VS/7228D

Health, Safety & Environment Manager

Manchester City Centre

£45,000 – £55,000 per annum – Negotiable upwards dependent on experience

40 hours per week, Monday – Friday

My client is a leading UK property developer, currently seeking an experienced and qualified Health and Safety Advisor to advise on building safety management, within the company and across their high and low-rise apartment blocks and offices. 

As a Buildings Safety Advisor, you will be responsible for ensuring the company complies with all statutory and non-statutory safety responsibilities in relation to legislation and building regulations.

You will also ensure a high level of building safety across all of their developments, with the welfare and safety of staff, residents and other building users being your top priority. 

Key responsibilities

• Assist, develop and maintain information management systems for the safe management of buildings, maintaining accurate records and systems
• Provide advice and ensure compliance with regulations on fire and building safety, legionella, asbestos, electrical and gas
• Conduct audits and inspections in accordance with a monitored programme
• Identify building hazards and ensure remedial works are undertaken
• Communicate with residents about the safe management of their building
• Influence a culture of positive health, safety and wellbeing within the company
• Coordinate the organization and evaluation of disaster recovery drills
• Ensure the accident, incident and near miss reporting procedure is followed across the developments
• Establish positive relationships with a wide range of colleagues and suppliers
• Providing advice to company employees, senior managers, managers and staff, on all aspects appertaining to health, safety and environmental matters
• Arranging and carrying out site safety and environmental audits and safety inspections, maintain records of audits and inspections and ensure necessary corrective measures are agreed and implemented
• Assisting with incident/accident investigations
• Assisting with investigating the environmental implications of the company’s activities and suggesting actions which may prove beneficial to the environment, the company or others
• Continuously seeking, proposing and implementing agreed H&S and environmental performance improvements
• Support on our current cultural drive to improve health safety and environmental standards on company projects and offices
• Provide statistical data to the director responsible for SHE to demonstrate where improvements can be made
• Identify root cause analysis of any incidents occurring
• Maintain regular contact with all project teams and office managers to advise on SHE matters

Qualifications, skills and experience

• NEBOSH Health & Safety Qualified
• Demonstrable knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022
• Experience of H&S within high rise residential apartment blocks
• A relevant Fire Safety qualification accredited by the IFE or IFSM or equivalent
• Relevant experience in environmental matters and a good understanding of ISO 14001
• Comprehensive knowledge of H&S legislation and practice in Construction and Property Sector(s), residential apartments blocks or similar
• Solid understanding of high-risk residential buildings including fire risk, construction and M&E
• Motivated, driven and passionate about improvement of H&S
• Good communicator, with a positive, pragmatic mindset and a can-do attitude
• Accountable, self-motivated and results driven
• Excellent IT skills including the use of Office packages
• Able to work closely and establish positive relationships
• Experience in carrying out compliance inspections and audits
• Ability to travel to all offices and buildings within the portfolio on a regular basis.
• A full clean UK driving licence
• Relevant CSCS Card
• Ability to work clearly and accurately under pressure and tight timescales

• Membership of a relevant organisation (IOSH / IIRSM)

In the first instance please apply by forwarding your CV

Please contact Vicky at our Manchester office

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