Head of Safety Operations

Head of Safety Operations - Facilities Management – Cumbria
Salary: £80,280 inclusive of car allowance plus excellent benefits package
This company, a National player in the FM world, require a Head of Safety Operations to be based at their world class client’s site in Cumbria. The Head of Safety Operations will be an astute, Health and Safety Practitioner tasked with proactively ensuring the organisational direction for effective Safety based interventions. An outstanding opportunity to become part of truly first-rate facilities and play an integral role in substantiating its Safety operational excellence.
Benefits:
Car allowance
25 Days Holiday + BH
Company Pension
Private Healthcare
Company Sick Pay
Flex Benefits Scheme
Location: Cumbria
Hours of work: 7:30am – 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
Role Responsibilities:
The Head of Safety Operations will be responsible for:
Providing Safety and risk intelligent professional support to the DHSW whilst supporting and advising all management teams, employees, volunteers, and supply chain partners.
Collaborating with support functions to form sustainable relationships designed to establish a cohesive long-term improvement program for Safety.
Developing proactive strategies for the Safety management of the workforce, supply chain, and the wider external community.
Implementing education and communications strategies which underpin programmes designed to help the workforce understand how best to manage the general Safety of themselves and colleagues.
Acting as a subject matter expert on the practical application of practitioner-led techniques internally and externally, promoting Safety within the customer base.
Managing risk-based assurance programmes, monitoring the application and efficacy of corporate Safety policies and procedures, and interpreting and recommending strategies designed to positively affect productivity and shareholder returns.
Providing intellect and oversight to maximize efficiencies in operations and ensure service quality initiatives are consistent with regulatory industry standards and customer expectations across Safety disciplines.
Overseeing activities across all areas of Safety, in support of a homogenous approach to the delivery of workplace interventions.
The successful candidate:
The ideal candidate should have:
Safety Practitioner or equivalent experience in a Facilities Management or Construction environment.
Degree or equivalent in Safety (or transferrable people-based discipline) or a similar related topic.
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of aspects of Safety and risk management.
Comprehensive knowledge of current Safety issues legislation, management, and ISO standards to interpret and provide authoritative advice on Safety management issues.
Experience of workplace Safety initiatives and how they add value to an organization.
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