Health and safety coordinator

CBRE; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global real estate services firm in Greater London is seeking a QHSE Permit Compliance Coordinator to support the health, safety, and compliance team. Responsibilities include managing contractor compliance, conducting inspections, and ensuring adherence to statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will be well-organized, have strong communication skills, and hold a formal qualification in Health & Safety Management. This role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working on an account would be very valuable.
• Must be extremely well organised.
• Knowledge and keeping up to date with relevant regulation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the contractor management platform on site.
• Drive improvements in onsite contractor management process.
• Ensure compliance of contractors with permits.
• Conduct compliance inspections of brand partners.
• Undertake inductions for contractors.
• Deliver pre-start meetings for contractors.
• Conduct permit spot checks on registered contractors.
• Perform Health and Safety observations.
• Ensure compliance with CBRE and Client standards.
• Close permits and maintain accurate records.
• Manage business processes to achieve client goals.
• Develop relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Work on continuous improvement plans.
• Manage contractor contravention process.
• Produce data in a presentable format.
• Investigate accidents/incidents involving contractors.

Skills

Organising/prioritising compliance matters

Verbal and written communication skills

Influencing and negotiating skills

Conflict management skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivation and organizational ability

Ability to work to deadlines

Education

Formal qualification in Health & Safety Management (Min IOSH Managing Safely)

Job description

COMPANY PROFILE

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

JOB TITLE: QHSE PERMIT COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. To provide administrative support to the health, safety and compliance team through monitoring and managing the online permit system (RiskWise) providing support to third party contractors, through induction process and ensuring all contractors are operating in line with CBRE Contractors Guide and statutory requirements.

Ideal for: Someone who has a high integrity standard and is keen to go the extra mile for a role that can make a difference. Experience working on an account would be very valuable as well as robust Excel and IT skills.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for managing the contractor management platform on site (RiskWise)
• Responsible for driving improvements in onsite contractor management process
• Responsible for the management of contractors, ensuring that they are complying with permits
• Responsible for compliance inspections of brand partners (ODIs)
• Undertake inductions for contractors and maintain all relevant records for the ongoing induction process
• Deliver pre-start meetings for third party contractors prior to works commencing and document and monitor as required
• To undertake permit spot checks on registered contractors, to ensure that are operating in line with Technical and Contractors Guides
• To undertake Health and Safety observations and inspections where contractors have been working to ensure that they have left the site compliant
• To ensure that all works carried out are compliant with CBRE and Client standards
• Responsible for ensuring permits are closed off and that records are accurately held
• Manage and use the appropriate business processes and procedures to ensure they deliver the outcomes required to meet Client contractual and business goals
• Develop productive working relationships with colleagues, client and visitors
• Work with others to improve customer service via continuous improvement plans
• Manage contractor contravention process and elevate to client as appropriate
• To produce data in presentational format to a high standard
• To undertake investigations into the circumstances and causes of accidents/incidents/near misses involving third party contractors and take necessary steps to prevent a recurrence.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Skills

• Organising/prioritising of compliance matters.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels.
• Good influencing and negotiating skills.
• Good conflict management skills, excellent attention to detail.
• Must be extremely well organised, with the ability to self‑motive and manage individual objectives and targets.
• Able to work to specific deadlines, and deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and keeping up to date with relevant regulation.
• A formal qualification in Health & Safety Management (Min IOSH Managing Safely).
• Experience of CDM 2015 regulations.

Behaviour

• Discrete and detail oriented.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affinitive Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)