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Form of work
SalaryHealth and Safety Partner (Construction)
Location: Stockport
Up to £41,000 per annum plus 10% car allowance
The Vacancy
Permanent
Full time (37 hours per week)
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd of April 2024
Interview date: Monday 8th April 2024
Stockport Homes Group is a social housing provider based in the heart of Stockport, we have an award-winning, profit-for-purpose construction, repairs and facilities management company serving the Greater Manchester area. We are a unique organisation as we are led by a mission to achieve social, community and environmental benefits through our work and we channel our profits toward this mission. People are always at the heart of our business, and we have an excellent track record for customer satisfaction.
We are currently recruiting a Health & Safety Partner (Construction) to partner with managers to achieve compliance and contribute to the review and improvement, where necessary, of Health and Safety practices. In this role, you will work closely with the Health and Safety Manager (Construction) to translate organisational strategies and service-level business plans into action.
You will deliver a comprehensive and professional Health & Safety service, contributing to a strong and positive Health and Safety culture and level of awareness across the organisation, thereby helping to protect the organisations employees and stakeholders.
You will build effective customer relationships which encourage collaboration and inform decision making. Understanding and responding to stakeholder needs, both internal and external, and delivering a service which makes a real difference to how the organisation manages Health and Safety risks.
In this role, you will be:
Supporting managers to implement and comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant safety legislation
Coaching managers by advising on the production of risk assessments and safe systems of work and ensuring they are suitable and sufficient in line with current safety legislation
Undertaking H&S compliance audits and site inspections in line with agreed programme of works
Engaging with a variety of stakeholders across the business to improve their safety culture and behaviours
Supporting the development and delivery of a range of in-house Health and Safety training,
Supporting the H&S Manager with investigations relating to RIDDOR reportable accidents, lost time accidents and high potential incidents
Coaching and advising managers on the creation of H&S documentation relating to the requirements of the CDM Regulations and other relevant safety legislation.
Contributing to the delivery of the H&S strategy
What we’re looking for:
A minimum of a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
A proven track record of working in a construction/civil engineering and building environment in an advisory capacity.
Membership of recognised professional body, or working towards (desirable)
Knowledge and experience of good working practices in H&S
Experience in advising in a site/project environment.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to present effectively to any audience.
Good working knowledge and application of Microsoft software packages
It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we work in. Equality, diversity and inclusion is important to us so they would welcome any applications from any underrepresented groups.
