Safety Director (SHEQ)

at  The Arch Company

ABOUT US

The Arch Company is the UK’s largest small business landlord, serving thousands of business owners who make a unique and vital contribution to the UK economy. The company purchased Network Rail’s former commercial property estate in early 2019 and have a property portfolio of more than 5,000 railway arches, business estates, former station buildings and other properties.
The Arch Company is proud to be the landlord to a diverse, passionate group of small business owners, entrepreneurs and community organisations across England and Wales. The Arch Company shareholders are TT Group and Blackstone Property Partners.
We’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, so if you’re interested in this job but don’t meet every aspect of the job description, we’d still encourage you to apply. You might be the ideal candidate for this role, or other positions.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Successful leadership and practitioner experience in health and safety roles across multi-site operations within the commercial property sector.
• Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
• Degree (or equivalent) in a related subject such as Occupational Safety and/or NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals.
• Extensive knowledge of health and safety legislation related to the built environment and occupational health and safety.
• A detailed understanding of Safety compliance and enforcement, with some experience of working with both safety and environmental statutory bodies.
• A working knowledge Environmental compliance and enforcement.
• A working knowledge and experience of quality management systems.
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels with a high degree of numeracy and IT literacy.
• Proficient in safety leadership and reporting at company level to both executive teams and shareholders
• Experience with specialist software programs related to environmental performance and H&S management.
• A strong attention to detail with a tenacious approach to ensuring compliance and influencing behaviour within an operational business and its supply chain.
• Able to manage a small team and consultants, scaling resources and activity.

Desired:

• Experience of SHEQ leadership within a real estate-based organisation, at director level or equivalent.Familiarity with the specification, selection and deployment of property / real estate and facilities management systems.

Safety Director (SHEQ) is a new role to both lead compliance and promote an integrated approach to health, safety, environment and quality across our organisation and estate.
We are looking for a confident and experienced leader looking for a broad role within a dynamic customer focused business. An expert practitioner in Safety, you will have a proven track record of both maintaining demonstrable legal compliance whilst developing integrated management systems and supporting departmental operations.
This is a high-profile position based in London and working with all parts of our business, customers, landlord and statutory authorities. We encourage flexible working although the job is likely to need an office or site presence at least three days per week.