About VIRTUS
VIRTUS Data Centres is the UK’s fastest-growing data centre provider. We own, design, build, and operate some of the most energy-efficient, flexible, and secure data centres in Europe.
In 2023, we announced our expansion into continental Europe, starting with Berlin and Milan, with plans to grow further across the region.
At VIRTUS, we aim to be a positive force in the fourth industrial revolution—delivering innovative solutions while staying firmly rooted in our core values: Clarity & Quality, Accountability, Customer Commitment, Purposeful Innovation, and Capability & Growth.
The Health and Safety Manager – UK Construction Lead will support the organisation in discharging its client duties for construction works by ensuring suitable arrangements are in place for planning, procuring, managing and monitoring projects. The role will provide competent health and safety advice, set clear expectations for contractors and designers, monitor contractor performance, and provide assurance that construction works are being delivered safely, legally and in line with organisational standards. This is a 3-year contract
Duties and Responsibilities
Help establish and maintain suitable client-side arrangements for managing construction projects, including governance, roles, responsibilities, competence checks, communication routes and escalation processes.
Advise procurement, project and estates teams on health and safety requirements when appointing designers, principal designers, principal contractors and other contractors.
Review construction phase plans, risk assessments, method statements, permits, lifting plans, traffic management plans and other key contractor safety documentation from a client assurance perspective.
Monitor contractor health and safety performance through site inspections, assurance visits, audits, meetings, KPI reviews and close-out tracking.
Track contractor non-conformances, improvement actions, incidents, near misses and lessons learned, ensuring effective corrective actions are agreed and completed.
Review contractor arrangements for high-risk activities, including working at height, excavations, lifting operations, temporary works, plant and vehicle movements, isolation works, fire risk, confined spaces and interface risks with occupied premises.
Promote effective cooperation and coordination between the client, designers, principal contractors, contractors, site occupiers and operational teams.
Support CDM compliance for projects relating to operational Data Centres (DCs) as required, including reviewing client arrangements, contractor controls, site interfaces, live operational risks and coordination with operational stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Proven experience in a client-side, contractor assurance, construction safety, facilities, estates, infrastructure or project governance environment.
Additional training in CDM, contractor management, auditing, temporary works, fire safety, working at height, lifting operations or behavioural safety is desirable
Key Skills and Competencies
Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage contractors, project managers, senior leaders and operational teams.
Strong organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise multiple projects, contractors, risks and deadlines.
This role comes with an on-call element, which will require the post holder to participate in an out-of-hours on-call escalation rota.
In line with VIRTUS’ Vetting Policy, the successful applicant must be willing to undergo a BS7858 screening process.
VIRTUS is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.
We reserve the right to close this post for applications should sufficient applications be received.
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