Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead

Fit Out Contractor

Central London

£75,000 - £95,000 and package

Our client is a well-established and reputable Main Contractor who specialises in delivering commercial fit out projects within the £1 million - £10 million range. Based in Central London, their projects are located all over the City of London and surrounds. They have a reputation at being the best in this highly competitive market.

They are currently seeking to appoint a Health, Safety and Welling Lead who will report into the Managing Director and H&S Director.

Their success is based on open, honest beliefs that focus on their clients, their goals and what constitutes a successful project for them. Their long-term attitude underlines the business - 75% of projects are from repeat clients.

The Role:

Due to continued growth, there is a need for Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead to support the business in achieving Health and Safety excellence.

Your responsibilities will include:

Provide expert Health & Safety advice and coaching to leadership and delivery teams.
Identifying, analysing and prioritising H&S risks to the business including the development and management of mitigation plans.
Support and carry out risk-based Health and Safety operational assurance within projects.
Collaborate with Operational / Construction Directors to deliver cost effective and efficient performance.
Set and measure key performance indicators to drive Health & Safety excellence.
Facilitate and support leadership team.
Lead and support the development of initiatives and best practices in Health, Safety and Wellbeing management.
Develop a positive H&S culture throughout the project management team and supply chain.
Support the project teams in incident investigation and when necessary, lead on investigations and ensure lessons learned are developed and shared.
Support bid teams in tender preparation and subsequent interviews when required.
Evaluate Health and Safety requirements for potential new supply chain.
Develop and produce H&S performance reports for the business.

About you:

Confident and engaging person who is a team player.
Experience of effectively motivating personnel to advance their levels of performance, productivity and professionalism.
A strategic thinker who can apply tactical solutions to solve issues when they arise.
Strong communicator who can passionately articulate their vision to all stakeholders.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills including presentations and writing of reports, documents, results of inspections and investigations.
Proven ability that drives change through communication, persuasion, engagement and innovation.
Able to strategic plan to accommodate safety goals and elevating them to a highly reputed status.
Comprehensive understanding of CDM, including the Client, PD and PC roles including their application.
Skilled at coaching and mentoring employees.
Awareness of industry wide health & Safety best practice.

Technical ability:

Formal Health & Safety qualification
Working towards or achievement of chartered member of IOSH and evidence of CPD relative to current industry best practice.
Proficient in incident investigation skills including root cause analysis
Qualification in fire risk assessment/fire management (desirable)For further information on this exciting Health, Safety and Wellbeing Lead, please apply now