Job Description

We are working closely alongside a local authority in Barnet to assist with the appointment of an Environment Health and Safety Manager on a 6-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £284.64- £374.62 per day

Summary:

The Environment Health and Safety Manager will provide strategic leadership and oversight of health, safety and wellbeing across the Environment Directorate, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and organisational policies. The role covers directly delivered services, including waste management, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, as well as contracted services such as parking, highways and street lighting.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage health, safety and wellbeing performance across the Environment Directorate, providing assurance and reporting on compliance, risks and improvement activities to senior leadership.
• Act as the lead competent person for environmental health and safety matters, providing authoritative technical advice and guidance to directors, managers and operational teams.
• Provide strategic oversight of health and safety risks associated with waste management, street cleansing, grounds maintenance, parking, highways, street lighting and major projects.
• Ensure managers understand and fulfil their health and safety responsibilities, providing practical guidance and escalating significant unmanaged risks to the Executive Director of Environment when necessary.

Qualifications:

• Chartered membership/status with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is essential.
• Relevant professional training and continuing professional development in health and safety management, occupational risk management and environmental compliance.

Essentials:

• Experience using and implementing project management techniques to deliver health and safety initiatives and service improvements.
• Knowledge of health and safety management processes and the application of proportionate risk management.
• Experience undertaking complex risk assessments and developing effective risk mitigation strategies.
• Experience providing professional guidance and addressing workplace health and safety concerns at different organisational levels.

Please Note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a Basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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