Environment Health and Safety Manager

Job title

Environment Health and Safety Manager

Job Category

Human Resources

Location

Oakleigh Road Depot, Oakleigh Road South, London, London, N11 1HJ, Barnet Council

Hours per week

35

Salary

£285.64 per day

2 to 3 days per week in the office

Basic DBS Required

Job Purpose

As a Health and Safety Manager, you will hold overall responsibility for the health and safety approach in the Environment directorate. This includes directly delivered services in waste management, street cleansing and grounds maintenance, as well as contracted services in Parking, Highways and Street Lighting.

You will work directly with senior leaders and managers to provide assurance and ensure legal compliance.

You will work closely with the Executive Director of Environment, as well as the corporate Head of Safety, Health and Wellbeing (SHaW) team. You will hold responsibility for the Health and Safety Management System and delivery its strategies.

You will lead on Safety, Health and Wellbeing projects within Environment, ensuring they are reviewed regularly, and objectives are met.

Key accountabilities

Accountable for Environment Directorate health and safety performance and assurance, reporting directly to the Executive Director of Environment on compliance, risk and improvement activity.

Act as the organisation's lead competent person for Environment, Health and Safety matters, providing authoritative advice to senior management and directors.

Provide strategic oversight of EHS risks associated with operational service delivery and major projects.

Lead the organisation's response to regulatory inspections, enforcement notices, prosecutions and environmental incidents.

Hold managers within the directorate accountable for their responsibilities for health and safety duties, providing guidance and practical solutions to ensure legal compliance and best practice in line with Barnet�s management system.

Authority to escalate significant unmanaged risks directly to the Executive Director

Communicate and influence, working effectively as part of a team and liaising with other areas of the Public Health directorate.

Provide clear leadership to Barnet�s strategic partners in the appropriate operation and delivery of local Health and Safety practice.