Head of Function - Quality, Health & Safety

Description

• Team Lead of 60+ cross sector Health and Safety and Quality resources; comprising both specialists and multi-discipline team members
• Develop an integrated Health, Safety and Quality offering for both internal and external APD clients
• Day to day resourcing management of team, minimising downtime and ensuring individuals within the team are meeting their career aspirations and following the career development maps
• Lead the team to deliver their project and programmes of work ensuring that our internal procedures are followed
• An effective collaborator and advisor that can position and sell the wider Advisory offering to clients, working closely with APD Sector Portfolios and Specialist Advisory teams
• Develop & deliver on strategic direction and strategic growth plan for the Quality Health and Safety Team ensuring tie in with the wider Specialist Advisory Services offering
• Acting as an ambassador for the business at external forums promoting the excellent work of the team and the Mott Macdonald business as a whole
• Be actively involved in project delivery
• Responsible for resourcing and recruitment, ensuring sufficient staff with the right skills are available to deliver current workload and meet the strategy for growth
• Sponsoring the development of best practice delivery in Quality Health and Safety Management
• Takes accountability for driving successful outcomes for clients with focus and drive to excel clients’ expectations whilst ensuring profitability for Mott MacDonald
• Lead business development and work winning activities in relation to Health, Safety and Quality.
• Contribute to sub-sector business plans with view on revenue & profit related to Health, Safety and Quality opportunities

Requirements

• Strong client facing skills with the ability to build and manage relationships and maximise business development opportunities at all levels of client organisations
• Engaging and inspiring people leader with demonstrable experience of establishing new teams and structure, setting direction, culture and driving high-performance
• Effective communicator, able to engage and influence at all levels internally and externally within Mott MacDonald and client organisations
• Sound business acumen and commercial mindset able to look at things holistically with a track record of maximising opportunities in market
• Ability to operate effectively in a multi-layered matrix environment through collaboration, influencing, collective decision-making, and common agendas
• Degree qualified and Chartered Professional status held with accredited body desirable

Benefits

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.

Training + Development

Interview process

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