Health and Safety Lead

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Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

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Job Profile

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Global Delivery Services (GDS) Leadership to continue our drive for excellence and innovation through the further development of our Health and Safety knowledge and culture. We are looking for someone from engineering background who has a deep of understanding of the design and construction of significant engineering projects.

The role is essential to our business in assessing not only compliance with our system and external standards, but also identifying how we can improve what we do. It is an opportunity to make a difference to how we work on our projects and bring that value to the rest of the Group.

Job Description
Reporting to the Unit Leadership team through the Unit Safety Manger you will be accountable for: 

• Reporting to the Unit Leadership Team on H&S performance, including study of trends and issues arising from incident reports, audits and the dissemination of lessons learned as appropriate.
• Working in collaboration with the Unit Safety Manager prepare and implement the Unit Health and Safety Plan in line with Group and Unit requirements to drive continuous improvement across the Unit and Divisions
• Formally reporting to the Unit Leadership to progress of the Unit Health and Safety Plan and key activities programmed for the following quarter. 
• Keeping up to date with developments in relevant legislation and practice, and act upon any changes accordingly
• Promoting and encouraging a lively and open safety culture across all countries in the Unit.
• Providing effective and timely health & safety advice and information for staff and managers in the Unit to increase the health and safety knowledge and understanding of all colleagues within GDS
• Interfacing with other divisions/unit represented our offices or on our projects as appropriate.
• Representing GDS at Regional and Group Safety Manager Meetings
• Monitoring and closing out all GDS related Health and Safety notifications e.g. Positive Interventions.  Liaising with the Unit Health and Safety Manager, other Units, our internal clients to ensure actions are in line with best practice and in line with required legislation.
• Preparing monthly reports which give a comprehensive view on reporting, actions and interventions that are required.
• Ensuring any serious incidents are raised to the relevant stakeholders immediately and relevant processes followed.
• Work collaboratively with other Health and Safety Managers across the Group and bring learning into GDS
• Undertaking as required project and office audits; deliver safety training and incident investigations.
• Leading by example on all aspects of Health, Safety and Wellbeing
• Establish, nurture and mentor GDS colleagues so that Safe By Design and practical approach to constructability is embedded within all our activities. 

Candidate will possess the following key attributes: 

• Strong experience of both design and construction projects
• Has a collaborative mindset that can work with all GDS and colleagues across the Group.
• Is a clear and effective communicator both written and orally and can translate complex issues into readily understood actions and solutions.
• Has worked for a broad range of projects across the construction sector

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

 Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.