Health And Safety Manager

BW: Workplace Experts; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 60 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

BW: Workplace Experts is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to drive safety culture across commercial fit-out and refurbishment projects. You will lead risk mitigation, monitor compliance from pre-construction through handover, and oversee wellbeing programmes.

Key duties include policy development, strategic advisory to directors, audits, incident investigations, and liaison with clients to uphold regulatory standards and a proactive safety environment.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH diploma or equivalent required.
• 10 years in Health & Safety within construction or fit-out preferred.
• Experience implementing and maintaining ISO 45001.
• IOSH or IIRSM membership with CPD up to date.

Responsabilités

• Develop, implement and maintain Health & Safety policies, procedures and standards.
• Provide strategic Health & Safety advice to directors and senior management.
• Monitor Health & Safety performance, produce reports and identify trends and risks.
• Lead accident/incident investigations and embed lessons learned.
• Conduct audits across sites and ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Drive safety communications including stand downs, briefings and newsletters.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and stakeholders to promote a positive safety culture.
• Support training needs with HR and ensure relevant accreditations are maintained.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Influencing

Report writing

Independence

Formation

NEBOSH diploma

Outils

ISO 45001

Description du poste

The Health and Safety Manager drives BW’s safety culture throughout commercial fit-out and refurbishment projects by proactively mitigating risks, monitoring project compliance, investigating incidents and overseeing health, safety and wellbeing programmes from the pre-construction phase through to handover.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have a range of responsibilities. Duties will include but not be limited to the following:

• Develop, implement and maintain the companies Health & Safety policies, procedures and standards.
• Provide strategic advice to directors and senior management on Health, Safety and wider compliance matters.
• Monitor Health & Safety performance, produce reports and identify trends, risks and improvement actions.
• Carry out audits and reviews across the sites ensuring corrective actions are completed.
• Support project teams with tender submissions, pre-construction planning, construction phase planning and project risk profiles.
• Lead accident/ incident investigations, identifying route causes and ensuring lessons learned are embedded into practice.
• Deliver safety stand downs and safety briefings where required.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and other stakeholders to maintain compliance and promote a positive safety culture.
• Support site management in pre-emptively addressing high-risk activities and resolving safety concerns across all project phases.
• Keep up to date with new legislation and maintain a working knowledge of all Health and Safety Executive (HSE) legislation and any developments that affect the construction industry.
• Maintain up-to-date industry expertise through professional seminars and literature reviews.
• Design, draft, and distribute executive reports, company newsletters, and operational bulletins.
• Drive a culture of innovation across Health and Safety by implementing innovative tools and modern best practices.
• Liaise with the HR team regarding on‑going learning and development requirements, assisting with training as appropriate.
• Help in ensuring that all company accreditations linked or related to Health & Safety are maintained, liaising with the Health and Safety Director to ensure regular auditing, monitoring and that a review is carried out as appropriate (this may include ISO 45001, CHAS, Safe Contractor, CCS etc).
• Carry out inductions for direct BW personnel.

Requirements:

• The successful candidate will be required to have a NEBOSH diploma or similar.
• 10 years experience of working in Health & Safety, within the construction or fit out environment is preferred.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining ISO 45001.
• Preferred membership or IOSH or IIRSM with a current, up to date CPD.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills to resolve daily operational and safety challenges
• Good communication, organisation and influencing skills.
• Able to work proactively, independently and confidently.
• Ability to influence senior management and site teams in a fast-moving project environment.
• Excellent report writing and leadership skills.