Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the outsourced specialist Health and Safety team to support delivery of the UK health and safety strategy
• Providing advice and guidance on effective H&S risk management across a range of stakeholders;
• Monitoring and reporting on health and safety performance across all aspects of the UK bank;
• Leading the UK Fleet management outsourced service;
• Overseeing the inclusive and accessible design and management of all UK properties.

Requirements

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Extensive experience / evidence of establishing health and safety strategy and managing health & safety risk in a similar size of organisation, with a high brand value;
• Appropriate health & safety qualification at NEBOSH Diploma (UK) or equivalent (or working towards completion);
• Demonstrable experience of reviewing health and safety compliance to a recognised safety standard e.g. ISO 45001;
• Membership of a recognised professional safety body such as CMIOSH or equivalent is essential;
• Proven knowledge and experience in implementing a risk management framework in relation to health and safety (or related discipline);
• Demonstrated ability to improve health & safety compliance / reduce health & safety incidents within a significant business;
• Demonstrated experience in managing customers, partners and third parties in a regional context;
• Strong collaboration and networking abilities to effectively work with / achieve change through colleagues in a range of functions and third parties;
• Strong leadership, communication and motivational skills; able to challenge views at all levels in the organisation with respect and authority;
• Resilient in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment, and handling change and ambiguity.

The base location for this role is Birmingham on a hybrid basis. Some travel may be required to our UK sites.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

At HSBC, we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.

As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people! This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which strive to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid crafting circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.