Job Information
CBRE Construction Safety Manager in London, United Kingdom
Construction Safety Manager
Job ID
177919
Posted
26-Jul-2024
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Health and Safety/Environment
Location(s)
London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
About the Role:
As a CBRE Health, Safety and Enviroment Sr. Manager, you will be in charge of creating and implementing health, safety, and environmental programs for medium to large-sized clients.
This job is part of the Environment Health and Safety function. They are responsible for organizational programs and procedures to safeguard employees and surrounding communities
As a Regional Construction Manager on the Client Construction HSE team, you will be responsible for supporting construction HSE compliance and identifying the gaps in consistent implementation of construction HSE program elements and ensuring that they are addressed as appropriate to mitigate the client’s risk for safety and performance of General Contractors and ultimately brand image. You will play a critical role in ensuring all HSE issues are identified and addressed by working collaboratively with cross functional teams and contractors to protect the client’s interests. You will be supported by a team of Construction HSE team members which will perform the daily activities to execute the construction HSE program.
What You’ll Do:
Work with the construction HSE team, construction managers and key stakeholders to manage various project HSE aspects associated with new site planning, development and expansion allowing for a more timely and thorough HSE implementation and enforcement.
Take ownership of site(s) construction HSE programs for both ground up and tenant improvement related construction activities and be an HSE advisor to client stakeholders.
Drive the implementation of programs and initiatives to foster a strong construction safety culture. Monitor HSE trends and intervene/improve where needed.
Ensure construction HSE services are available and implemented on construction projects to facilitate the safe planning, start up, construction, commissioning and handover of buildings and facilities.
Lead assigned team members.
Review and ensure construction HSE resource needs are identified as appropriate and mobilized as necessary.
Monitor and ensure fulfillment of client’s legal obligations are met at all stages of construction.
Work with Regional HSE Operations teams to gain efficiencies in overall Construction HSE program implementation.
Responsible for identifying and mitigating environmental and safety risks at construction sites, as well as the transition from design to construction to operational activities.
Review the ongoing programs, identify areas for improvements and work towards continual improvements.
Monitor injury, illness, and incident reports.
Monitor Health, Safety and Environmental regulatory compliance within the account. Execute strategic solutions that improve and maintain compliance as required.
Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
Improve and change existing methods, processes and standards within job discipline.
What You’ll Need:
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, a related discipline, or equivalent work experience (minimum)
10 years of experience in construction EHS oversight and management; experience managing contractors. (minimum)
Demonstrated success in Behavior Based Safety and building a strong safety culture (minimum)
Experience working with cross-functional teams including design, engineering, construction, operations and regulatory authorities (minimum)
Experience with EU construction EHS legislation and regulations. Experience leading large cross functional teams to align and deliver technical projects (preferred)
Knowledge of Cloud Operations, Facilities Management, Engineering and Construction (preferred)
Action-oriented with excellent organizational, analytical, project management, and written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously, work independently and drive projects to completion with minimum guidance and high attention to detail. (preferred)
Credentials from Board of Certified Safety Professionals or equivalent agency (preferred)
Additional certifications as required by local authority.
Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
ABOUT CBRE
CBRE is the world’s leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 80,000 people worldwide, with 2,500 working in the UK. The Company’s core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.
CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)