Health & Safety Project Lead

Job Description:

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

Orbit are delighted to announce that we are looking to recruit a Health & Safety Project Lead to join the team. In this vital role, you will assist the Head of Health and Safety in the implementation and on-going provision of a Group wide Health and Safety Management System, to ensure legal compliance.

Day to day in this role you will also provide project and systems leadership, to continuously improve the H&S infrastructure, systems, compliance, audit, assurance and competency. You will have proven experience of working with H&S management systems (accident reporting; loner worker monitoring; grey fleet management) and have experience of working with Social Housing.

What you'll achieve

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Responsible for management and development of the Group Health & Safety Assurance Co-ordinator.
• Responsible for managing, collating and submitting Orbit’s annual ROSPA Sector Award - Public Services and Local Government.
• Responsible for updating existing and developing new e learning and classroom training, delivering training internally.
• Responsible for collating data, carrying out statistical analysis and the production of Customer and Properties Monthly & OHAL Quarterly Health & Safety performance.
• Responsible for implementing and monitoring health and safety policies, procedures and guidance and ensuring that any updates required are highlighted to the Health & Safety Manager Responsible for providing support to other departments on H&S related issues when necessary.

What you'll bring

Essential skills:

• Must have experience of effectively delivering and monitoring H&S activity across a multi-site organisation.
• NEBOSH certificate or equivalent (desirable - training opportunities available dependant on experience)
• Experienced in developing H&S Management Systems
• Must be willing and able to travel with own transport
• Excellent presentation skills
• Management and coaching experience (desirable)

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense. Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

• 1. Online application
  2. Interview(s)
  3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.