Health & Safety Business Partner

Altrincham, Cheshire
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My client is a multi-faceted collection of like-minded businesses, whose primary aim is to remove the speculation associated with development. Retaining Construction at the Group’s core, my client is the build vehicle for the Group’s asset backed operating businesses; new generation care provider; New Care, Private Residential developer; Downtown by Villafont and children’s day care operator; Back to the Garden Childcare.

The Health & Safety Manager will report into Group Services and will offer support and advice to the operations teams around H&S legislation and all aspects of H&S. You will also be responsible for site safety programmes, accident investigations and performance improvements. This position is office based, however may require site visits.

Role Responsibilities:

• Review amendments to legislation and client standards to assess the relevance to the company, making appropriate recommendations
• Ensuring all company employees are aware of their responsibilities under health and safety and environmental
• Providing advice to company employees, senior managers, managers and staff, on all aspects appertaining to health, safety and environmental matters
• Advice and guidance on the preparation of Health & Safety Plans, Method Statements, Risk Assessments and other health, safety environmental documentation
• 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
• Arranging and carrying out incident/accident investigations, liaising with the client or enforcement authorities as relevant, reporting findings
• 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
• Preparing and producing regular KPI s and reports on the performance of the H&S and environmental management systems
• Support on our current cultural drive to improve health safety and environmental standards on McGoff 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

Skills & Experience:

• Previous Construction H&S Experience
• A sound working knowledge of reactive and planned maintenance contracts
• NEBOSH Construction diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of Tech IOSH or similar and equivalent membership, minimum of AIEMA or similar equivalent institute
• Excellent IT skills
• Ability to work clearly and accurately under pressure and tight timescales
• Ability to demonstrate excellent communication, organisation and team working skills

Benefits:

• Car or car allowance
• 4% Employer Workplace Pension
• 25 days holiday + Statutory
• Holiday ‘Buy Back’ scheme + bonus birthday holiday
• Healthcare Scheme
• McG VIP Discount Scheme
• Training & Personal Development
• Career progression

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.