Head of Health, Safety and Compliance

Michael Page • Temporary • Winsford, Cheshire West and Chester, England, United Kingdom • £71.50k / year • 7h ago

The key purpose of the role is to ensure that directors, managers and employees have the competence, knowledge and skills to ensure that all employees go home safe and well at the end of their day and in conjunction with your team, that our customers can live safely and healthily in their homes.

Client Details

Our client is an award winning housing association with over 7,000 homes across Cheshire, and now expanding geographically across the North West.

Description

To lead, motivate and develop the team through regular performance management, providing direction and vision for the department and constantly monitoring this for outputs.
To ensure that the client is fully compliant with Health and Safety and all compliance legislation.
The management of fleet including vehicles and telematics assigned to all operatives.
The facilities management of key office buildings.
To lead on promoting a positive and proactive culture of health and safety within the organisation using behavioural safety techniques; two-way communications with all levels of staff regarding safety matters via the health and safety committee, developing tool box talks to be delivered by managers and by leadership health and safety inspections; leading by example; positively rewarding employees who report near misses and providing effective coaching and training programmes
To be responsible for the review, development and implementation of the clients Occupational Health and Safety Management System
To collaborate closely with other managers to develop and implement systems for the control and monitoring of contractors and contract compliance regarding health and safety.
To implement systems which record, monitor and report on health and safety performance and to make appropriate health and safety recommendations, assigning actions as appropriate and monitoring progress against actions.
In conjunction with the People Team, to develop, implement and deliver appropriate training programmes for Board Members, Directors, Managers and Employees
To work collaboratively on health and safety related matters with officers of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), external enforcement and other agencies including the Local Authority, Fire and Rescue Service and Police Constabulary
To provide regular health and safety reports and strategic advice and updates to the Director of Homes, Leadership team and Board
To be responsible for the management of the health and safety budget

Profile

A successful Head of Health, Safety and Compliance should have:

Previous experience in a similar role and a minimum Chartered Member of IOSH plus a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
Experience in leading, managing, motivating, and developing people and teams by providing clear goals and direction through effective and regular performance management. housing
Strong technical knowledge of legislation and health and safety issues affecting the social and construction sectors with the ability to implement legislation practically in line with the strategy and to guide policy, principles, and decisions.
Can confidently communicate and influence across the range of the organisation (up to Exec level) and externally including presentations and report writing. Able to constructively challenge and give/receive feedback to all stakeholders about all areas of the business.
Ability to manage, interpret and manipulate large, complex data sets, produce high quality reports, and decide future action/strategy.
A high level of numeracy, literacy, and analytical skills, with the ability to write unbiased comprehensive reports, analyse options and propose solutions to resolve problems.
Sound financial & business acumen skills including management of budgets, risks, and robust project management.

Job Offer

Competitive salary
Potential for career development within a respected organisation.

If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge as a Head of Health, Safety and Compliance, apply now to make a significant impact in the property sector!

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