Health and Safety Manager - Carlisle, Cumbria - £70k-£75k+car/car allowance and other benefits - well-established main contractor on a major infrastructure project
Duties:-
- Initiate and maintain positive measures to raise standards, ensuring the company complies with OHSAS 18001 obligations, health & safety legislation and all minimum health & safety standards
- Support the monitoring of sites through the audit process, in a proactive manner to address any issues.
- Establish a system to ensure that all personnel on site, to work or to visit, have received a site induction briefing before going on site. Ensure the induction is regularly updated to reflect current site hazards/conditions.
- Ensure effective investigations take place to prevent accidents & incidents, whilst ensuring effective learning from all events are presented to the head of HSEQ for wider business distribution.
- Ensure a construction phase health & safety plan is prepared and accepted before works start and make sure the plan is continually updated.
- Introduce initiatives to improve standards and ensure safe working, whilst focusing on the proactive side of health & safety management.
- Identify, promote and where required, implement health & safety best practice.
- Participate in supporting the business with regards to tenders and pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQ's) and tender submissions, as designated by Senior Safety Manager/Preconstruction Team.
- Work with the supply chain to establish effective relationships and ensure continuous improvement in delivering safety solutions.
- In cases of difference of opinion on health & safety issues, lead negotiations to reach the best solution for the project.
- Ensure a schedule of weekly health & safety inspections is established and monitored, including operational staff, senior management and support services.
- Ensure effective assessments of the site are carried out prior to the start of any work, focusing on potential hazards e.g. services, access, ground conditions
Person Specification:-
- Previous experience as a Health and Safety Manager working on a major infrastructure project
- NEBOSH General or NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NVQ L3 in Health and Safety
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Anderselite
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 22 days
Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8ES, England
£65,000 - £75,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Health and Safety Manager position is located in Carlisle, Cumbria, offering a salary of £70k-£75k plus a car or car allowance and additional benefits.
- The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, conducting audits, and maintaining positive safety standards on a major infrastructure project.
- Candidates must have previous experience as a Health and Safety Manager on similar projects and hold a NEBOSH General or NEBOSH Construction Certificate, or NVQ Level 3 in Health and Safety.
- Key responsibilities include preparing health and safety plans, conducting site inductions, and leading investigations into incidents to promote safety improvements.
- The ideal candidate will also support tender submissions and work collaboratively with the supply chain to enhance safety solutions.
