The Role:
A Health & Safety leader to work client side and inhouse and who can make a significant impact across a significant freehold property portfolio (estate) in Central London. Our client is a leading London freeholder with an enviable real estate portfolio, comprising a significant number of well-maintained buildings concentrated in the West End of London. The portfolio comprises residential blocks of flats and includes those with commercial or retail units below.
The Head of FM, Compliance and Health & Safety plays the lead role in shaping, implementing and overseeing Health & Safety strategy across the portfolio. You’ll be overseeing the who section leading on compliance, risk management, budget/resource management and the delivery of best-in-class safety standards across the estate while overseeing, from a client side perspective, any residential developments that are managed by an external managing agent.
Key Responsibilities:
- Setting and driving the H&S strategy across the property portfolio ensuring full compliance
- Being the focal point for all H&S matters, offering guidance to internal teams and stakeholders
- Implementing continuous improvements and developments in H&S while ensuring a strong culture of safety across the property and facilities team
- Overseeing Managing Agent ensuring they meet the high levels expected
- Ensuring compliance with all statutory regulations and industry best practice
Experience Required:
- A senior qualified Health & Safety professional with experience of mixed-use portfolios
- A strategic thinker who can advise the board and who is operationally aware
- Strong technical H&S knowledge and a hands-on approach to risk management
- Good leadership and stakeholder engagement skills