Health & Safety Officer

**About The Role**:
Are you a NEBOSH certified Health & Safety Specialist that's after an expansive role? This might just be for you

Our Health and Safety team is looking for a knowledgeable and dynamic H&S professional to come on board.

This is a National / Field based role, that will require for you to be out and about with our engineers and wider teams 3 days per week. The rest of the week you will be working from home. With that in mind, as long as you are happy to travel nationally, you can be based anywhere in the UK.

You will be looking after 250 - 300 engineers across our networks and will be truly passionate about all things safety.

As a thank you for your dedication we'd be happy to invest in you by providing required training and supporting you in your journey to chartered membership, shall you aspire to obtain it.

If this sounds of interest - we'd love for you to apply

Please feel free to review further details on the role below.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Head of Safety, the role holder will ensure legal and regulatory compliance and, where possible, a best practice approach to the management of health and safety, providing an environment where risk is minimised to a tolerable level.

You will ensure the principle of Treating Customers Fairly is an intrinsic part of the organisations culture by identifying, providing, monitoring and managing our people’s safety within the business.

You will work closely with the health and safety team, senior leadership teams and stakeholders to understand their departmental requirements, to challenge their approach to learning, development and competence whilst maximising resources and proving efficiencies through planning and innovative solutions.

You will provide suitable and sufficient advice giving them the opportunity to make an informed choice about safety management decisions and practices to effectively manage our working environment through proactive health and safety management.

**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES**

Ensure all areas of HomeServe’s business comply with Health and Safety Legislation.

Support the Head of Safety to design, implement, maintain and review all aspects of the health and safety management system and the Safety and Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), in line with the latest health and safety guidance.

Manage all areas of the relevant region’s health and safety with due skill, care and diligence including effective controls, risk management and mitigation.

Analyse incident trends and areas of risk, ensuring lessons are learnt and communicated to the key stakeholders of the region and encourage cross-functional learning through the Head of Safety.

Predominantly work with office team managers to develop practicable and workable health and safety systems, policies and procedures, and also supporting the field managers where required.

Produce suitable and sufficient risk assessments for activities and processes throughout all of the office environments, and where applicable, the field.

Organise, complete and manage the process of carrying out risk assessments for all display screen equipment users on office sites.

Provide up to date health and safety advice and information to all levels within the organisation as required.

Take the lead in implementing and reviewing all office fire safety management system and processes.

Carry out workplace health and safety inspections and if necessary, organise any remedial actions to remedy defects.

Carry out workplace health and safety audits, and if necessary, assist with any remedial actions to remedy defects.

On-boarding of contractors to ensure they meet the legislative and internal HS&E requirements

Review the first aid needs on site in line with legislation and develop suitable arrangements for managing the risk.

Ensure RIDDOR reportable accidents are investigated and reports prepared for the Head of Safety to submit to the relevant regulator in a timely manner.

Ensure health and safety training needs are identified and delivered where appropriate including, but not limited to, induction, IOSH, field training for both internal and external stakeholders

Maintain records appropriately and as required by the Head of Safety.

Prepare regular reports on the Company’s health and safety performance with recommendations for improvement detailed where appropriate, and ensure this is communicated to the Head of Safety and the relevant team managers or regional Head of Service Operations.

Maintain a good relationship with the Human Resources team, working with them in areas of occupational health.

Provide assistance to the Head of Estates, enabling them to fulfil their health and safety obligations in line with staff welfare, space planning and project management.

Ensure that all areas of environment, health and safety within the remit of the role comply with business requirements, including but not limited to the FCA standards, data protection and corporate governa