Facilities/H&S Manager (Interim)
Back to Vacancies ListOur client, a large prestigious estate in London, are looking for a Facilities/H&S Manager to work within the team for 3-6 months. This role will support facilities management across the estate, with a focus on Health & Safety and sustainability.
Responsibilities
Health and Safety
- Put in place and deliver key H&S actions
- Set up and run monthly Safety Action Group
- Ensure risk assessments are up to date and comprehensive, and that actions completed
- H&S questionnaire for Residents (130+)
- Work with third parties to ensure delivery of H&S commitments
Coordinate H&S Training
- Inductions, including Residents’ Safety Induction Website
- Fire Safety
- Fire Marshalling – Trust Staff and Residents
- First Aid – ensuring adequate cover
- Contractor management
Ensure Effectiveness of H&S Committee
- Shape agenda, prepare & issue papers in advance, prepare presentations and take minutes
- Work with Trust team members to ensure action plans are in place and that actions are followed up and completed
- Review Accident and Incident Reports, identify themes for action and prepare summaries for committee and Trustees
Sustainability
- Complete sustainability reviews, working with third parties where appropriate, ensuring recommendations are clear
- Prepare proposals for directorate and trustees
- Assist with development of sustainability plan and actions from the steering group
General
- Managing contractors – inductions/supervision/coordination
- Assisting with estate audits – cleaning/maintenance/safety
- Liaising with catering operators – operational coordination and sustainability improvements/collaboration
- Assisting with project management of ongoing projects
- Assist with Knowledge Management for the Estates Team, including building information, venue guidelines and Health and Safety policies and procedures.
- Liaising with event departments on upcoming events and activities
Person specification
- Experience of operating a heritage building with public access and large-scale events including:
- Health and Safety
- Security matters
- Sustainability
- Managing contracts / contractors & service level agreements
- Financially astute and able to manage within budgets
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, building strong relationships and coordinating across diverse service providers and users, including resident creative businesses
- Decisive, practical style of working, stays on top of deliverables
- Proactive attitude, able to hit the ground running with a good sense of direction
As the ideal candidate you will be a self-motivated manager with a can do attitude and strong customer service ethic, experienced in Facilities Management, with a sound working knowledge of Health & Safety.
Sound like the role for you? We look forward to receiving your application soon.
