About the Position
The Health & Safety manager sits within the RA’s Estates team reporting directly to the Head of Estates Operations. In this position you will role im- plement, lead and shape the RA’s approach to Safety Management and ensure the wellbeing and safety of our Academicians, staff, students, visitors and buildings. Within the Estates team, wep- erform a wide range of tasks to support the RA in delivering its mission – from the management of hard and soft services across the estate, to the support and installa- tion of exhibitions and the devel- opment and realisation of major capital projects. We are looking for a reliable and confident manager to ensure the health and safety of our staff, visi- tors, and students. You will act as a key member of a well-established estates team and you will have overall responsibility for imbedding Heath & Safety best-practices across the organi- sation. To successfully deliver this role you will bring deep experience as a health and safety manager within a public facing building or similar environment; you will demonstrate a proactive style and show yourself to be a manager who leads from the front with the know-how to develop and im- bed policies, practices, systems to deliver a compliant building and workplace.
The Royal Academy is a dynamic workplace and the estates team is charged with swiftly and seamless- ly enabling the RA to deliver on its aims and aspirations. Within the multi-faceted role you will at once be a trusted advisor providing strategic advice at the most senior level of the organisation, providing more pragmatic guidance to all staff advising on such matters as CDM compliance with regards to a complex exhibition installations or building projects. No two days at the RA are the same so compliance and lateral thinking to overcome complex issues must go hand in hand. Alongside of this, you will demon- strate an advanced understanding of relevant regulations and ISO 14001 accreditation requirements. You are a confident health and safety executive who knows what best-practice looks like but also have a pragmatic eye for delivering operational efficiency in a creative environment. You are solutions driven – you have the confidence to challenge colleagues but also the pragmatism to drive towards a positive outcome for all. A team player and resourceful problem-solver, you will possess the ability to respond quickly and effectively in pressurised situa- tions. Confident, personable and diplomatic, you will have excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
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