Health Safety and Wellbeing Manager

Skanska UK Plc; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join their HS2 main works team in London. This role involves providing management advice on H&S policies, surveillance at operational sites, and relationship management with external stakeholders. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of relevant experience and appropriate health and safety qualifications. The company promotes diversity and supports applicants throughout the recruitment process.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience in Construction / Infrastructure Health & Safety.
• Ability to assess and appoint sub-contractors.
• Capability to monitor and analyze H&S performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management on H&S policies and procedures.
• Assist with and undertake H&S surveillance of operational sites.
• Attend HAZID reviews and assist with risk assessments.

Skills

Construction Health & Safety experience

Safety management

Stakeholder management

Education

Safety, Health and Environmental Diploma, Degree or equivalent

Working towards CMIOSH

Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5

Job description

Overview

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society. We are looking for a Health , Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join our HS2 main works team in London.

What you'll do

• Provide operational and functional management with advice on the practical implementation of the SCS H&S policies and procedures.
• Provide operational and functional management with advice on the prevention of accidents, incidents and ill health
• Undertake and/ or assist the Head of HSW and/ or West DU SLT in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, HSE and others as required.
• Provide advice, guidance and independence with regards to the assessment of and appointment of sub-contractors
• Assist with and undertake H&S surveillance where required of operational sites.
• Attend HAZID reviews and assist with the preparation of H&S risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of H&S performance for both client and parent companies. Utilise data to highlight areas of further consideration, evaluation and intervention.

What you'll bring to the role

• At least five years’ experience in relevant field of Construction / Infrastructure Health & Safety
• Safety, Health and Environmental Diploma, Degree or equivalent NCRQ or NVQ
• Working towards chartered membership of IOSH – CMIOSH
• Institute of Leadership and Management Level 5

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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