Safety Manager - Project & Transformation

Medirest Signature; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a confident Safety Manager to oversee health and safety in national projects. The role demands expert guidance for project managers, strategic risk assessment, and strong leadership skills to drive safety excellence. Attractive compensation includes a competitive salary, additional benefits, and travel flexibility.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Discounts on various products and services

Generous company sick pay

24/7 wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Level 6 Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner qualification required.
• Experience functioning at a senior management level.
• Excellent knowledge of SHE legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to project managers on H&S impacts.
• Ensure risks are mitigated during transformation projects.
• Maintain health, safety, and welfare of employees.

Skills

Leadership

Risk Management

Communication

Incident Investigation

Decision Making

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Certified Member of IOSH

Job description

Job reference 325255
Safety Manager - Project & Transformation
Competitive salary plus £4,800 car allowance, healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with service and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent, Full time

Location: Hybrid role, National travel, with 2 days in the field

We are seeking an Safety Manager to lead the management and oversight of health and safety across our national and local change programmes.

In this pivotal role, you will provide expert guidance to project managers, ensure robust risk mitigation, and uphold the highest standards of safety for employees and operations. If you are an experienced health and safety professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for driving safety excellence, this opportunity is for you.

About the role

Provide guidance to project managers to ensure that potential H&S impacts have been adequately considered before deploying national or local change (e.g., new working methods or equipment).
Manage all elements of the H&S portfolio by assessing the size, complexities, and interdependencies of the change portfolio.
Ensure risks resulting from transformation projects are adequately mitigated and any potential increases to the business risk profile are highlighted and understood by the Executive Board via the functional Director.
Provide safety concurrence sign-off for new national projects.
Responsible for all matters relating to the health, safety, and welfare of employees within the Portfolio and those affected by their operations.
Upskill and maintain the knowledge base of Programmes, Engineering and Fleet community on all aspects of Health and Safety Management, working in conjunction with Ops Design, Group and HR colleagues.
Maintain the Change Management' SHE Instruction and develop associated documentation to ensure that there is robust governance in place to deploy projects and programmes at national and unit level.
Review proposed changes to SHE Management System Standards, Instructions, or associated materials to ensure that they adequately fulfil legal obligations, are consistent with other aspects of the Management System and incorporate forthcoming business changes or programmes

About you

Level 6 Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner qualification such as NEBOSH Diploma
Certified Member of IOSH or equivalent professional safety body; or working towards this level of membership
Experience of functioning at a senior management level
Excellent knowledge of SHE legislation
Experience of incident investigation techniques and root cause analysis
Able to identify and manage significant risks and opportunities, make effective decisions based on the analysis of appropriate data and knows when to employ additional or specific expertise resources.
Proactive in approach, deals confidently with competing demands, and is an acknowledged achiever with excellent prioritisation and planning skills.
Able to achieve good working relationship with colleagues at all levels in a large organisation, and to engage with key stakeholders.
Able to challenge and influence management teams in driving safety performance improvement.

Extra Benefits

Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
Supportive and generous company sick pay
Your Wellbeing -you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It's free, and it's for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we'll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

We understand that candidates may not meet all the criteria for the role. If your experience is different, but you have relevant skills we'd love to hear from you.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date:. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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