SISK Group
Senior Health & Safety Manager
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Job Title: Health and Safety Manager
About the Role
John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty, and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.
Sisk are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to work on 2-3 of our London-based schemes, leading the implementation of a professional, competent, and knowledge-sharing culture across all your sites ensuring that best-in-class health, safety, and environment is planned, implemented, and shared effectively. Be the person that Sisk project teams see as a positive value-adding service.
Key Responsibilities
- Be the point of contact for the project for all H&S related activities
- Build working relationships with supply team management in particular SC H&S managers
- Attend Start Up meetings with Sisk site teams. Where requested, attend other meetings with Client & supply chain
- Coach staff at all levels in Health and Safety expectations and standards
- Implement the management system and coach and encourage others to use it appropriately
- Foster innovative ideas for enhanced safety performance
- Deliver appropriate training
- Understand bespoke client requirements
- Liaise with enforcement authorities if they attend site on routine visits or to investigate following an incident
- Carry out high-quality safety inspections of Sisk workplaces at a frequency and with the intrusiveness as coached by the BU HSE Manager. Perform risk reviews
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills
- Assist the BU HSE Manager in the consistent roll-out of company strategy and expectations within OHSMS
- Manage external H&S related systems
- Drive a culture of responsibility and accountability
- Integrate as part of the project delivery team, consistently supporting through education and risk management whilst maintaining objectiveness
- Ensure all inspections required by the OHSMS are completed in a timely manner, mentor, and coach the standards where required
- Manage, lead, and investigate all events and post-event management coordination
- Be able to self-manage and organize
- Aspiration to perform at the highest levels
- Be flexible in working commitments (Nights / Weekends) where project requirements require
- Contribute to H&S team consultations
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Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in the construction industry
- Minimum 3 years as a health and safety professional
- Technical membership of IOSH (Tech IOSH)
- Identify and alert the HSE Manager to any period of inadequate safety cover
- Assist tender and prequalification teams by advising on safety concerns and practical solutions where required
- Attend project start-up meetings and supply chain meetings when requested
- Deliver appropriate health and safety training to site staff
- Stay informed on legislative changes and industry best practice to ensure competent advice is provided
- Recognise the limits of competence and seek further support where required
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Effective interpersonal and engagement skills
- Understanding of performance management processes
- NVQ 6 or NEBOSH Diploma
- CMIOSH or equivalent desirable
- Demonstrate experience of similar projects
- Good IT Skills (Office Suite)
- Training Qualifications beneficial
- Knowledge of significant lifting
- Auditing experience beneficial
- TWC/S beneficial
- Building safety act awareness
- Fire risk assessor training beneficial
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Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 26 days annual leave
- Pension and benefits
- Unlimited learning and development opportunities
- Much more
Our People and Recruitment Commitment
At Sisk Group our people are at the heart of our success. We offer the chance to work with purpose, build a career with no limits, and be part of a great team.
All vacancies are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment Team. Unsolicited contact or speculative CVs from unapproved agencies will not be accepted and no introductory fees will apply.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or any other protected characteristic.
Reasonable adjustments are available during the recruitment process.
We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can stop talented candidates applying. You do not need to meet every criterion - your skills and potential matter. Don’t hold back; we want to hear from you.
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