Health and Safety Lead

Location: East Suffolk + 5 days on-site
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

Who We Are

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join our Vodafone Business Technology Solutions team, where we support businesses of all sizes with world-class technology solutions. We design and develop our Fixed Line solutions, drive efficiency through automation and AI, and implement it all directly with our customers.

What you’ll do

As a Health & Safety lead, you will be the primary health and safety support for a Vodafone Business Technology Solution (VBTS) UK dedicated account. This is a key role, and the individual is the first point of contact for the dedicated account, and the role is to provide competent advice in relation to health, safety, environmental and welfare with the aim of preventing harm to VBTS UK staff, subcontractors, client personnel and other third parties.

The Health and Safety Lead needs to understand the individual customer, contractual and regulatory requirements in relation to the different activities being undertaken across the dedicated teams and projects and provide customer support as required through contractual commitment.

You work alongside the dedicated account and project teams to ensure they are operated in line with company procedures and legal minimum requirements. This role will also provide Subject Matter Expertise on auditing / authorising 3rd party contractors for appropriate and safe delivery of accountabilities as well as Construction (Design Management) Responsibilities.

You will report to the Health and Safety Governance Manager and is responsible for ensuring that the below activities are performed to the best of their abilities. This is not an exhaustive list, and other responsibilities may be allocated by the Health and Safety Governance Manager to meet the business needs.

Who you are

• Knowledge of Health Safety, Environment Law, including the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations
• Practical experience of Safety Management System delivery and monitoring.
• Practical experience of Safety Systems of Work, generation, delivery and monitoring.
• NEBOSH General with Construction Certificate will be considered if support with relevant experience /covering letter.
• NEBOSH diploma or equivalent / NVQ Level 5 or higher
• SSSTS, SMSTS (CITB)
• CITB MAPS
• CSSNG Safety Passport and CCNSG LATS.
• Self-driven with ability to work with the minimum of supervision, while able to build and maintain positive working relationships with team members, suppliers and customers.
• Strong written, verbal and digital communication and sound diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange complex information.
• Full UK driving licence.
  

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.