- Lead and support investigations following incident reporting, identifying immediate and root cause and proposing appropriate measures to reduce risk of recurrence.
- Act as a source of expert advice with respect to health and safety management and SSOW for E&F and wider employees.
- Develop and propose objectives for the department health and safety plan and monitor delivery of those objectives.
- Collaborate with the H&S department on the development of university H&S policy, offer specialist advice where appropriate and act as an E&F lead on implementation of university H&S policy and the H&S management system.
- Monitor compliance with CDM15, BSA22 and relevant policies
- Identify, develop, implement and monitor improvements to current CDM and BSA arrangements.
- Provision of expert advice and assistance to departmental staff to help them comply with their duties.
- Review and advise on suitability of CDM documentation e.g. pre-construction information; health and safety files; construction phase plans. Monitor the completion of any recommended changes or improvements.
- Review design work, planning and other preparation for construction where relevant to health and safety.
- NEBOSH
- Thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation, H&S management systems and safe systems of work, and the application of these in a large and diverse organization.
- Operational experience of managing permit to work systems.
- Demonstrable extensive knowledge and experience of CDM15 and its application in a large organization.
- Experience of contractor management with respect to health and safety, at all points in the contract lifecycle.
- Experience of extracting information from investigation and audit reports and communicating relevant information with senior management.