Head of Health and Safety

Irwin & Colton Limited; London; On-site; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global property company is looking for a Head of Health and Safety based in London. This role requires overseeing health and safety compliance across European operations, leading best practices in a professional environment, and engaging with stakeholders at all levels. Ideal candidates will hold a NEBOSH diploma and have experience in health and safety leadership roles.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus scheme

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar health and safety leadership position.
• Experience in property, facilities management or related industries.
• Membership of IOSH (Chartership ideally) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure culture of best practice for health and safety across the business.
• Lead health and safety strategy across European operations.
• Develop and manage health and safety management systems.

Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Assessment

Leadership

Education

NEBOSH diploma (or equivalent)

Job description

Head of Health and Safety
London-based (with European travel)
Salary: Up to £80,000 plus car allowance, bonus and excellent benefits

We've been engaged by a global, FTSE-100 real estate organisation to identify a new Head of Health and Safety to oversee their European business lines and portfolio. The organisation is comprised of multibillion-pound industrial real estate that is owned, managed, and leased to numerous businesses across various industries.

This role will report directly to the Health and Safety Director and will lead on all strategic aspects of Health and Safety across the company's European operations. With plans in place, this role plays a key part in maintaining and improving relationships across the business and its European stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Responsibilities of the Head of Health and Safety will include:

• Ensure a culture of best practice for health and safety across the business and property portfolio, ensuring regulatory European compliance
• Provide expert guidance and leadership to the Board of Directors and engage with all staff across the organisation on health and safety issues
• Ensure activities across the portfolio are properly risk assessed and manage a regular audit programme to evaluate performance
• Develop and manage the health and safety management system, seek opportunities to improve and enhance the overall Health and safety strategy and performance

The successful Head of Health and Safety will have:

• NEBOSH diploma (or equivalent) and membership of IOSH (Chartership ideally)
• Proven experience in a similar health and safety leadership position, ideally within property, facilities management or related industry experience
• Proven experience of influencing and engaging with stakeholders at all levels
• Willingness to travel across Europe when required to do so

This is an excellent opportunity to work for a leading property company in a professional and forward-thinking environment. For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Matthew Cathcart on [phone] or apply here.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the Southeast of England. We recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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