Health & Safety Manager

Job overview

The Health and Safety Manager will support Atlas on health & safety matters, working closely with specialists within Atlas covering energy, sustainability and fire safety, in managing KPIs for Health & Safety. Duties include the production of risk assessments, advising service users on the management of health & safety, auditing contractors, reviewing RAMS, and issuing permits to work. The Health and Safety Manager will lead the overall monitoring and management of health & safety services for Atlas BFWML, covering a range of sites, both acute and community-based, across several locations. The post holder will be a skilled professional with experience in providing health & safety advice within an organisation of comparable size and complexity.

Main duties of the job

The Health and Safety Manager will be the lead specialist responsible for developing and driving forward Atlas’s health and safety programmes. To act as the source of Health and Safety expert advice to Atlas and it’s teams. The post will be responsible for planning inspection and audit timetables for at least one year for their teams, in addition to acting as the subject matter expert across strategic level projects and activities, leading and the development and implementation of effective health and safety management systems, compliant with current standards and legislation. The Health and Safety Manager will ensure that Atlas is complying with Service and legislative standards by programs of risk assessment and auditing. Where deficiencies are found to identify the appropriate means of correction and to ensure that the new controls are put in place by the local management team with a confident and self-motivated approach.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Reviewing ongoing performance levels from data/reports produced by the Facilities Management Information System /Quality Assurance system. Initiating appropriate actions to ensure agreed performance standards are maintained including if necessary, producing and implementing service improvement plans.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation and site-specific health, safety, and welfare policies.
• Maintain formal and informal communications with Ward/Departmental Managers related to service activities.
• Use IT systems to provide/monitor data within the Quality Assurance, CAFM and other management reporting systems.
• Aid in monitoring electrical and mechanical services safety compliance through engineering knowledge and experience.
• Monitor contractor compliance by way of audits and inspections plus where required review of construction documents.
• Monitor and maintain emergency planning documentation (EPRR) ensuring that it meets the needs of Atlas, our clients and others affected, also that the documents are in line with all relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in environmental and sustainability planning to assist our clients in meeting their legislative duties.
• Any other appropriate duties as requested by the Head of Estates.
• Develop and deliver both in-house and nationally accredited qualifications as required by Atlas BFWML
• Be able to assist with on-call and out-of-hour requirements as necessary.
• To provide guidance and advice on mandatory health and safety training for Atlas staff on an annual basis and in accordance with legislation
• Manage aspects of the permit to work system for engineering and construction works.
• Work with estates engineering to aid in development of safety systems and risk assessments.
• Conduct assessments/audits of construction contractor documentation.
• Conduct construction-based audits and inspections around the site.
• To assist with risk assessments for Atlas and the Client as needed
• Support Atlas Capital Developments team in producing preconstruction information and designers residual risk registers in advance of construction works.
• Assist with the development of access cleaning and maintenance strategies for construction works.
• Ensure all Operations and Maintenance manuals that are provided are adequate and meet the needs of future maintenance.
• Attend appropriate internal functions and meetings with the Trust and at appropriate external functions and meetings.
• Assist with diagnostic work to resolve operational issues and needs regarding health & safety matters.
• Liaise with Specialist Sub Contractors and relevant contractors that may be engaged in health & safety requirements for Atlas or in delivering CDM.
• Assess AutoCAD designs provided by contractors to ensure their relevance where required by the Health and Safety Manager.
• Monitor construction projects by means of auditing in line with requirements identified under CDM and where necessary assist in investigations.
• Production of reports as required for Atlas OMG and Board, and the Trust and as part of corporate governance reporting framework, in relation to health & safety matters.
• Ensure all relevant records are kept up to date.
• Provide guidance and identify the necessary training for staff and apprentices to develop additional skills to improve the person’s abilities and overall effectiveness.
• Use effective communication channels between Atlas and the Client/organisation in relation to health & safety specialist advice.
• Assist with health & safety advice to Atlas Clients and the team, aiding in resolution of enquiries or problems that may occur.