Director of HSE & Compliance

Title, Team and Role Summary

Title : Director of HSE & Compliance
Team : Risk and Assurance
Who Does This Role Report Into? Head of Risk and Assurance Role Summary /  Purpose and Scope This role is to lead [Employer hidden] in our improvement strategy across our clients portfolios, the [Employer hidden] service lines and also [Employer hidden] occupied offices. The holder of this leadership role will guide the team and senior stakeholders to increasing our levels of risk management understanding within the business. The post holder must ensure stewardship and strategy of process whilst advising the Head of Risk and Assurance of the risks, mitigations, and controls acceptance requirements to future proof the business. An experienced trainer and facilitator with a background in property management and consultancy, the role will enable these skills to be exercised in raising our offering to our colleagues in competency and awareness courses. In addition, service delivery and budget targets will need to be met therefore experience in consultancy and P&L will be advantageous. Experience in residential compliance and fire would be advantageous. The role is required to lead the HSE management systems throughout the managed buildings portfolio and [Employer hidden] occupied offices including other business divisions.  Coordinating the FM Division & identifying root causes which will enable [Employer hidden] to demonstrate continuous improvement.

Skills, Knowledge and Values

Skills (People & Technical)

• Ensuring the technical risk assessments are being conducted to a high standard by the team identifying competency requirements and skills which can be utilised in service offering.
• Leading HSE in supporting the wider business not just in Facilities Management, on the HSE requirements such as Re-Defined and Building Consultancy
• Supporting leaders with the safety culture and risk management messaging and delivery.
• Strategic awareness of the business requirements and growth for consultancy offering - achieving income to budget requirements.
• Oversee operational risk for HSE including SWOT for the business and strategic objectives.
• Coordinate national programme of BCP testing and identifying growth and income opportunities around the offering.
• Be responsible for quality and service
• Ensure compliance with all applicable legal and other requirements for Group.
• Ensure identified non-conformities are progressed to satisfactory conclusions.
• Report on progress of the strategic and tactical projects.
• Deliver and/or prepare training and information resources to raise competence and awareness of those working for or on behalf of [Employer hidden].
• Drive continual improvement working with clients on compliance items that require funding / client instruction
• Develop upward reporting dashboards for HSE & risk identifying trends and root cause
• Assist with driving property compliance improvements.
• Lead in conducting incident investigations & lessons learned. Liaisoning with regulatory including our primary authority for fire.
• Keep functional leads fully informed of progress and key findings.
• Assist Procurement Dept with contractor vetting, tendering, investigations, performance management and raise the bar on HSE matters
• Acts as a figurehead and subject expert to provide proactive and timely counsel and information to [Employer hidden] boards for matters that relate to HSE, compliance, industry changes, trends, performance and risk areas.
• Manages and coordinates the interactions with key client partners, HSE (Agencies), professional HSE groups, advisory panels and other key stakeholders.
• Develop defence liability culture and insurance training to reduce [Employer hidden]’s exposure.
• Developing our risk management platform to provide clear and consistent MI Expert Supporting in our compliance and overseeing residential portfolio
• Overseeing improvement projects around contractor management, permissions to work.
• Monitoring statutory and internal compliance, including meeting [Employer hidden] policies and procedures, RICS and ISO standards and any statutory timelines and escalation requirements

Values & Behaviour

• Exhibition of [Employer hidden] Values :Avoid Ambiguity, Appreciative, Adventurous, Authentic and Accountable
• Self Management including showing initiative, being proactive and meeting deadlines
• Embracing Change including Technology & efficiencies
• Engaging with the Big Picture
• Great service delivery including working in partnership with internal and external individuals/industry professionals and good communicating in written and verbally
• Achieving Results and Prioritise Work including attention to delivery to all stakeholders
• Innovative Solutions and Problem Solving
• Developing Self and Others and willing to Learn
• Interpersonal and Relationship skills capable of communicating at various levels including meetings with occupiers, client, supplier and wider stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communications including report writing

Experience and Salary

Level of Experience / Certifications:

• Essential to have Lead or Internal Auditor qualifications or demonstrable experience.
• Essential to be a Practitioner membership of IEMA & IOSH.
• Essential to have a IOSH National Diploma or L6/7 equivalent Occupational Health & Safety or risk management.
• Proven experience in similar environment implementation of a positive safety culture in a real estate environment or TFM.
• Proven experience in production and management of reports/data for Directors, Board reports and Clients
• Proven experience in production of processes and procedures for Management systems that meet ISO requirements such 14001, 45001, 9001 & 22301.

Working Hours: 9am - 5.30pm Monday - Thursday & 9am - 5pm Friday Salary Range (Based on Experience)
£85,000 to £95,000 per annum, depending on experience.