Health & Safety Manager

Job title:

Health & Safety Manager

Company

Estuary Housing Association

Job description

Permanent, Full Time (Monday – Friday)35 hours per week + participation in out of hours rotaEstuary Housing has an exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Manager to ensure responsibility for all aspects of Health and Safety across their housing stock along the Suffolk Coast and Essex.As a Health and Safety Manager you will be responsible for leading a proactive and responsive service which will enable staff to comply with current and future health and safety legislation whilst also working with customers, colleagues and external partners to ensure that full compliance is achieved.Your main responsibilities will include:Carry out inspections and audits in all Estuary workplaces to identify unsafe plant, unsafe working conditions and practices and fire hazards.Develop, undertake, monitor, and review the programme of health, safety and fire assessments/auditsProvide data of any incident and/or work-based accident that may have a fiscal impact on the Association and/or where the incident has had to be reported to the relevant authorities to the Assistant Director of Property Compliance.Manage the team’s customer complaints and be proactive in evaluating and making changes to prevent complaints in the future, working closely with managers within Built Environment.Monitor compliance of the CDM regulations and other site health & safety issues. Work with and review health and safety plans in conjunction with the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor to ensure that all Client duties are met for planned investment worksTo be successful in this role you must have:Substantial experience of providing a proactive & responsive health and safety service.NEBOSH national diploma in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent or the willingness to work towards one.P405 certificate in asbestos management or P402 Asbestos Surveying.P901 Legionella AwarenessFull UK driving licence and access to a car – travel throughout Essex and East London.If you think you have the skills and experience to make a big difference and impact in how Estuary takes services forward, we would love to hear from you!Please apply as soon as possible as you may be contacted sooner for an interview so if you have the attitude and skills needed to excel in this role, apply today!Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to work from the office when required for business needs, therefore must live at a commutable distance (office working will also include face to face meetings).Rewards & BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits including blended working, benchmarked pay, an excellent pension scheme, healthcare cash plan, cycle scheme and season ticket loans. Further to this you can expect generous holiday and paid leave allowances, a tailored induction programme and fantastic ongoing training and development opportunities. So, do you think this is for you? Are you ready for the challenge? Well, if you are, we would love you to apply.Values-based recruitmentEstuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Respect, ‘One Estuary’, Accountable and Responsible when recruiting, we find the right person with the right values and expected behaviours for the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people we support. This supplements our requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role.Safeguarding & RecruitmentEstuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.Diversity & InclusionAt Estuary Housing Association we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work and everything we do. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage.Closing date: 6th August 2024Interview date: To be confirmedINDHIGHEstuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.We employ just over 300 people, two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection, gardening, estate management and working on projects to build new houses.PLACEHOLDER

Expected salary

£55293 per year

Location

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Job date

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 03:35:12 GMT

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