Head of Health & Safety

Permanent, Full Time – 36.25 Hours

RBH currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Health & Safety – someone to provide expert specialist advice and leadership to promote a positive health and safety culture and enable us to comply with the requirements of all statutory health and safety legislation.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for someone to:

• Take responsibility for the development and delivery of RBH’s Health and Safety (H&S) Strategy, ensuring positive outcomes for customers, colleagues and the business.
• Take accountability for the development and delivery of policies and procedures, management systems, risk profiles and gap analysis.
• Ensure there is a robust, regular, and comprehensive programme of H&S audits and inspections delivered across RBH’s premises, systems and work activities.
• Monitor and report on health and safety performance to the Executive Leadership Team and Board.
• Maintain, through effective leadership, a highly competent, professional, and engaged team, committed to the highest standards of health and safety advice and support.
• Promote a positive health and safety culture, driving performance through innovation and best practice.

What we are looking for?

• A degree or equivalent Health & Safety qualification (i.e. NEBOSH).
• A demonstrable track record of leading a health and safety function, within a diverse and complex organisation.
• Experience of leading a highly competent team, being able to evidence high levels of engagement.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of current health and safety legislation and the implementation of policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of construction and CDM/Building Safety Act responsibilities.
• Understand occupational health and safety issues within a multi-disciplined organisation.
• Experience of managing budgets.
• Experience of completing health and safety management audits against ISO 45001 and implementing action plan to meet audit findings.
• Knowledge of pre-qualification and engagement of effective contractor management.
• Experience of developing and implementing health and safety IT solutions, data systems, policies, and procedures.
• Microsoft Office skills, with the ability to produce documents to a professional and accurate standard.

What's in it for you?

• As an RBH employee, you will receive a range of fantastic benefits, including: -
• SMART working arrangements
• Holiday entitlement – 30 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays, with an additional 5 days after completion of five years’ service. Part time employees will receive a pro rata entitlement.
• Ability to purchase up to an additional 5 days leave per year.
• A quality defined contribution pension scheme, with salary exchange and RBH matches your contributions up to 8%
• Healthcare – automatic enrolment into a health care cash plan, covering optical and dental costs, consultation fees and physio to name but a few.
• You will also have access to our Employment Assistance Programme with a 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.
• Plus, many more

Please refer to the attached Job Description upon completing your application

We shortlist and interview for our roles throughout the duration of the advert. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We reserve the right to close any of our adverts prior to the stated closing date should we have a high volume of appropriate candidates.