Health and Safety Advisor

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To provide an easy, reliable, and customer focussed workplace health and safety advice service for every customer, internal or external, across all parts of the business. Support colleagues to maintain safe environments and deliver safe services, which comply with health and safety legislation and take account of industry best practise.

Work closely with the Health and Safety Manager in providing robust Health and Safety audits and inspections of Connect Property Services / Peabody Group Maintenance and its Client sites.

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience in providing health and safety advice and services within a property maintenance environment and to have a good understanding of engineering disciplines.
• Provide health and safety advice for colleagues that is compliant with current legislation and considers current industry best practise and health and safety issues.
• Support managers and colleagues with completing operational risk assessments, complete specialist and organisational risk assessments as required.
• Assist managers in identifying health and safety training needs and as appropriate facilitate the delivery of health and safety training directly or indirectly.
• Attend and participate in internal and external health and safety group meetings.
• Someone who is able to work independently, exercising good initiative and judgement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills.
• Experience and ability to deliver excellent customer care and value diversity.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work on a variety of tasks simultaneously.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines and targets.
• Able to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to so that consistent and standard practice is achieved across the business.
• Provide verbal or written health and safety briefings or reports for managers and colleagues about current or newly arising issues.
• Have as a minimum a NEBOSH Certificate.
• Registered with a recognised professional health and safety body or willing to gain membership i.e. the Institute of Occupational safety.
• Experience with IT and computer systems.

As a Health and Safety Advisor Repairs and Maintenance you’ll be first point of contact for health and safety concerns or queries, providing an easy, reliable, and customer focussed workplace health and safety advice service for every customer, internal or external, across all parts of the business. With a particular focus on supporting colleagues to maintain safe environments and deliver safe services, which comply with health and safety legislation and take account of industry best practise. You’ll actively work closely with the Health and Safety Manager in providing robust Health and Safety audits and inspections of Connect Property Services / Peabody Group Maintenance and its Client sites. These are spread across several counties and therefore the requirement to have access to a vehicle is required.

You’re a people person who likes to get things done and are focussed on the details. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with other teams and you’re first rate at building meaningful relationships across the business to enable you to find creative solutions to issues.

Your role covers all aspects of Health and safety – everything from assisting in the development of health and safety policies and carrying out health and safety audits to continuously improving our services and customer satisfaction.

You’ll need to be in the office for 3 days per week and the remaining time you’ll be able to work remotely.

This role requires a full UK Driving License and access to a car for business purposes.

Here are just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:

• two additional paid volunteering days each year
• flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal