Heath and Safety Manager

Study Inn has an exciting opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager based in our Head Quarters in Coventry City Centre, travel may be required from time to time to our operating and developing centres.  This role is ideal for someone who is currently working as a H&S Co-ordinator or advisor within the Construction Sector as this role is Construction Bias.  This could be someone looking for that next step in their career and is keen to develop.

Study Inn provides student accommodation combining the security, quality and comfort of a luxury Hotel, with the fun and vibrancy of a University halls of residence. Between 2009 and 2013 the Study Inn brand expanded opening three more centres in the heart of Coventry and new centres in Nottingham and Sheffield. Our continued expansion has gained the Study Inn brand a National and International reputation. We are also opening a brand new Centre in Cambridge for September 2016 new academic year and have many more to come. Offering an all-inclusive accommodation package, residents benefit from high quality student living including en-suite, fully fitted studios, including kitchen and appliances, to shared serviced living consisting of a luxury living room and dining area complete with fully fitted kitchen surrounded by 7 en-suite bedrooms.

We are looking for a Health & Safety Manager with at least 3 years’ experience in a Co-ordinator / Advisor role or similar within the Construction Sector. This role is ideal for someone who is looking for their next step and interested in progressing their career with a company which is emerging rapidly. Our ideal candidate will come from a construction background that has experience in advising on H&S issues& Waste Management within that field.  Our H&S Manager will have experience in dealing with CDM requirements, Construction Design Regulations (2007 & 2015) and be NEBOSH qualified at diploma or an equivalent Health & Safety qualification.  They will also possess strong levels of organisational skills as an additional requirement would be to report to senior management on build progress.  

You will be responsible for providing expert advice and recommendations to all levels of employees in relation to the impact of Health & Safety requirements and risk to the organisation.  You will be responsible to develop, implement, monitor and continuously improve the Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all current and future Health & Safety legislation.  There will also be a requirement to support the business with Green initiatives and waste management.

Initial responsibilities of a Health & Safety Manager:

- Ensure that the companies Health & Safety Policies and procedures are reviewed at least annually and / or when there is a change in legislation and that the correct consultation with employees is undertaken.

- Manage Health and Safety from start to finish on our developments where we build them ourselves & via a sub-contractor. 

- Conduct site spot checks on subcontractor projects to ensure full compliance. 

- Manage the handover document control from contractor to operations

- To regularly review accidents, Near-misses and dangerous occurrence data to identify trends, issues and patterns of Health & Safety weaknesses. 

- To develop and make changes to policies & procedures to improve Health & Safety performance and support the operations / construction team with implementation of any changes. 

- To be an expert in the field of occupational safety and health and its management. 

- Responsible for the holding and reporting of Health & Safety Data

- To ensure that fire safety management arrangements are in place for all areas where the company has fire safety management responsibility. 

- Manage the correct disposal of waste for the business and renegotiate / tender new contracts for its disposal. 

- To champion Green initiatives across the business

- Working closely with the operation and developments team to design emergency plans

- Where an accident or dangerous occurrence is reported, undertake all immediate necessary action to deal with the incident, support employees to ensure required actions are undertaken to comply with Health & Safety obligations in consultation with a senior manager.   

- Provide detailed reports on all incidents to the senior management team where there has been a serious breach of H&S.    

- To develop H&S training programmes in partnership with the Human Resources Manager.  To consult on the requirement of external training requirements and coursers.  

- Providing and delivering internal Health & Safety training to our teams where appropriate. 

- To continuously research, identify and evaluate emerging issues in relation to Health & Safety matters which may impact the company.

- To be the lead liaison with auditors and any other inspectors in relation to Health & Safety. 

- To evaluate and validate the Health & Safety Management arrangements of contractors and suppliers and provide recommendations regarding their suitability to work on behalf of the company. 

- To implement and continuously improve the Health & Safety audit framework.  To support and undertake internal and external audits of the Health and Safety arrangements and procedures within the policy to enable Health & Safety performance and compliance to be effectively measured.

- To review the company’s fire risk assessments as required/when changes occur and to ensure all training in regards to fire safety is actioned and up to date across all our sites.

- To carry out any other duties that may be required from you from time to time to meet the needs of the business.

The successful candidate for the role as Health & Safety Manager will have the following experience:

- A minimum of 3-years previous experience as a Health & Safety Advisor / Officer or equivalent within the Construction Sector. 

- Specialise in waste management on all development sites and show efficiencies & Savings 

- NEBOSH Diploma or Equivalent Health & Safety Qualification.

- Knowledge in Fire Safety

- Experience must be within the construction sector  

- Full working knowledge of MS Office

- Discretion and ability to be able to handle confidential matters

- Ability to deal with green initiates and waste management 

- Professional and confident telephone manner

- Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise workloads 

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

- Able to quickly pick up different electronic systems

- Excellent organisation skills

- Extremely on-the-ball, highly accurate and efficient

- High standard of attention to details

- Flexible and reliable

- Be proactive and use initiative

Benefits of working for Study Inn Include:

- 28 days annual leave

- Enhanced Christmas Leave – Not taken from annual entitlement

- Bonus Holiday for midweek birthdays

- Employee assistance programme

- Annual Salary Reviews

- And Many More!

If you feel you’re the right candidate for the role of our Health & Safety Manager Position, then please click ‘apply’ now!