Health & Safety Manager - Main Contractor

Hertfordshire/London

£70k-£90k plus package

The company

Our client is a leading Main Contractor specialising within the residential and education sectors. They deliver an exceptionally high-quality product and will work on extensive external residential refurbishments to high-end commercial fit-out projects and voids & disrepair projects.

Due to continued growth, our client is now looking for an ambitious Health & Safety Manager to head up the H&S operations for the whole group. You will report directly to the Managing Director and have full responsibility for all construction-related projects.

The projects vary in values between £1m-£6m and are a mix between external residential refurbishment work, to education projects, block upgrades and traditional build works.

The Role

The Health & Safety Manager will have responsibility for various divisions within the group. The individual will have overall responsibility for the company's health and safety and ensuring employees adhere to the group policy.

Responsibilities will include

• Managing audits liaising with clients, subcontractors, and other stakeholders
• Conducting regular site visits and producing report of findings
• Implementing preventative and remedial health and safety procedures and processes
• Production of RAMS as required by relevant legislation
• Arranging personnel training as required
• Investigate incidents under RIDDOR
• Promoting a health and safety culture throughout the organisation
• Ensuring compliance to the relevant ISO accreditations
• Production of CPP/M/S/Risk assessments including utility service searches.
• Undertake pre-start site/Microsoft teams meetings and liaise with their teams on anything project related.
• Production of Quality plans, inspection, and test plans and KPIS
• Attend monthly site progress meetings with the client to report any HSEQ&T related matters.
• Responsible for ensuring accreditations are renewed and maintained such as ISOQUAAR 9001, Safecontractor, Constructionline etc.
• Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant health, safety and welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant changes to the business.
• Production and upkeep of Company policies ensuring these are formally distributed throughout the business and adhered to.
• Implement a full programme of regular documented health and safety inspections, audits and checks to verify the company and subcontractors are meeting their statutory obligations, including safety related training.
• Plan and carry out site safety inspections and audits on a regular basis. Maintain records of inspections and audits and ensure your corrective measures are implemented where necessary; track and report on all corrective measures.
• Provide advice to company employees on all matters appertaining to health and safety.
• Undertake incident/accident investigations, report the findings to the MD and client/PC.
• Identify, Plan, organise and book employee training- This includes booking HSE tests and ordering competency cards.
• Arranging and maintaining suppliers for all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Identifying and ordering site safety signage for sites.
• Providing advice and undertaking audits for WHC

If this role sounds of interest, please apply or contact Sam Taylor