Workplace Health and Safety Advisor

Your role at a glance

If so, then this is a fantastic opportunity to join a brand-new team as a Health and Safety Advisor.

In this role you’ll support the Health, Safety & Compliance Manager in the management of all Health and Safety (H&S) risks and compliance requirements. You’ll advise on health and safety risks, issues and incidents and contribute to the development and implementation of H&S procedures and requirements. You’ll effectively liaise across the business and with our key partners (e.g., facilities management provider) to ensure a safe working environment is provided for all L&G employees and as a minimum that legal compliance is met.

This is the chance to join a high profile, ambitious team, that are passionate about Health and Safety and the positive impact that it has on our people and the business. The role is full of variety and covers all elements of Occupational Safety and Health. This is an exciting area of the business to be in, offering lots of personal and career development opportunities as the team continue to grow at a fast pace.

What you'll be doing

• Advise on the application of H&S legislation and L&G policies and procedures to provide support and advice to managers, employees, and core partners (e.g., facilities management teams).
• Data collects, monitor and analyse H&S data and compliance with legislative and policy requirements, (e.g. via Ecoonline) including providing reports (internal and external), feedback and follow up actions as required, to ensure compliance to process, policy and legislation.
• Investigate accidents as required and provide guidance on follow up actions as appropriate, capturing lessons learnt and identifying policy, training, and process improvement.
• Contribute to the provision of H&S training and optimise the use of L&Gs communication tools (e.g. CBT & hub) to ensure successful engagement and communication with our colleagues.
• Provide direction and support to guide our H&S committees (including collation of packs and minuet taking), ensuring they are effective at managing local H&S risk and opportunities.
• Management of the H&S mailboxes, including the provision of appropriate advice and escalation to the H,S & Compliance Manager or senior leaders as required, delivering appropriate advice and support to L&G colleagues.
• Undertake some duties within the scope of professional adviser under the supervision of the H,S & Compliance Manager to develop within the role.

What we're looking for

Here’s some of the key experience and skills that we’d love to see:

• You’ll have a NEBOSH, equivalent qualification, or the willingness work towards this (highly desirable).
• Basic FM and building management knowledge.
• Relevant experience in a similar corporate office environment Health and Safety role.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, sound understanding of data systems required.
• Knowledge and experience of the effective management of H&S in the workplace.
• Knowledge of current best practice and standards in relation to management of H&S in the workplace.
• You’ll have a good understanding, and ideally experience of Occupational health and safety in a corporate office environment.

Benefits

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, at least 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.