Health & Safety Lead - Education Projects (Travel)

Mace; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Travel allowance

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Mace is seeking a health, safety and wellbeing advisor to provide visible HSW guidance across education sector projects, with travel to Cambridge and the wider Eastern region. The role includes implementing HSW policies, audits, and supporting ISO standards, while contributing to net-zero initiatives and liaising with stakeholders.

The role covers two days per week travel, with a £6,000 car allowance and additional travel allowance.

Qualifications

• Experience of a HSW role in the industry and school sector.
• Formal qualification in safety management e.g. NEBOSH general certificate (or equivalent) with significant qualitative experience or NEBOSH diploma or NVQ Level 6 (desirable).
• Member of relevant professional body such as IOSH (certified IOSH or CMIOSH desirable), OHSA etc. (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Driving the implementation and compliance of business health safety and wellbeing (HSW) policies, procedures, guidance notes and standards on assigned project/s.
• Monitoring and assisting with the creation and coordination of the inspection and audit schedule, undertakes, and provides support for operational health safety and wellbeing (HSW) inspections and audits.
• Understanding the contractual and statutory requirements related to projects within the defined portfolio and maintain ability to be able to advise accordingly in order to protect the project’s integrity.
• Providing Input and participates in the development of new and updates to existing standards.
• Supporting preparation of external ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and other applicable standards.
• Evaluating and interpreting results of reporting, audits, corrective actions, operations reports and KPI, ensuring mechanisms are in place to enable accurate measurement, reporting and rectification - identifies gaps for improvement and develops mitigation plans with operations to support rectification.
• Contributing to and managing incident investigations in line with business procedures.
• Seeking opportunities for continuous improvements/improving working processes.
• Developing effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

Skills

HSW experience

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH membership desirable

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 6 desirable

Job description

Mace is seeking a health, safety and wellbeing advisor to provide visible HSW guidance across education sector projects, with travel to Cambridge and the wider Eastern region. The role includes implementing HSW policies, audits, and supporting ISO standards, while contributing to net-zero initiatives and liaising with stakeholders.

The role covers two days per week travel, with a £6,000 car allowance and additional travel allowance.