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Head of Health and Safety
£90,000 to £100,000 + 14% Pension + Life Assurance + Private medical insurance + more

Prestigious Leisure & Events Organisation

Hybrid - Birmingham, home & occasional UK travel
  
Lights, camera, action!
  
If you are the type of health and leader that thrives under the spotlight and you have the courage of your convictions to make decisions in changing environments with a dynamic risk profile, read on.
  
You will be the most senior health and safety expert in the business, reporting directly to the CEO of the business and leading a team of 6 excellent health and safety professionals that are willing to run through walls for one another.
  
Your team will provide crucial support for you in the early days, too. To make your transition in to the business as smooth as possible and sharing all of the information you need to get up to speed.
  
The exciting bit (the risk profile)

High public footfall events
Lights, rigging, cameras, production equipment
Food & drink
Facilities, property, maintenance
Structures, set building & staging
Much, much more! What you will be doing (overview)

You, along with your team will be responsible for the most important aspect of the organisation's operations. Keeping staff and members of the public safe, whilst pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the live entertainment industry.
You will be working closely with production teams, both full-time permanent members of staff & contract staff to ensure safety across business operations.
You will be providing structure, support & strategy to your team to enable them to complete their jobs to the best of their ability, as well as managing and reporting upwards to ensure that the health and safety function has the support that it needs.
You will be responsible for joining forces with other functions within the business (facilities team, production staff etc) to educate, support and enable them to conduct their roles safely and meet their objectives
As with any role of this level, there will be compliance elements to the position and ensuring that there are suitable policies and procedures in place for contractors and suppliers What you will need to be considered for the role
  
All applications of candidates working in a health and safety role will be reviewed and considered for this role.
  
Given the client's unique operations, the client will be prioritising applications of candidates that fit the following criteria;

Experience in a similar role in seniority, team management responsibilities and / or strong sector specific experience (Entertainment, TV, Music, Film, Events, Media, Hospitality, High-public footfall, Tourist attractions, Facilities management organisations)
Based in a location commutable to Birmingham
Level 6 health and safety qualification (GradIOSH or CMIOSH status would be desirable)   
If you are interested in being considered for this position, please apply and a member of the team will be in contact to discuss the role further