Job Summary:
Company: Live Nation
Department: Risk Management – Health and Safety
Location: London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester or commutable; UK-wide travel required
Reports to: Health and Safety Director
Working hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Health and Safety team are responsible for all aspects of health and safety management, including identifying, developing, maintaining, monitoring and coordinating policy and procedures across all operations in the UK and Ireland. This includes agreeing and monitoring performance targets, giving assurance on compliance with legislation and good practice, and delivering competent advice in respect of current and proposed ventures. Business operations cover, amongst other things, venues, festivals, concerts and touring bands, along with support functions such as ticket sales and event security.

WHAT THE ROLE INCLUDES

• Supporting and, when necessary, deputising for the Health and Safety Director
• Helping to develop and implement safety strategy and an industry leading health and safety management system throughout the organisation which meets legal compliance and good practice standards
• Assisting with the developing and maintenance of risk assessment systems within operational business units and at head office, and determining the safety training requirements which stem from this activity
• Providing operational guidance to a wide range of businesses, including venues, festivals, concerts and touring productions, including, where required undertaking both mentoring as well as coaching roles
• Helping to build and engage safety communities, and to foster a positive safety culture
• Assisting in the development and interpretation of reporting for senior management on key safety metrics
• Establishing and managing safety audit programmes across operational business units
• Managing and working with safety consultants where these are engaged to deliver specific areas of compliance work
• Helping with horizon scanning for new legislation and guidance relevant to all elements of business operations
• Developing and maintaining Primary Authority relationships

The following attributes determine what is needed to be successful in the role:

• Passionate about all things safety
• A desire to help businesses to comply and to prevent harm from occurring, whilst maintaining the fun
• Firm believer in continual professional development and in personal growth
• Naturally curious
• Professional and personable – an ability to make safety relevant to people at all levels within the organisation
• Comfortable with UK-wide travel. The role holder will need to live commutable to one of the locations listed above and be happy to travel to various sites across the UK