Job Description

Health & Safety Manager - Property & Construction
Morrisons has a fantastic opportunity for a Property & Construction Health & Safety professional to be embedded within our Property team to enable the teams to put Safety First in all that they deliver from design to construction and maintenance across our complex estate. You will ensure continuous improvement and implement best practice to keep our customers, colleagues, contractors and members of the public safe.
The role involves travel across the UK to stores and sites to review compliance and standards. This will include completion of recorded audits during visits and provision of support to ensure a safe working environment. You will also spend time at Morrisons Head office in Bradford. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to meet existing objectives and lead on driving improvements in Health & Safety culture and compliance. Areas to be covered include, but are not limited to, Asset Creation, Pre-Construction phase, Construction phase, Asset Management and Maintenance, and Landlord Responsibilities.
Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, in summary you will be responsible for leading Safety across everything we do within the Property division. This includes:
Managing and continuously improving Morrisons Property Health & Safety policies and ways of working
Developing and leading Health & Safety risk management strategies and frameworks across Propertys critical risk areas, supporting colleagues in their roles
Ensuring contractors, colleagues and visitors comply with Health & Safety legislation and adhere to all Morrisons policies and procedures in relation to safe working practises
Undertaking the lead role in the continuous improvement of the Company safety plan demonstrating a strong safety culture for employees, visitors, consultants and contractors
Reviewing Health and Safety compliance on sites and delivering accurate reports and trends
Ensuring regular Health and Safety reviews which measure safe working practices are undertaken by others and are completed
Recording and reviewing statistical data of accidents, incidents and near misses
Proactively leading and supporting others during investigations, production of root cause analyses reports and subsequent remedial actions
Driving an open and honest environment with external contractors
Identifying and arranging training and guidance both in person and online to drive a progressive Health & Safety culture within Property.
Monitoring trends to ensure corrective actions are implemented and completed by managers
Leading Health and Safety when in attendance at site meetings in partnership with Principal Contractors/Contractors and listening and responding to issues and concerns
Proactively drive contractor and stakeholder meetings to build engagement, to provide information and trends which identify key concerns and to offer solutions for improvement
About you
Knowledge Required:
In-depth knowledge and experience of Property and Construction Health & Safety management systems including Fire
In-depth knowledge and understanding of Property Health & Safety and related legislation and its requirements
Knowledge of the Health & Safety requirements of Landlords and how these work in practice
Skills Required:
Excellent and strong communication, engagement and motivational skills
Excellent analytical skills and ability to produce management information in impactful ways
Ability to coach to drive performance improvement
The ability to engage with colleagues at all levels to drive improvements
Ability to influence business decisions that impact on Health & Safety and legality
The ability to champion the customer and retain a customer focus whilst keeping Health & Safety at the forefront
Ability to identify risk and prioritise tasks
Tenacity to follow up and resolve issues
Analytical thinking
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years experience in Health & Safety management
Experience working in a complex organisation with multiple Stakeholders
Experience working in Property Health & Safety including construction
Incident investigation and management
About us
Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.
Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, youll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.
We host regular seasonal events and youll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. Were also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.
Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such weve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. Wed love to meet youxe2x80xa6
Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family member

Annual bonus scheme
Generous holiday entitlement
Four and a half day working week with flexible working hours
Company pension contributions
Private healthcare
Perks with over 850 retailers * Free parking onsite
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