Title:  Regional Health And Safety Business Advisor

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Regional Health and Safety Business Advisor – Construction and Development

Homeworking

£43,325 - £45,605 per year

Plus Company car or car allowance of £7,691 per annum 

35 hours per week

We have an opportunity for a very experienced Health and Safety Advisor to join our busy team. You will need previous housing construction and development, experience to be successful in the role. The role of Health and Safety Business Advisor – Construction and Development falls under Corp Safety. Development and Construction are responsible for the delivery of the Group’s affordable housing, private sale, grant funded, development and regeneration programmes.

This role will suit an experienced construction safety advisor in new build housing and refurbishment works for market sale or social rent already undertaking a similar role within a Housing association or local authority. Sanctuary provides a generous and attractive benefits package, including company pension, 25 days annual leave and life assurance.

The Safety team are responsible for providing construction related Health and Safety advice to our internal house builder Beech Grove Homes as the Principal Contractor and to Development team as the Client under the CDM regulations.

Currently visiting a selection of construction schemes underway on a monthly basis, there will be a need for frequent travel and on occasion overnight stays. You will provide high quality Health and Safety advice, as well as undertaking construction audits of sites. This is a remote position.

You should hold as a minimum the NEBOSH General Certificate in Construction safety, ideally hold a SHEM Diploma (or working toward) and be a member of IOSH at Graduate level to apply.

The role of Construction Health and Safety Business Advisor will include:

• Undertaking Health and Safety audits and Inspections at our construction and refurbishment sites in England.
• Working collaboratively with Construction and Development business managers and staff to provide guidance, advice and support where required.
• Delivering Health and Safety construction training to ensure appropriate training and learning is delivered to the business area.  
• Reviewing and monitoring accident incident reports and conducting or assisting with site investigations where required
• Creating and supporting risk assessments, safe systems of work and processes
• Liaising with the construction Senior Health and Safety Advisor on the progress of compliance actions, work streams, projects, risks and related issues
• Maintaining good relationships with key stakeholders across the business areas
• Supporting and assisting with the development of Health and Safety documentation e.g., policies and procedures help and forum development.
• Reporting RIDDOR incidents to the HSE (reporting of injuries, diseases, and dangerous occurrences regulations)
• Promoting and supporting the role of Health and Safety Representatives, Co-coordinators, and Forums to ensure that all Sanctuary’s subsidiaries and business operations have adequate Health and Safety representation.
• Ensuring that an effective H&S management and support network exists, including monitoring emails and attending regional meetings.

 Skills and experiences:

• Previous extensive and significant experience of undertaking a similar role in Construction and Development is essential
• Experience of undertaking construction safety audits, inspections, and investigations
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Construction or General Certificate Health and Safety qualification is essential
• SHEP Dip (UKAS L5) or working toward
• Graduate membership of IOSH
• Good interpersonal and customer care skills
• Working knowledge of identifying training needs and experience in delivering specialist H&S construction training
• Ability to support staff development in construction Health and Safety.
• Confident using Microsoft packages (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio,)
• This role will involve driving on company business. To drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence

Why work for us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 13,000 people and manages over 100,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service. 

Our Benefits    

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial Health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• £43,325 per annum (rising to £45,605 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 19 March 2024

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. 
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Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.