Responsible for managing the Health and Safety Operations for a portfolio of properties in the UK and Ireland (Oxford, Norwich, Woking, Stevenage, Dublin).

Job Responsibilities

· Accountable for compliance with all regulatory bodies across UK and Ireland

· To act as a link/conduit between current health and safety stakeholders and the business. Stakeholders include UK & Ireland Business Leaders, NIQ associates, NIQ statutory directors, JLL, H&S Vendors, Consultants and training providers, and any other health and safety-related stakeholders, to ensure that all aspects of health and safety for NIQ are compliant with legal requirements.

· To act as a point of contact for H&S queries, requests, and questions, from associates, relevant stakeholders, and external contacts. To “sign-post” and direct inquiries promptly to the correct responsible stakeholder.

· Leads all 3rd party supplier negotiations in relation to any facilities contract & SLA’s.

· Partner with local MD & management teams to ensure H&S requirements are met

· Responsible for all Risk Management programs to the business

· Leads best practice programs to ensure fast response to any outage or event

· Apply comprehensive periodical inspection and audit processes.

· Coordinate and manage insurance and service contract requirements and associated vendors.

· Ensure adherence to company and client policies and procedures

· Lead a constant effort to improve resources usage (energy, labour, vendors efforts).

· To be a key point of contact for health and safety communications going out to the business.

· Fully responsible for the implementation and adherence to all legislative requirements.

· Responsible for H&S requirements and company policies and procedures.

· Responsible for ensuring that internal expectations are delivered and exceeded.

· Provide technical assistance during scoping of projects/project management meetings

· Establish and maintain strong relationships with business leaders, internal stakeholders/partners/vendors to ensure that high expectations are being met and global/local standards adhered to.

· Drive innovation and service improvements, identifying and creating ways to improve efficiency.

· Assist with review and communication of health and safety policies, as determined by the statutory directors.

· Ensure that all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.

· Coordinate with H&S providers to ensure that safety inspections, fire drills and risk assessments are carried out and correctly reported. To assist with making associates aware of their responsibilities.

· Ensure full compliance with relevant Health & Safety legislation to include document provision and review, emergency response planning and crisis management/business continuity.

· Engage and manage local amenities programs and work with local project teams to ensure delivery of new builds, concepts, etc.

· Strong people management skills and experience of working across different cultures

· Strong time-management and organisational skills

· Proven experience with Microsoft office & other related packages

· Advanced negotiation skills & ability to influence at all levels

· Strong knowledge of local government legislation relating to building compliance

· NEBOSH Diploma in Health & Safety management or similar

· Capability to perform systemic root cause analysis and problem resolution

· Strong customer care ethos with significant attention to detail

· An understanding of commercial contracts and experience of managing agreed Service Levels within budget.

· Outstanding verbal and written skills, decision making and problem-solving skills

· Strong financial and project management experience, planning, managing, and controlling costs.

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge.  We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

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