Health and Safety Manager

Overview

Opportunity for a Health & Safety Manager to join the Life Science Team in Macclesfield.

The Health & Safety Manager will manage the implementation of a professional, competent, and knowledge-sharing culture across all sites, ensuring that best-in-class health, safety, and environment practices are planned, implemented, and shared effectively.

Be the person that Sisk project teams see as a positive value-adding service.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty, and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong leadership skills.
• Assist the BU HSE Manager in the consistent rollout of company strategy and expectations within SOPs, Guidance, etc.
• Carry out high-quality safety inspections of Sisk workplaces at a frequency and with the intrusiveness as coached by the BU HSE Manager. Perform risk reviews in the absence of the BU HSE Manager.
• Attend sites following accidents/incidents and assist with the investigation. In the absence of the Project Director, lead the investigation.
• Liaise with enforcement authorities if they attend the site on routine visits or to investigate following an incident.
• Understand bespoke client requirements and tailor the management system accordingly with line manager approval.
• Assist the BU HSE Manager with tender and prequalification submissions where requested, advising on Health and Safety concerns and helping provide practical solutions.
• Attend Start-Up meetings with Sisk site teams. Where requested, attend other meetings with Client & supply chain.
• Implement the management system and coach and encourage others to use it appropriately.
• Deliver appropriate training.

Experience

• CMIOSH, Grad IOSH.
• At least 10 (5 ) years in the construction industry.
• At least 10 (5 ) years as a Health and Safety professional.
• Be inquisitive in root cause outcomes.
• Lead on improvement initiatives.
• Effective and confident training provider.
• Managing & developing trainees.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Equivalent.
• NEBOSH Construction Diploma or Equivalent.
• NVQ Level 4 / EQF L5 in Occupational Health and Safety or Equivalent. SHE Technical Apprenticeship Programme.
• Awareness of lifting operations.

Additional Information

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase.
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more).
• Employer pension.
• Competitive mileage rate.
• Travel expenses.
• Flexible and remote working.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Professional and Educational development.

Our people are at the heart of our success, and our proposition to them is to work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits, and surround yourself with great people.