Health & Safety Manager

A&O Shearman; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job description

We currently have an opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to join our London office. Reporting to the Global Head of Environmental Sustainability and the Global Head of Resilience, this role will be a leader and trusted advisor on health and safety (H&S) management and the development and maintenance of H&S culture in the workplace. You will hold responsibility for the UK Safety Management System, including strategy, continual improvement, operational H&S management and relationships including developing and implementing initiatives, projects, and data analysis.

Role and responsibilities

• Developing and implementing health and safety strategies, objectives, projects and plans, in accordance with best practice in the professional services sector to continuously improve H&S performance.
• Leading, managing and maintaining the implementation and development of the ISO 45001 Safety Management System, including transition to the new London office building in 2026.
• Managing the H&S budget for operational and capital expenditure.
• Managing all UK health and safety data systems and records and ensuring that all data has been received and input in accordance with agreed timescales, quality requirements and system specifications.
• Collating and analysing H&S data from a range of UK and global activities.
• Developing and maintaining H&S communications and engagement to support the strategy, and presenting routine and ad-hoc agendas, reports, presentations, etc. for key stakeholders and stakeholder groups including relevant Practice Group representatives and staff forums.
• Reporting or sharing data with internal and external client and regulatory bodies.
• Undertaking planned and reactive UK and global audits, inspections, risk assessments, stakeholder support, incident and accident investigations to identify, manage and reduce the firm's HSE risks.
• Managing, monitoring and maintaining HSE training and online software training arrangements especially for fire wardens, first aiders, etc.
• Indirectly managing team members responsible for First Aid supplies and workstation equipment.
• Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders to respond to client and business requests for information.
• Auditing contractors to ensure compliance with the firm’s safety objectives.
• Managing the workstation assessment process and responses to those assessments.
• Processing all ergonomic equipment orders and managing delivery, maintenance and replacements.
• Liaising with HR and Occupational Health to meet shared H&S and wellbeing objectives as necessary.
• Taking the lead on H&S related aspects of business continuity management situations such as evacuations, floods and incidents.

Key requirements
Knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience of managing H&S in a professional services environment.
• Management and development of ISO 45001 Safety Management Systems.
• Experience of operating within a small team.
• Ability to work in a matrix-management organisation using influence and negotiation skills to ensure the achievement of day-to-day and long-term H&S objectives in decision making involving a range of business priorities.
• High levels of drive to continually improve performance.
• Ability to work under high levels of pressure as necessary during day-to-day activities and, especially, business continuity/first aid incidents.
• Experience in detailed data analysis, identification of trends and corrective initiatives and projects.
• Outstanding ability to engage with a complex business and respond to queries in a professional manner.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to deliver messages tailored for a wide range of internal audiences at all levels of seniority.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma in Health and Safety or equivalent Degree.
• Chartered MIOSH or working towards Chartership.

Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.

We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees.

Additional information - External

A&O Shearman is a new global industry-leading law firm, with nearly 50 offices in 29 countries worldwide. Our fluency in English law, US law, and the laws of the world’s most dynamic markets enables us to provide unmatched insight and seamless delivery to clients. We work on challenging and important deals and disputes that have the potential to shape the future.