Osterna, part of RMG and the Places for People Group, is looking for an experienced Senior Health & Safety Risk Assessor to join our proactive and highly successful Health & Safety team.
This is a senior, hands-on role combining people leadership with operational delivery, where you’ll manage and support a team of Risk Assessors while completing your own programme of risk assessments and report validation.
With a strong emphasis on quality over quantity and a positive work/life balance, this role offers a flexible, home-based working arrangement alongside site visits.
Where will I be working?
Covering a patch across Northern England
What’s our USP?
At Osterna, we place real value on professional standards, development, and balance. As a Senior Assessor, you’ll play a key role in shaping how risk assessments are delivered across the business, supporting and developing a remote team while maintaining your own technical expertise.
You’ll be trusted to manage your workload effectively, balancing leadership responsibilities with site work and report validation, within a supportive and experienced senior team.
What does the role involve?
As a Senior Health & Safety Risk Assessor, you will:
- Manage, support and develop a team of Osterna Risk Assessors, ensuring they are adequately trained, resourced and motivated
- Complete your own schedule of site visits and produce high-quality, accurate risk assessment reports
- Ensure KPIs, SLAs and quality standards are consistently met
- Carry out regular 1:1s and appraisals within agreed timescales
- Provide competent Health & Safety and Fire Safety advice to clients when required
- Support recruitment, onboarding and induction of new assessors
- Contribute positively to senior team meetings, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
What knowledge, skills and experience are we looking for?
Essential:
- Proven experience completing Fire Risk Assessments on residential blocks of flats
- Strong working knowledge of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 and the Building Safety Act 2022
- Level 3 NEBOSH General Certificate and NEBOSH Fire Certificate (or equivalent)
- Membership of a recognised professional body such as IFE or IFSM
- Commitment to maintaining professional memberships, qualifications and CPD
Preferred:
- Experience managing and supporting remote-based assessors
- Ability to motivate and influence others, particularly during challenging periods
- Strong organisational and diary management skills
- Confident communicator with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback
- Experience managing performance where standards fall below expectations
- BAFE certified validator
- Level 5 diploma in fire safety and risk management
What does RMG have to offer you?
- 27 days annual leave plus all Bank Holidays
- Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave
- Life Assurance
- Free Healthcare Cashback Plan, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and GP services
- Sponsorship for professional qualifications, including study days
- Pension scheme matched up to 7%
- Life assurance at 4x annual salary
- Access to Our Place Rewards, offering a wide range of discounts, cashback and exclusive offers
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