Regional Health and Safety Manager

Location: To cover our branches in Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham and Tower Hamlets 
Salary: Up to £55,000 plus Company Vehicle or Car Allowance and Great Company Benefits
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent role, 42.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday 08.00-16.30

Our commitment to delivering market-leading repairs, refurbishment and building maintenance services, means demonstrating our strength and value as a socially responsible, environmentally conscious provider, enabling us to remain in the hearts and minds of our clients and end users from a variety of sectors and cultural backgrounds throughout the UK.

Are you an experienced Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Manager looking to make your mark in a new role? This is an exciting time to join Mears as we move forward, winning new contracts and expanding our business. We are looking to recruit a Regional SHE Manager, who would ideally be based close to any of the branches in Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham or Tower Hamlets.

About the Role: 

Providing competent advice and support to our operational and administration teams, the Regional SHE Manager will implement and take responsibility for all aspects of SHE on our contracts that cover all construction and non-construction related activities within the Branch. You will monitor compliance with policy, procedures & systems and provide support to all staff. Reporting non-compliance to managers and instilling a strong health and safety culture within both staff and subcontractors. 

You will be expected to meet set KPI’s including completing a range of compliance audits to ensure each branch remains fully compliant. Following all audits you will produce reports, detailing findings and appropriate actions and liaise with Branch Managers to resolve these. 

You will be an integral member of the management team developing good working relationships with Clients and all staff members alike. With a purpose to deliver a high-quality SHE support service which monitors compliance with legislation, policy, procedures and systems.

The successful Regional SHE Manager will be expected to deliver formal training to the wider team and business, a level 3 qualification in training would be an advantage but not essential as we can provide this for you as part of your personal development.

The role requires the ability to communicate well at all levels within the Group and with subcontractors and you will get involved with initiatives to drive our SHE strategy forward. There is a significant demand for regular travel to support the field-based teams throughout the Croydon, Hammersmith & Fulham and Tower Hamlets area in all matters of SHE compliance.

Role Criteria:

• NEBOSH General or Construction Cert
• Extensive experience in a SHE management role 
• Broad knowledge of SHE Legislation, good working practices and Safe systems of work.
• IT – Word, Excel, Power Point and use of general office equipment
• Technical / Certified membership of IOSH 
• Full UK driving license
• Experience in Social Housing
• A team player, with a pro-active and positive can-do attitude.   
• Able to use your own initiative, be confident, decisive, enthusiastic, reliable, patient, approachable and have a willingness to develop self and others.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity (14 weeks full pay, 12 weeks half pay and 13 weeks statutory pay), paternity (2 weeks full pay) and adoption leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - free confidential support and counselling available
• Mears Rewards offering discounts and cashback at leading retailers including travel, household items and shopping
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!

• Volunteering leave – up to two days per year to support community initiatives

• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Share save scheme
• Recognition and long service awards
• Buy up to 5 days holiday each year depending on length of service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Career progression opportunities across Mears Group
• Occupational health support
• Green car scheme with Tusker after successful probation period 
• We have a range of internal forums that Aline with our company core values and beliefs including Mears Men, Women’s Heath, Pride at Mears, R.E.A.C.H, Women Operative support, Armed Forces, Women in Leadership, Diverse
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee can choose between 4% and 6% pension contribution which the company will match with Scottish Widows
• Life Assurance (3x annual salary)
• Private Medical Insurance (single cover)
• £4,500 annual car allowance or Company car

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

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At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.