Health and Safety Officer / Manager

Brentwood, Essex
AWD Online

Health and Safety Officer / Manager with a sound working knowledge and experience of health and safety legislation, the ability to develop policies and procedures and experience delivering H&S training is required for a well-established organisation based in Brentwood, Essex.

SALARY: £30,000 to £50,000 per annum (Dependent on experience)

LOCATION: Brentwood, Essex

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 35 hours per week

PLEASE NOTE:The post-holder must have access to their own vehicle

(Mileage reimbursed for work related travel at the prevailing HMRC rate)

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Health and Safety Officer / Manager with a sound working knowledge and experience of health and safety legislation, the ability to develop policies and procedures and experience delivering H&S training.

Working as a Health and Safety Officer / Manager you will be responsible for providing a proactive service of professional advice, guidance, and leadership in relation to health and safety throughout the organisation. This role is both ‘hands on’ and strategic.

As a Health and Safety Officer / Manager you will be required to provide information, instruction and in-house training on all aspects of health, safety, welfare and fire safety specifically related to their designated roles and responsibilities.

The role will involve regular visits to a variety of properties within the organisation to carry out H&S inspections.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

Your duties as a Health and Safety Officer / Manager will include:

• Collect, review and monitor accident, incident and near miss information and ensure investigations are carried out with the aim to avoid recurrences

• Ensure all relevant parties are notified of serious accidents and incidents

• Liaise with insurers, the Director of Property and other external parties in the eventuality of any liability claims

• Work with the Health and Safety Consultant to manage the implementation of policies and procedures

• Provide safety advice to ensure suitable and sufficient safety arrangements and processes are in place

• Produce agendas, draft and submit detailed written reports to the Health and Safety sub-committee

• Work with the Director of Property to ensure that all premises are maintained in a safe condition

• Ensure that there is evidence to demonstrate to the Board that all buildings are compliant with current HSE Regulations

• Review current arrangements for Health and Safety across the organisation and recommend actions to be taken

• Provide template risk assessments for all activities within the organisation

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health (or able to evidence equivalent experience)

• NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management or similar

• CMIOSH, Grad IOSH or equivalent

• PTLLS training qualification or PGCE

• Extensive previous practical experience as a professional within the field of Health and Safety

• Ability to and experience of developing policies and procedures and safety management systems

• Experience in facilities management

• Experience of co-ordinating health and safety across multiple locations

• Experience in delivering training programmes

• Competence to create and develop a health and safety infrastructure across the organisation

• A sound working knowledge of health and safety legislation (including ACoP’s) including fire safety legislation, CDM regulations and process for compiling fire risk assessments

• Confident IT skills. Experience of working with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), confidence of working with database applications

• An understanding of the Occupiers Liability Act

• Ability to advise diverse groups with various levels of knowledge and experience in matters relating to health and safety policies and procedures

• An understanding of accident reporting requirements, RIDDOR and experience of accident investigation techniques

• Experience of liaising with regulatory authorities

• An understanding of various different types of building construction

• First-rate interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to relate to a diverse audience in both written and spoken form

• Excellent organisation skills

• A working knowledge of the Control of Asbestos Regulations

• Knowledge and experience of investigating accidents and producing related reports

• Comfortable working independently without close supervision or as part of a team

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P10175

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