Head of Health and Safety

Head of Health and Safety

Location - North East Wales

Duration - Interim for 3-4 months initially however this will be reviewed with the potential to extend further

Day rate - Negotiable depending on experience

Monday - Friday - 37.5 hours a week

Sellick Partnership are supporting a public sector organisation with the recruitment of a Head of Health and Safety to provide operational leadership and strategic oversight on Health and Safety, environmental and sustainability matters, ensuring the effective management of risk, compliance with statutory obligations, incident management, resilience planning and the delivery of a positive safety and sustainability culture across all activities.

Key responsibilities for the Head of Health and Safety

Develop a customer-focused service that is responsive and flexible with regard to a variety of customer needs and delivered to a high standard.
Identify clear objectives for service delivery, including management of risk, and develop and performance manage relevant action plans to ensure effective and efficient implementation
Assess political pressures and agendas on service delivery and tailor plans/activity accordingly
Pursue best practice and value for money within the Service through the establishment of effective systems of target setting, performance management and procurement
Effectively manage the Service budget, ensuring spending within agreed limits
Manage and develop a team of professional officers and/or supervisory staffKey areas of Knowledge & Experience

Demonstrable experience of successful partnership and multi-agency working
Experience of applying risk management in setting strategy and in identifying and managing principal risks to achievement of objectives
Experience of successful project management and delivering services to set standards
Succesful track record of communicating with stakeholders and partnersQualifications

Leadership/management qualification and/or significant leadership/management experience
NEBOSH certification or willingness to work towards.
Chartered member of IOSHIf you feel you are well suited to the role or would like to discuss it further, please apply or contact Josh Meek at Sellick Partnership Ltd Derby office

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