Job Description

• Develop and maintain Lawtech's Scaffolding and Access Management Policy.
• Lead the continual improvement of scaffolding standards across the business.
• Establish scaffolding governance arrangements in line with legal requirements and industry best practice.
• Act as the company's technical authority for scaffolding and temporary access systems.
• Develop annual improvement plans, objectives and targets for scaffolding safety performance.
• Provide regular performance reports to the Head of Health & Safety and Executive Leadership Team.

Scaffolding Governance & Assurance

• Establish and manage the company's scaffolding assurance programme.
• Undertake strategic inspections and audits across all projects.
• Lead investigations into significant scaffold-related incidents, dangerous occurrences and near misses.
• Monitor scaffold compliance trends and identify recurring issues.
• Lead corrective action programmes arising from audits, incidents and inspections.
• Ensure scaffold inspection regimes comply with Work at Height Regulations 2005.
• Develop and implement scaffold management procedures and standards.

Temporary Works Management

• Support implementation of BS 5975 Temporary Works Procedures.
• Work closely with Temporary Works Coordinators and Temporary Works Supervisors across all projects.
• Review scaffold-related temporary works documentation.
• Participate in design reviews and constructability workshops.
• Ensure scaffold-related temporary works risks are identified and controlled during project planning.
• Verify that scaffold designs are reviewed by competent designers and subjected to appropriate design checks.

Supply Chain Management

• Lead scaffold contractor prequalification assessments.
• Establish scaffold contractor performance monitoring processes.
• Monitor supply chain competence and ongoing compliance.
• Undertake formal audits of scaffold contractors.
• Participate in contractor selection and procurement activities.
• Develop preferred scaffold contractor frameworks.
• Escalate poor contractor performance where necessary.

Occupational Health Management

• Lead the management of occupational health risks associated with scaffolding activities.
• Ensure suitable arrangements exist for assessing:
• Noise exposure
• Hand-arm vibration
• Whole-body vibration
• Dust and silica exposure
• Manual handling
• Respiratory hazards
• Skin exposure and dermatitis risks
• Monitor emerging occupational health risks and industry developments.

Higher-Risk Buildings & Occupied Projects

• Support projects operating within occupied residential environments and Higher-Risk Buildings.
• Review arrangements for resident protection and public safety.
• Verify suitable measures are implemented for:
• Scaffold security
• Anti-climb controls
• Public interface management
• Resident communication
• Fire safety management
• Develop scaffold competency standards across the business.
• Review training requirements for scaffolders, supervisors, inspectors and project teams.
• Deliver specialist scaffold and temporary works training.
• Support professional development of Scaffold Health & Safety Advisors.
• Maintain a competency matrix for scaffolding personnel and contractors.

Authority

• Stop any activity presenting an immediate risk to persons.
• Recommend suspension of scaffold operations where significant non-compliances exist.
• Reject inadequate scaffold RAMS and supporting documentation.
• Escalate significant compliance breaches directly to the Head of Health & Safety and Directors.
• Recommend removal of scaffold contractors from approved supplier status where serious failings are identified.
• All departments within Lawtech to foster a collaborative working environment and provide support wherever possible to help achieve the project's goals.
• Scaffold designers to review and support scaffold design processes, ensuring alignment with project needs and safety standards.
• Structural and temporary works engineers to coordinate on scaffold designs included within temporary works reports.
• Site Managers and Project Managers to align scaffolding activities with overall project plans and safety requirements.
• Scaffold Supervisors and Operatives to ensure safe working practices and compliance with procedures.
• Health & Safety Advisors and Officers to coordinate inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
• Procurement and Logistics Teams to manage scaffolding materials, equipment, and supply chain safety standards.
• Training and HR Departments to ensure scaffolders are properly trained, certified, and competent.
• External contractors and subcontractors to ensure consistent safety standards across all scaffolding operations.
• Regulatory bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to maintain compliance and support inspections.
• Environmental and Quality Assurance teams to integrate safety with broader site standards and sustainability goal