Health and Safety Audit Manager

Job Description

Your new roleNational Highways is currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Audit Manager. This role will work to provide a responsive and helpful service to audit clients through a sound and professional evaluation of risk management, internal control and governancearrangements. This service will be delivered through the development of the annual health and safety audit plan that will form part of our annual assurance programme. This will include the requirement to plan, manage and monitor the delivery of health andsafety assurance across the organisation.This role will also work to support the Director of Corporate Assurance in their role to lead the business in improving its Health, Safety and Wellbeing governance, risk management and internal control.What youll be leading on

• Accountability for end-to end-delivery of the health and safety audit programme.
• Leading a small team of Senior H&S Auditors, supporting them and reviewing work through planning, fieldwork and reporting.
• Using professional skills and judgement to develop robust reports and opinions that meet quality and professional standards.
• Developing, managing and continuously improving the health, safety and wellbeing assurance approach.
• Preparing progress updates to the Director of Corporate Assurance and other senior interested parties.
• Acting as an independent advisor (where required), helping National Highways achieve its vision and objectives with regards to health, safety and wellbeing. This will be achieved by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to providing assurance, adviceand insight on the effectiveness of risk management, governance, compliance and internal control.
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships with senior clients and stakeholders, built on professional trust

To be successful

• Degree/diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent

• Chartered Membership of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH) / prepared to work towards
• Significant knowledge health and safety legislation, including but not limited to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
• Significant knowledge and experience of operational health and safety matters in construction or other high hazard environments
• Excellent planning, organisational and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build strong working relationships and maintain rapport, with stakeholders and staff at all levels, from diverse backgrounds, and with different technical understanding
• Ability to lead the delivery of concurrent audits from designing an approach, planning and scoping, liaison with the business through fieldwork, to report issue and agreement of management actions.

About Us Why you should join usAt National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. Were proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to dobetter and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it - then youll be a great fit for our organisation.Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are:

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly - offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

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