Senior Health and Safety Manager

Job description

About Us

At Mace Construct, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We are innovators, trusted partners, construction experts. Founded on a belief that the built environment sector could be more efficient, innovative and responsible. We've built a reputation and track record for delivering projects better than ever before: safer, faster and greener. Transforming industries, supporting communities and leaving legacies.

The Project
Mace Dragados Joint Venture (MDJV) is the construction partner for the new HS2 Euston Station, working with HS2 Ltd and design partners to deliver new platforms, concourse structures, and interchange links to London Underground and National Rail.

Responsibilities

• Act as H&S advisor in own area, to keep the team abreast of new developments, and apply professional standards to ensure best practice.

• Maintain core areas of expertise and impart knowledge to aid the development, training and mentoring of others.

• Apply tools and techniques, define local strategies and methods to initiate and/or implement change to improve project H&S performance.

• Provide H&S advice to MDJV managers and project managers to assist them in achieving project objectives.

• Maintain awareness of project implications of own activities to improve the quality of technical or project recommendations.

• Create, develop and maintain a range of internal/external relationships to maximise impact of expertise and knowledge to influence the quality of decision making.

• Advise on and interpret project contractual and statutory requirements and obligations to protect the project's integrity.

• Establish, develop and maintain relationships with customers, partners and suppliers to assist the achievement of project targets.

You'll need to have

• Appropriate diploma plus professional qualification OR significant qualitative experience.

• Business acumen for enhancing and interpreting H&S business objectives.

• Pro-active project focus displaying a clear understanding of their needs.

• Full awareness of IT capability.

• Actively promote H&S best practice.

• Communication and interpersonal/presentation skills and proven ability to present information to different audiences at project and business unit level.

• Ambassador for H&S and the project.

• Demonstrate and coach/mentor others in the project values.

You can find more information about our culture, values, and how we reward our people here .

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.