Head of Health, Safety & Environment

Head of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

Management Scale, Points 4 - 10, £44,411 - £52,224 per annum

37 hrs per week

30 per annum plus statutory Bank Holidays

Local Government Pension/Teaching Pension scheme

To drive and oversee the College’s commitment to Health & Safety and to own and lead the development of the Colleges’ Sustainability & Environmental strategy and initiatives

To actively contribute to the Strategic Plan and in particular the ambition to become an outstanding provider of education and training.

To hold and actively demonstrate the Core Values in all that you do.

Aim High…

Work Hard…

Take Responsibility…

Do What’s Right…

Respect Others…

Challenge Yourself….

Take Pride…

To commit to the Safeguarding Policy and promote a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults within the College.

• Lead and direct all Health (well-being) and Safety initiatives, providing specialist technical guidance and direction to the College to ensure the H&S Policy and Strategy are fit for purpose
• To ensure the College is compliant with all legal requirements.
• To manage the H&S Team
• To actively manage accident & incident reporting and ensure any resulting investigation actions are implemented
• Work closely with the Campus Services Estates team to ensure the safety & regulatory compliance of all staff, contractor & 3rd party work activities
• To support & promote compliance activities in all areas of the College as required through indirect leadership and influence
• To ensure that all high-risk areas in the College are actively supported, monitored and audited
• To work with Campus Services Team and partners, such as Local Authorities and recycling organisations, to develop energy and waste reduction programmes.
• To support HR in providing comprehensive occupational health support when required
• To prepare comprehensive timely reports for the Governing Body
• To be a key member of the College H&S Strategic Committee and produce reports and updates as appropriate
• Work with the Campus Services team to support the delivery of efficiencies in energy & utility consumption
• To ensure that the College’s emergency procedures are maintained and reviewed, procedures tested, and records of equipment kept.
• To ensure that the requirements of all College policies and procedures are met including off site activities, work placement, field trips and sub-contracting arrangements.
• Review and recommend accreditations linked to HSES (ISO 14001/45001)
• To engage and co-ordinate with staff and stakeholders on the testing and delivery of business continuity plans
• Take the lead in collating data and producing reports for all Environmental, Health & Safety matters

Qualifications

Essential - NEBOSH National General Certificate

Essential - Grade C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).

Desirable - chartered status

Desirable - A qualification at degree level in a relevant discipline

A commitment to undertake any mandatory training relevant to the role.

Knowledge & Skills

Comprehensive understanding and awareness of health, environmental and safety legislation and factors relating to managing and improving buildings and outside areas.

Understanding of benchmarking trends and standards across FE & industry including implementation and analysis

Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with staff at all levels across the College.

Ability to think creatively and to use initiative to solve problems in potentially variable and diverse situations

Ability to take responsibility for quality and accuracy of data.

A good knowledge and competence in using IT packages, including the Microsoft Office suite (Teams/O365) and prepared to learn new packages as required.

Experience

Broad experience of undertaking environment management and improvements in public and/or private sector operations including implementation of a sustainability strategy

Extensive experience of managing Health and Safety within a large organisation

Proven success in working across different sites and departments to ensure consistency