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SHEA Manager 

The SHEA Manager will focus on our Southern region but with some national working when supporting the team. ​Partnering across all our social housing customers. The role is hybrid, and can be based from our Basingstoke or Leighton Buzzard offices.

Novus are driven by our Purpose to create a legacy, where people can live, work and Thrive. This means as a SHEA Manager ​you’ll get the opportunity to work for a committed and ambitious company who are focused on nurturing and developing our people

With responsibility for regional SHEA Coaches and our Electrical, Gas and Passive Fire Compliance teams you will work closely with our operational teams, supply chain partners and clients to develop a strong safety and assurance culture which strives to deliver excellence to our customers.

This is a hands on, people focussed role, that will require you to work with a range of stakeholders. You will be onsite carrying our safety and assurance inspections on our maintenance and refurbishments projects, working with site teams and operational colleagues to deliver continuous improvement and working with our senior teams and the Head of SHEA to set the direction of our approach to Safety and Assurance across the business.

What’s in it for you?

• Attractive salary & benefits to suit you
• 27 Days Hols & BH – option to buy or sell holidays
• Company Car or Allowance
• Company pension scheme – up to 7.5%
• We also offer a; Discounted Healthcare Scheme, High street & lifestyle discounts including Taste card, a day paid volunteering per year, length of service awards, and more….

An outline of your responsibility as an SHEA Manager 

• ​To deputise for the Head of SHEA and work with the Head of SHEA on accident/incident investigations.
• Manage, inspire and develop the regional SHEA team to provide collaborative support and advice to operational teams
• Work in partnership with operational teams to create a positive and proactive safety culture
• Develop and implement SHEA management systems, including policies and procedures, ensuring they are up to date with legislation and best practice
• Host and run SHEA Committee meetings to discuss performance, identify trends and set targets.
• Undertake onsite inspections and ensure standards are consistent nationally.
• Responsible for overseeing all regional SHEA activity, escalating non-compliance
• Develop training programmes to provide additional support to operations and ensure SHEA inductions and mandatory training needs are met

About You

As a SHEA Manager you will hold relevant qualifications including NEBOSH (General Construction) IOSH Member (desirable), Asbestos Awareness, Scaffold Inspection. P405 and Environmental qualifications advantageous. Experience working with a partnered approach to Safety along with the ability to lead an ambitious team is essential to the role. Candidates should have strong IT skills with the ability to adapt to using new software. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail skills, and be a confident communicator with a self starter, conscientious approach focused on delivering it right, first time, for our customers.

A little bit about us

Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 20 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 127-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply for the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.

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