The Company

Assured Safety Recruitment is proud to be working on a new Facilities, Health & Safety Manager role with a successful corporate organisation who provide accounting and business advice services.

In the role of Facilities & Health & Safety Manager, you will be responsible for managing the facilities and services that support the core functions of the organisation, while developing and delivering a strategic approach to Health and Safety management. Through high quality and effective facilities and health and safety management you will ensure the organisation integrates people, properties, and processes in order to deliver essential support to their clients.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Responsible for compliance with health, safety and environment (HSE) and related legislation, you will drive continuous improvement.
• Review and develop HSE policies and procedures that ensure the company can demonstrate legal, regulatory and best practice requirements.
• Ensure the appointment of, and training of those team members undertaking health and safety duties across multi office locations [Health & Safety office reps, Fire Wardens, First Aiders]
• Managing and developing team members, including conducting performance reviews and the setting of clear objectives.
• Proactively oversee the management of our building portfolio, ensuring maintenance, repairs and routine and major works is scheduled and undertaken in accordance with business requirements.
• Oversee and organise the work undertaken by third party suppliers of services and set clear KPIs for every contract of work before commencement. Support to implement and suggest ideas of how the Group can take positive environmental steps
• Overall management of procurement of services and security measures. Identify every supplier of product and services into the company and optimise expenditure and ensure quality of provisions.
• Put forward and implement proposals for optimising office space across their buildings, including support with hot desking
• To provide the Operations Board with advice and guidance around technical and regulatory requirements on property developments. Manage the practicalities of acquisitions of new buildings.
• Work with the Group Finance Manager to prepare and manage budgets appropriate to the role, optimising spend and driving cost savings across the facilities suppliers, ensuring that the best value for money is achieved
• Take responsibility for the management of the company’s Asbestos management plan

About you

You will have previous proven successful experience in senior level Health & Safety Management within the Construction industry, as well as the following qualifications:

• You will hold a NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and will ideally be a Chartered member of IOSH

• Proven experience of managing facilities

• A significant and successful track record in managing HSE (including legislation, audit handling and management systems).

• Experience of procuring services from external suppliers, negotiating best value and project managing maintenance contracts

• Experience of managing maintenance and facilities team members and contractors

• Experience of managing quality assurance and audit procedures

• Evidence of improving the safety culture through recognised channels

• Ability to demonstrate strong communication, influencing and interpersonal skills

• Intermediate working knowledge of MS software including word, excel, outlook

• Experience of training internal team members on aspects of health and safety

The role will be based out of the office in Grantham, but will require travel to sites across the East Midlands region, so a full UK driving licence is required.       

Salary: £49k