Do you have experience of working in Property Health and Safety management?
Are you a confident communicator with strong relationship building skills?
Do you like working in a role that is diverse, fast paced and welcomes autonomy?
If so, we would love to hear from you!
This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver and maintain a strong Health and Safety culture whilst maintaining compliance.
Job description
We are looking for a pragmatic and confident individual to lead a small team, where you will work in a fast paced and varied environment where no two days are the same, sure to keep you engaged in your work.
This role is pivotal to ensuring compliance across the estate teams including Health & Safety (H&S), statutory compliance and Total Facilities Management (TFM) contractor compliance in line with Service Level Agreements. The role will sit within the Facilities Management team but will link into the Property Investment Team (PIT) for construction related matters and the Corporate Estate Management (CEM) for Landlord and Tenant matters.
The role will aid the TFM team in ensuring that the performance of the TFM contractor adheres to the Service Level Requirement and that all sites on the estate receive the services according to those requested in the Service catalogue using the NEC Term Service Contract.
You will work with colleagues across the business and with external stakeholders, providing competent and effective advice as well as confidently managing Health and Safety issues as they arise. You will also be required to attend quarterly Health and Safety delivery meetings, acting as liaison.
You will need to have the capability to work under your own initiative, ensuring that you provide a high quality service which is delivered on time and taking ownership of key decisions that need to be made.
Occasional travel may be required within the UK, however you will be notified in advance.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Providing the Management Teams with the best possible professional advice and practical assistance on H&S and compliance matters, to ensure decisions made comply with legal requirements and best practice.
- Confidence and robustness when reporting to senior management via all appropriate Property Health & Safety Governance Forums e.g. H&S committee.
- Ensuring Health and Safety statutory compliance with the Service Level Requirements and the NEC contract.
- Ensuring the Service catalogue is kept up to date with service additions and deletions relating to Health and Safety compliance.
- Building great relationships with the H&S team and front-line colleagues, sharing best practice and proactively supporting and coaching all colleagues to ensure Health and Safety is prioritised.
- Attending monthly review meetings with the H&S team
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached Candidate Pack.
Person specification
We are looking for someone who is a natural communicator with excellent verbal and written skills and can express themselves confidently and concisely. You can build rapport quickly with both internal and external stakeholders which enables you to create solid working relationships. Through this you will be able to capture, assess, and meet the needs of your stakeholders.
You are a proactive and flexible individual with experience of working in Health and Safety construction and in Health and Safety management.
It is important that you are organised, with excellent time management skills and are experienced at working to tight deadlines. You’re resilient, with the ability to challenge and influence at all levels, confidently pushing back when required.
You are someone who has excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide the team to deliver key priorities. You’ll have the ability to provide leadership to all direct reports to ensure that all strategic objectives are met, and quality standards continue to improve.
If you do not already hold NEBOSH General Certificate in Health and Safety, then you must be willing to work towards this once in role.
Successful candidates will become members of the Government Property Profession, with benefits including: opportunities for Government and industry-led CPD events; access to a diverse community of property professionals across government for sharing best practice; and a comprehensive career framework and learning and development curriculum to support your career journey. Click here for more information on how you can develop your career in Government Property.
More Information
- Address Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Swansea
- Salary Offer £42,848