About the Role
Lead the delivery of health and safety across Camden's Property Directorate, acting as the competent person for a diverse portfolio of services. This is a high-profile leadership role responsible for embedding a positive health and safety culture across approximately 400 employees.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of health and safety across Camden's Property Directorate.
- Act as the competent person for services including repairs, maintenance, compliance, and capital investment programmes.
- Embed a positive health and safety culture across a workforce of around 400 employees.
- Provide expert advice and assurance on health and safety matters to senior leaders, managers, contractors, and residents.
- Support legal compliance and effective risk management.
- Lead a specialist team, including asbestos professionals.
- Oversee the delivery of asbestos management arrangements.
- Support the development of building safety plans for Camden's housing stock.
- Monitor performance.
- Develop training and competency programmes.
- Manage service budgets.
- Drive continuous improvement through data, insight, and best practice.
Requirements
- Experienced health and safety professional with a recognised qualification (e.g., Health and Safety degree, NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent).
- Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards this.
- Experience implementing health and safety management systems, auditing, and driving compliance.
- Strong understanding of legislative and regulatory requirements for housing, property, and construction environments.
- Expertise in compliance areas including construction, asbestos, legionella, fire, and gas safety.
- Confident advising managers and senior leaders on risk management and best practice.
- Experience using performance data and key indicators to identify trends, inform decision-making, and support continuous improvement.
- Experience preparing reports and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Strong communicator with the ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to work collaboratively to resolve issues and manage risk.
- Experience delivering or commissioning health and safety training is advantageous.
- Proactive, solutions-focused, and committed to embedding a positive health and safety culture.
Skills
- Health and safety management
- Risk management
- Legal compliance
- Asbestos management
- Building safety
- Performance monitoring
- Training development
- Budget management
- Data analysis
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Collaboration
Location
- Holmes Road Depot, NW5 3AP
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Health and Safety degree, NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
- Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards this
Salary/Compensations
- £61,672 - £71,811
Benefits
- Flexible working
- 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays)
- Family leave
- Loan schemes
- Access to staff networks
- Incredible pensions scheme
About the Company
- Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone.
- Residents and communities are at the heart of everything they do.
- They are home to important conversations and are making radical social change a reality.
Equal Opportunity
- Camden welcomes applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourages people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience.
- They are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.
- The recruitment process is barrier-free and accessible for everyone.
- Anonymised application process to reduce the impact of unconscious bias.
