Occupational Health and Wellbeing Lead - St Albans, United Kingdom - John Sisk and Son

Description

Occupational Health and Wellbeing Lead - 12 Months Maternity Cover

Reporting to the Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing, this role will be a blend of administration/co-ordination but also research, design and delivery of key Occupational Health and Wellbeing programmes across the Sisk Group. The role will require the successful candidate to work closely with key internal stakeholders such as HR, Health and Safety and our project-based teams, and also external stakeholders such as our occupational health service partners in Ireland and the UK.

This role is a one-year contract to cover maternity leave. It is full-time and based in the UK. Flexibility required in travelling to other Sisk locations across the UK, but there may also be requirements to travel to Ireland and mainland Europe on occasion. An excellent opportunity for a motivated, energetic and passionate candidate to develop their skills and experience in the field of occupational health and wellbeing and to be a key part of building a "best in class" occupational health and wellbeing function within the construction industry.

Key Responsibilities

Administration and coordination of various initiatives, including intoxicants testing, health screening, flu vaccination programmes, safety critical worker medicals etc.

Research, design and delivery of effective health protection programmes to address construction-related hazards such as noise, vibration, chemicals, dusts etc.

Support and promote mental health programmes and initiatives that align with the company-wide strategy.

Creation of occupational health-related policies, procedures and guidance to form part of our OHS Management System.

Conduct DSE Assessments and lead on the wider DSE Assessment programme.

Design and delivery of Occupational Health and Wellbeing content at corporate inductions.

Management of Occupational Health content on iSite (Sisk intranet).

Collation of metrics and data relating to Occupational Health programmes and activities to feed into Power BI dashboards.

Work closely with third party occupational health service providers in effective delivery and management of services.

Any other duties associated with occupational health and wellbeing.

Experience & Skills

Knowledge and understanding of work-related health hazards and exposures

Experience of coordinating health screening programmes

Experience in research, design and delivery of occupational health programmes

High level of planning and organisational skills

Ability to work on multiple tasks and to strict deadlines

Excellent attention to detail

Good IT literacy, especially Excel

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Good technical writing skills

Strong presentation skills

Ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholders and to create strong working relationships

Strong interest in workplace health promotion and mental health

Training & CPD
Required

Qualification in occupational health, health and safety, or other relevant health-related discipline or working towards a relevant qualification

Desirable

IOSH qualification

DSE Assessor Training

Occupational Hygiene

Mental Health Awareness Training

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It's not all about your technical expertise. Don't hold back, we'd love to hear from you.