Health and Safety Manager

Health and Safety Manager

£40,918 £45,459 per annum

Application closing date - 12/11/2024

37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary of a local Council. As part of the local business community since 2003, they are an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential properties.

They are a fantastic place to work, delivering vital services and making a real difference to their tenants and leaseholders lives. They are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering great value services that make a difference, and their vision is to enable customers, colleagues and communities to thrive.

About the role

Building safety has always been an important area of our client s activity. As an organisation, they re taking the necessary steps to ensure that they address all of the requirements of legislation, including the relatively new Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act as well as emerging themes from the Social Housing Regulation Bill currently being considered in Parliament. They also need to ensure their ongoing compliance with the Big 6 Health and Safety categories (Asbestos, Legionella, Gas, Lifts, Fire & Electrical). They require a staffing structure with the necessary capacity and resources to meet these demands.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in their newly created Building Safety team. They re recruiting a Health and Safety Manager who will report directly into the Head of Building Safety. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring Health and Safety in the workplace, including safe working practices and an effective assurance framework that includes up to date policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for ensuring the necessary framework is in place to support comprehensive compliance with legal (including the Health and Safety at Work Act) and regulatory Health and Safety requirements for themselves as an employer and company and for any organisations to whom they offer this service.

About you

Applicants must have membership of IOSH, and a NEBOSH Certificate in General Health and Safety.

Benefits of working for our client

In return, they are offering a competitive salary, including excellent benefits, which include:

• Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.8 % employer contribution
• Excellent training, development, and progression opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement - 23 days annual leave (increasing to 26 days after 5 years service), plus bank and public holidays and two extra company holidays during the Christmas period
• The opportunity to buy up to another 5 days holiday, subject to conditions
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Provision of a smartphone and laptop
• Free parking (for when you re in the office)
• Discounted gym member - corporate membership rate at Leisure World and the Northern Gateway
• 1 Volunteering Day per year
• Free Flu Jab
• Agile Working at our client means having some flexibility about when, where and how they work to best meet the needs of your role and service area

Other employee benefits include payment of a professional subscription, free yearly eye tests plus a contribution towards glasses for VDU use.

Equality & Diversity Commitment

Our client is an equal opportunities employer. As part of their continued commitment to Equality and Diversity, and their workforce accurately reflecting the community they represent, they welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability. They are a Disability Confident Employer and a Mindful Employer. They also hold accreditations for Working Well, Investors in People Gold status and the Armed Forces Covenant.

Interviews will be held face-to-face - date to be confirmed.