Health and Safety Advisor - UK & Ireland

Irwin & Colton Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate organization in the UK seeks a Health and Safety Advisor to enhance safety measures across their property portfolio. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with regulations, providing expert guidance, and managing health and safety audits. Ideal candidates will hold a NEBOSH diploma and possess relevant experience in health and safety within property management. The role requires travel across the UK and Ireland.

Benefits

Car allowance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a health and safety role within property or facilities management.
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations across the business.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders on health and safety matters.
• Manage health and safety audits and improvement plans.

Skills

Health and safety management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Education

NEBOSH diploma or equivalent

IOSH membership

Job description

Health and Safety Advisor - UK & Ireland
London | Circa £50,000 plus car allowance

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by one of the world's largest real estate organisations to identify a new Health and Safety Advisor; focusing on the UK and Ireland operations. The organisation owns and manages a multimillion-pound portfolio within the commercial space.

This role will report directly to the Health and Safety Manager and will be part of leading all aspects of safety across the company (centrally), such as implementing new and improved strategy and ensuring management systems are in place across the UK and Ireland. This position will liaise with senior stakeholders across the business, with intention to raise the level of health and safety performance across the portfolio and share best practice across UK and Ireland sites.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a culture of best practice in health and safety across the business and client property portfolios, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Provide expert guidance and leadership to speak with stakeholders 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.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH diploma (or equivalent) is ideal, with relevant IOSH membership.
• Proven experience in a similar health and safety position, ideally with property management, facilities management, or related industry experience.
• Proven experience of influencing and engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and Ireland as-and-when necessary.

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.