Health and Safety Manager

Peaks & Plains Housing Trust; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement & birthday leave

Pension scheme

Agile working

Health cash plan

Training & development

Modern office

Job summary

Peaks & Plains Housing Trust in Macclesfield is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Trust’s health and safety strategy, management system and governance framework. The role ensures risks to employees, residents, contractors and visitors are effectively identified, managed and monitored across our multi-site housing operation.

The successful candidate will benefit from agile working between home and office, with a 37-hour

Qualifications

• Experience managing health and safety within a complex, multi-site organisation.
• Ideally within social housing, property, construction, facilities management or a similarly regulated environment.
• NEBOSH Diploma (or nearing completion) or recognised equivalent; IOSH (CMIOSH) membership preferred.
• A full driving licence and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Trust’s health and safety strategy, management system and governance framework.
• Ensure risks to employees, residents, contractors, visitors and others are identified, managed and monitored.
• Oversee health and safety governance across a multi-site housing operation.

Job description

The vacancy

Health and Safety Manager

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week (permanent)

Agile - The role will be agile between home based and office with a requirement to work at the office and attend sites as required each week.

Salary: £54,174.51

We’re a housing provider in Macclesfield with over 5,000 properties across East Cheshire and the surrounding areas. We’re ambitious, with plans to build more homes, regenerate local areas and continue investing in our properties. We provide housing to those in housing need and aim to be a great landlord for our customers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health and Safety Manager to join the Trust.

The successful candidate will lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Trust’s health and safety strategy, management system and governance framework, ensuring that risks to employees, residents, contractors, visitors and others affected by the Trust’s activities are effectively identified, managed and monitored.

We can offer you:

• 29 days holiday per year plus birthday leave and Bank Holidays
• A great pension scheme that’s tailored to suit your needs
• Agile working providing homeworking and flexibility of working hours.
• A focus on your health and wellbeing including access to our Health Cash Plan offering a variety of benefits and discounts.
• Training and development opportunities - let us help you reach your career goals.
• A modern office with a friendly working environment

To succeed you’ll have previous experience of managing health and safety within a complex, multi-site organisation, ideally within social housing, property, construction, facilities management or a similarly regulated environment.

You should also have a recognised health and safety management qualification such as the NEBOSH Diploma (or nearing completion) or recognised equivalent as well as knowledge of ISO 45001 management systems. You should also be a Chartered member of IOSH (CMIOSH), or equivalent recognised professional status. A full driving licence and access to a car is also required.

Our Values are at the core of everything we do, so we are looking for someone whose values agree with ours and will embed these too!

We will be assessing applications as we receive them. We will keep the job open until the vacancy is filled.

For further details of the role and skills required, please take a look at the job description attached to this advert.

About us

We manage over 5000 homes across East Cheshire and the High Peak and we exist to work together to provide safe homes & thriving communities by playing a part in addressing local housing need.

Working together to provide safe homes and thriving communities.

Benefits

• Great holiday allowance
• Pension contributions up to 12%
• Flexible & Agile Working
• Health cash plan
• Training on the job
• Discounts and cashback on big brands

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and communities, to bring different perspectives and ideas to benefit the organisation and its customers.

We promote an inclusive environment in which our staff can thrive - a place where everyone feels that they belong.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will support with any reasonable adjustments needed during the recruitment process.