Health & Safety Operations and Global Real Estate Governance Support Manager - Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Health & Safety Operations and Global Real Estate Governance Support Manager to oversee health and safety operations across the EMEA region. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, ensuring compliance with legislation, and managing training initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety and extensive experience in a similar role.

Qualifications

• Extensive work experience in a similar function.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations, standards and best practices.
• Background in technical safety issues related to building management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments to manage health and safety risks.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Manage the accident and incident reporting process.
• Support health and safety governance programs.
• Develop and manage health and safety training programs.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety

Certified Member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CertIOSH)

Job description

Overview

Global Real Estate is organized to efficiently partner with each line of business to provide global functional expertise with local implementation and manage the firm's real estate assets & investments. As a Health & Safety Operations and Global Real Estate Governance Support Manager - Vice President in Global Real Estate, you are responsible for overseeing and managing health and safety operations across the region. This role involves conducting risk assessment, ensuring compliance with legislation, managing accident and incident reporting, supporting governance programs and developing training initiatives. The Health and Safety Operations Manager will work closely with key stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments in collaboration with key stakeholders to identify and manage operational health and safety risks. Provide support and guidance to employees who undertake risk assessments. Conduct regular health and safety site inspections to ensure compliance and identify potential hazards.
• Ensure operational health and safety procedures comply with existing and future health and safety legislation. Advise on the applicability of legislation across the region as it pertains to Global Real Estate activities.
• Manage the accident and incident reporting process, including carrying out investigations, identifying corrective and preventative actions, documentation and escalation.
• Support the health and safety governance program by providing feedback from an operational perspective, participating in document reviews, compliance activities and escalating health and safety information through specified reporting channels.
• Support locations across the region to ensure they maintain compliance with local health and safety requirements, including resourcing, setup and maintenance of local committees.
• Provide health and safety operational support to Regional Crisis Management Teams and Site Incident Management Teams.
• Develop and manage the regional health and safety training program to enhance employee knowledge and skills. Communicate relevant health and safety information effectively to all stakeholders.
• Prepare and present health and safety metrics focused on driving performance improvements. Support the incorporation of new businesses to ensure health and safety is a priority and prepare relevant information in response to business development requests.
• Work in consultation with key stakeholders within the business, including Fire & Life Safety, EMEA Health and Safety Governance, Global Real Estate, Global Security and Human Resources.
• Develop and maintain health and safety online platforms and shared mailboxes, ensuring compliance with firmwide data retention requirements.
• Represent Global Real Estate at the EMEA Health and Safety Committee, providing insights and updates on operational health and safety matters. Participate in other employees forums, committees, working groups providing health and safety information as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in Occupational Health and Safety or related field
• Extensive work experience in a similar function
• Minimum qualification Certified Member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CertIOSH)
• Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations, standards and best practices
• Strong background on technical safety issues pertaining to building management
• Demonstrated ability to consult and provide resolution on a range of health and safety issues

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Capabilities

• Strong interpersonal communication and team player skills
• Effective negotiation and decision-making skills
• Proficiency in technical writing and attention to detail
• Ability to travel

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.