Health And Safety Manager

• Sep 2018 - Present

Based on the Dumfries House Estate, I oversee all health and safety related aspects of the Prince's Foundation's operations. This role involves a number of premises in Scotland and England. The Prince's Foundation's activities are extremely varied, including:- general office and administrative work;- tours of a stately home;- catering (events, cafe and restaurant);- educational activities offered to schools;- educational programmes, including textiles/building crafts/cookery/hospitality training;- PhD, MA and public programmes;- joinery and estate maintenance;- gardening and upkeep of grounds;- outdoor pursuits;- housekeeping and cleaning;In regards to the health and safety aspects of the operations, my role includes:- ensuring that senior management are aware of their responsibilities regarding health and safety;- policy writing;- overseeing risk assessments and providing advice;- overseeing COSHH assessments and providing advice;- overseeing the provision of training, including providing training sessions and resources;- ensuring all accidents/incidents/near misses are reported and recorded, including RIDDOR;- carrying out DSE assessments and providing advice/solutions;- overseeing fire safety, such as FRAs/testing and maintenance/evacuation procedures;- creating and maintaining the health surveillance programme.

Facilities Manager

• Jul 2014 - Aug 2018

I worked jointly for three of the Prince of Wales' charities - the Prince's Foundation for Building Community, the Royal Drawing School and the Prince's School of Traditional Arts.Within this role I had complete oversight of all FM and H&S related issues within a shared building, as well as four satellite premises. This included:- Proactive and reactive maintenance- Contract and contractor management- Insurance- I.T and telephony- Soft services (cleaning, security, reception)- M&E and plant- Project work (refurbishments, office moves, upgrades)- Event planning- Risk management- Risk assessment- Fire risk assessment- Audits- Policy writing- H&S advice- Delivery of H&S training (fire safety, risk assessment, COSHH)- Budgeting and budget control

Facilities Manager

• Aug 2010 - Jul 2014

Managed an 18000 sq. ft. building, including:- Health & Safety- Fire Safety- Compliance- Security- General upkeep of building fabric Managed an 18000 sq. ft. building, including:- Health & Safety- Fire Safety- Compliance- Security- General upkeep of building fabric

Estates Assistant

• May 2008 - Aug 2010