputation across the South East. Due to a restructure and further investment in growth, they require an experienced Scaffolding Health & Safety Manager to lead the H&S across their projects in the South East & London. This job is a key role and excellent opportunity for an experienced H&S Manager to join a fast paced, friendly company.

Key responsibilities:

• Promote and implement positive health and safety behaviour change within the business.
• Provide support and technical advice and coaching to all Managers, Supervisors and Operatives to enable them to undertake their roles and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment.
• Work with managers to audit and assess their current health and safety standards, recognising gaps and areas for improvement.
• Take action whenever you witness any works that in your opinion, pose an uncontrolled risk.
• Engage with management to ensure compliance with current and incoming legislation, providing corrective advice where necessary.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve health and safety across the businesses.
• Participate in (and improve where necessary) audit and inspection processes, documenting all accidents, risk assessments and other statutory records.
• Instigate, co-ordinate and administer incident investigations and lessons learned process, as required. Manage the overall incident management process and report findings to the Directorate, and where necessary, the HSE.
• Conduct annual review of all the policies and procedures within the IMS ensuring that they reflect the needs of the business.
• Establish effective business relationships and work closely with the Operational and Senior Management teams.
• Assist in implementation health and safety policies, procedures and systems in accordance with legislation, industry safety guidelines and the IMS policy.
• Conduct random reviews on method statements to ensure compliance with company expectations, the IMS policy and current legislation.
• Act as company representative at designated external meetings relating to health and safety.
• Assist with the initial health and safety inductions for new starters.
• Maintain a reference library for appropriate legislation and technical standards / advances.
• Production and review of accident frequency rates (AFR).
• Maintain procedures for monitoring etc. and review against benchmarking.
• Manage relationships outside of the group, e.g. Local Authorities, Contractors, Consultants, Fire Authority & HSE.
• Comply with professional bodies (IOSH, IIRSM) Codes of Conduct.
• To take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks within the employee's skills and abilities.

Person specification;

The successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following criteria:

Essential

• NEBOSH qualification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous experience of managing a team.
• Able to communicate at all levels within the businesses.
• Able to encourage and coach individuals.
• Numerate: able to both produce and analyse statistical information.
• Ability to draft accurate and complex reports, policies, procedures
• Strong IT skills (including Email, Word and Excel)
• Driving licence (with no more than 6 points)
• Good standard of personal presentation.
• Familiarity with NASC Technical Guidance.

Desirable

• Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).
• Previous experience of managing a team