Health and Safety Manager
Health and Safety Manager
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Lewisham to assist with the appointment of a Health and Safety Manager on a 6-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 39.99 - 53.14 per hour
Responsibilities:
- To be responsible to the Head of Assurance within the Corporate Resources Directorate for the effective development and implementation of Health Safety and Welfare across the Authority and the delivery of the corporate objectives
- To meet the aims and objectives of the Council and ensure the provision of quality health and safety services throughout the Council by developing the Councils Health and Safety Strategy and effective and innovative health and safety policies and procedures.
- To support the Councils executive management team with corporate health safety and welfare advice.
- To lead a team of health and safety professionals to effectively deliver clearly defined specific programmes projects and functions as determined by the Divisional Service Programme
- To lead and undertake investigations drafting and monitoring of the implementation of the Councils Health and Safety Policies
Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Occupational Health and Safety-related Degree/Diploma
- and/or substantial relevant experience
- Understanding of the Health Safety and Welfare Legal and Statutory requirements responsibilities and obligations of a large diverse and complex organisation
- Understanding of the Health Safety and Welfare policies strategies practices systems audits reviews performance standards and targets needed to ensure compliance with Legal and Statutory requirements responsibilities and obligations of a large diverse and complex organisation
- Understanding of Local Government structures
Requirements:
- Corporate member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Strategy.
- Registered Safety Practitioner. NEBOSH
Experience Required:
- Proven experience in a similar health and safety role from similar sectors such as Public Sector Government Facilities
- Experience of developing and implementing Health Safety Statutory Compliance and Welfare policies strategies practices systems audits reviews performance standards and targets to achieve effective service delivery and compliance with the legal and statutory requirements responsibilities and obligations of a large diverse and complex organisation
- Experience of achieving change in a large diverse and complex organisation
- Experience of formal presentations of reports in a public setting.
- Experience of providing support to senior and line managers.
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Employment Type
Full Time
