Senior Health And Safety Manager (Remote)

Job description / Role

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge, practical, construction expertise and project delivery consultancy, to unlock the potential in every project.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first – Going home safe and well
• Client focus – Deliver on our promise
• Integrity – Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity – For our people to excel

The project:

A major urban development project comprising of new homes, commercial properties, public spaces and smart urban mobility. Mace have the opportunity to develop and lead and implement the PMO structure to deliver this city development.

Provides visible health and wellbeing (H&W) leadership and direction.

Provides specialist subject matter advice, guidance and assurance to senior leadership and operational teams.

Support the delivery of the business and H&W strategy and objectives through ownership and delivery of projects, programmes within the group H&W delivery plan.

Your responsibilities will include:
• Contributes to the development of and drive the implementation of health and wellbeing (H&W) policies, procedures, guidance notes and standards.
• Responsible for execution of group-wide delivery plans, programmes and projects ensuring delivery to planned time and budget.
• Provides support and guidance to the operational business to enable local delivery.
• Collaborates with HR and (health safety and wellbeing) HSW functions to enable them to support their clients across all groups and geographies.
• Remains up to date with the latest thinking and research relating to organisational health and wellbeing.
• Analyses data outputs from surveys, audits, key performance indicators (KPI’s) and other data sources and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Manages relationships and performance of suppliers ensuring contractual arrangements are delivered to quality, time and budget. Work with senior leaders, HSW and HR stakeholders to deliver cost effective and efficient H&W performance.
• Identifies and implements continuous improvement plans/identifies key business improvements.
• Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.

• Relevant degree qualification.
• Proven experience working on city development, programme, projects.
• Knowledge transfer and mentoring experience.

You’ll also have:
• Experience and knowledge of health and wellbeing legislation and delivery in a large organisation.
• Current health and wellbeing issues and trends and how they impact on large organisations including forward-looking trends, challenges and opportunities.
• Risk management and mitigation work in relation to health and wellbeing/people risk.
• Assessing competency of team members, applying their competence to the right roles and create development plans.
• Understanding of enterprise and project management.
• Being able to present a range of technical information to non-technical audiences.
• Business planning and budgetary control skills, strong commercial acumen.
• Being able to network and share information and knowledge gleaned.
• Understanding and application of intersection between health and wellbeing, inclusion, and HSW.
• Professional membership or equivalent demonstrable professional or personal development.
• Experience in the successful delivery phase of relevant projects and programmes.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Experience of managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of how carbon and sustainability considerations will shape the outlook of the projects you are working on.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

About the Company

Mace is an international consultancy and construction company that has delivered world class projects since 1990. Today we employ over 6,000 people across five global hubs in Europe, Middle East North Africa and India, North America, Asia Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Four simple values guide our behaviour in our pursuit of a better way; Safety first – going home safe and well, Client focus – deliver on our promise, Create opportunity – for our people to excel, Integrity – always doing the right thing. We aim to attract the best and brightest people, whatever their background, to bring new perspectives to some of the most complex and inspiring projects around the world.

We support our people who are aiming to achieve an academic or professional qualification that will help them develop personally and deliver to the highest standard for our clients. At Mace you can deepen your knowledge, expand your skills and define your own path.