Health and Safety Manager

Job Description

Job title: Health and Safety Manager (6 Month Mat Cover)

Responsible to: Director of Property Services

Department: Facilities

Location of work: 4 Pancras Square, Kings Cross

Music is Universal

It’s the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds leading music company. From A&R to finance, legal to digital, sales to marketing, Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.

Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, belief, age, marital status, background, pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism, dyslexia, ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment, workplaces, and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards, including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition, please email Helen@umusic.com

The A Side: A Day in The Life

The purpose of the role is to provide competent support for the effective operation of Universal Music’s activities in the UK. The H&S Manager will report.

The workload will be varied and will involve engagement with internal and external stakeholders at all levels from operations to board level. The person will be expected to deliver high standards of work at all times and contribute as an effective team member in larger projects involving multiple team members in both the buildings within which UM operates and also the activities taking place outside Universal Music premises.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the output of their own work and will take a role in further developing the systems and processes in place within Universal Music to ensure that improvement projects are effectively delivered through to completion.

The B Side: Skills & Experience

Be Organised
• Management of all H&S issues relating to premises and people working for and on behalf of Universal Music in the UK
• Development and update of H&S management systems across all business units
• Development and ongoing collation of effective and accurate management information on H&S performance
• Delivery of an audit and assurance program across the various business units within Universal Music to demonstrate effective implementation of the business H&S policies and processes

Be Collaborative
• Engagement with all business units to educate and embed an effective safety culture within the business
• Facilitate and support all business units when planning and implementing any promotional activities and events which may require pragmatic Health & Safety solutions
• Ensure appropriate management and monitoring of contractors, sub-contractors, freelancers, merchandisers etc. working on our premises, in order to ensure adequate provision for safe working

Person Specification

Essential
• Proven track record within the H&S sector, consistently meeting expectations
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive level
• Proven ability to drive stake holders towards improved H&S performance
• Proven people management skills
• Ability to think and act quickly in a entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to effectively and concisely communicate regulatory and best practice requirements to personnel at all levels
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Full UK driving licence
• NEBOSH Diploma, NCRQ Level 6 Diploma or equivalent qualification
• CMIOSH preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills, proven influencer
• Proactive and up to date CPD
• EHS auditor qualifications
• Experience of the implementation of safety management systems in multi-site businesses
• Experience of delivering risk assessments and compliance auditing across multi-site businesses
• Experience of delivering fire risk assessments across multi-site businesses
• Excellent project management skills, with particular emphasis on effectively identifying requirements and articulating them successfully within project plans
• Experience of working within a multi-stakeholder environment where competing needs must be managed effectively in order to deliver results

Bonus Tracks: Your Benefits
• Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 paid days of annual leave
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Dental and Travel Insurance options
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Cars
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)

Just So You Know…

The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjpz1r-13-59-173-30-42 in your application.