Health & Safety Manager

House of Commons

The House of Commons is a unique and exciting place to work right at the heart of the UK’s thriving democratic system. 

Behind the scenes, the House of Commons Service is made up of more than 3,000 employees who support and facilitate the smooth day to day running of the House. They provide professional services to Members of Parliament, their staff, and the wider parliamentary community.

Introduction 

The Project Delivery Team, within the Strategic Estates Directorate in Parliament takes great pride in looking after and improving the buildings of Parliament itself, as custodians of the Estate.   Our aim is to provide the right environments for building users whilst restoring and protecting our heritage buildings.
  
The Project Delivery Team is accountable for the delivery of all of the current major projects across the Parliamentary Estate, having recently undergone a reorganisation the team will focus on a portfolio management approach, alongside an enhanced focus on construction quality, cost scrutiny and consistency of approach whilst strengthening opportunities for professional development and career progression across the team.

The Health & Safety Manager will work collaboratively with our central H&S representative, focusing on site engagement and communications, to ensure Client strategy and expected standards are consistently adopted across all construction sites.  They will act as subject matter experts and “go-to” people for any health, safety and environment matters or concerns, providing up-to-date advice and knowledge of best practice in a construction setting, whilst ensuring adherence to our obligations relating to CDM and driving improvement across all projects.  Where improvement is identified, through lessons learned or other feedback, the H&S Manager will engage with the central H&S team to agree process and then introduce to the teams. 

Some of the responsibilities for this role include:

• Ensuring health and safety standards as set out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and where appropriate the Parliamentary Health and Safety standards, are adhered to throughout all the programme of activities and work sites, and there is a safe work environment.
• Carrying out regular safety inspections of all work areas, on a permanent or temporary basis, including offices, sites, plant rooms, any spaces occupied by contractors, or where maintenance and related work is carried out.
• Maintaining records of the audits and inspections, and ensuring the necessary corrective measures are agreed and implemented.  

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate, or BOHS Certificate of Competence in Asbestos, or equivalent. Tech IOSH, or similar and equivalent membership, minimum of AIEMA or similar equivalent institute. Knowledge of Control of Asbestos Regulations, ACoP and associated guidance.
• Experience of managing operational and strategic health and safety issues, developing and implementing improvements, within an estate’s environment.  Specialist knowledge of health and safety legislation, standards and best practice including inspections and reporting of the working environment and safety.
• Ability to anticipate and plan for the evolving safety requirements on a working site, adapting to evolving circumstances and client needs.
• Builds wide reaching collaborative relationships to achieve the common goal of keeping all staff and customers safe, keeping up to date and sharing all resources, information and regulations with others. 
• Ability to explain complex issues and safety regulations so they are easy to understand and follow. 

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including: 

• 30 days’ annual leave (increasing to 35 days after first full leave year). 
• Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%. 
• Access to training and development. 
• Flexible working. 
• Interest free season ticket loan and bicycle loan. 

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@parliament.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@parliament.uk