Head of Health, Safety and Assurance
Weston, Exeter, or Tolvaddon (Camborne), with hybrid working

About Us

Now is an exciting time to join LiveWest, the largest housing provider in the South-West. As well as owning and managing more than 40,000 homes, we are a leading developer of affordable and social housing with ambitious development plans over the next 10 years.

From Cornwall to Gloucestershire, we are making a real difference for people and communities, including providing support services to over 80,000 customers.

We are now looking for a Head of Health, Safety and Assurance to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £69,146 - £76,829 per annum
- A car allowance of £4,500 per annum
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service plus an option to purchase extra annual leave
- Defined Contribution pension scheme
- Health Cash Plan, including dental and optical cover (worth up to £1,100 per annum)
- Lifestyle discounts portal and internal supplier discounts offering great savings
- Learning and Development, including coaching and professional qualification support

This is an exceptional opportunity for a high calibre, chartered health and safety professional an internal auditor certification and a NEBOSH diploma to join our growing organisation.

You’ll be instrumental in ensuring compliance and fostering a safety-first culture across the organisation, making an impact and driving change whilst furthering your portfolio of experience.

So, if you’re ready to lead and develop a team of health and safety experts while working for an organisation that values your expertise and experience, apply today!

The Role

As a Head of Health, Safety and Assurance, you will be responsible for leading the implementation of our health and safety policy.

Ensuring that all health and safety processes and controls are in place and meet our high standards, you will look for opportunities for continual improvement whilst making sure we remain within the boundaries of regulation and legislation.

You’ll work collaboratively with service leaders and executives to promote a positive safety-first culture, ensuring that all regulatory and legal requirements are met.

Building and supporting a team of health and safety professionals, you will ensure they deliver first-class, seamless service and support colleagues, customers and contractors in line with our ‘one team, one purpose’ ethos.

Additionally, you will:

- Provide regular reporting and trend analysis, ensuring controls are in place
- Lead on corrective actions that need to be taken
- Oversee the development and delivery of the annual Corporate Health and Safety Priorities Plan
- Lead on the development of health and safety training and corporate initiatives
- Ensure that the Corporate Health and Safety Policy is up to date and business-appropriate
- Support the Executive Team in promoting an effective safety culture

About You

To be considered as a Head of Health, Safety and Assurance, you will need:

- Experience gained within a similar, senior health and safety role
- Experience managing a team of health and safety professionals
- The ability to collaborate and engage others in health and safety
- An in-depth understanding of health and safety management systems
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
- Chartered membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) (CMIOSH)
- A visible and up-to-date Continual Professional Development (CPD) record
- Internal auditor certification
- APS CDM Management certification

The closing date for this role is Tuesday 1st October.

Other organisations may call this role Head of H&S, Head of Occupational Safety and Health, Chartered H&S Manager, Chartered Occupational Safety and Health Manager, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Lead, or Head of Health and Safety.

Webrecruit and LiveWest are equal opportunities employers, value diversity, and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business, and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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