Corporate Health & Safety Advisor; Temp

Position: Corporate Health & Safety Advisor (Temp )
Pertemps Network Group is delighted to be supporting a reputable London housing provider in the appointment of a Corporate Health & Safety Advisor. This role will provide strategic leadership, governance, and assurance on health and safety compliance across all services within a large and complex London housing organisation.

The postholder will act as the senior competent person and Responsible Person under relevant health and safety, fire safety, and building safety legislation, ensuring statutory compliance, effective risk management, and continuous improvement across the organisation’s estate, workforce, contractors, and service users.
The role includes leading the implementation of Martyn’s Law (Protect Duty) across corporate buildings, public-facing venues, and communal spaces, ensuring robust security risk assessments, staff training, emergency preparedness, evacuation planning, and business continuity arrangements.

The postholder will provide assurance to Executive Leadership, Boards, Audit Committees, and external regulators, and will have authority to escalate unacceptable risks and require immediate remedial action where necessary.
Key Accountabilities Strategic Leadership & Assurance
Act as the organisation’s senior competent person for health and safety, including fire safety, gas safety, asbestos, water hygiene, lifts, contractor management, staff wellbeing, and general risk management.
Act as Responsible Person for corporate buildings in accordance with the Fire Safety Order, Building Safety Act, and associated regulations.
Provide strategic oversight and assurance across all service areas, including Corporate Property, Housing Services, Schools, Adult Social Care, Children’s Services, and Environmental Services.
Lead the profiling of organisational health and safety risks, identifying control measures, gaps, and assurances to inform corporate business planning and the corporate risk register.
Ensure a suitable and sufficient safety management system is in place and fully embedded across all services, aligned with legislation, regulatory guidance, and best practice.
Martyn’s Law / Protect Duty
Lead the implementation of Martyn’s Law requirements across all relevant premises and public-facing services.
Ensure security risk assessments, evacuation planning, emergency preparedness, staff training, and business continuity arrangements are compliant with national guidance.
Act as lead liaison with Counter Terrorism Security Advisors (CTSAs) and relevant external agencies.
Provide assurance to senior leadership and elected members on compliance status and readiness.

Governance, Reporting & Risk Escalation
Provide regular and annual reports to Executive Leadership, Boards, Audit Committees, and other governance forums on:

Compliance status
Emerging risks
Incident trends
Mitigation strategies and performance outcomes
Maintain and oversee the corporate Health & Safety Risk Register.
Escalate unacceptable risks and take decisive action where required, including instructing unsafe practices to cease.
Monitor the implementation of agreed recommendations and corrective actions.

Operational Oversight & Compliance
Lead, coordinate, audit, and monitor health and safety compliance across all departments and third-party providers.
Ensure statutory inspections, audits, and risk assessments are carried out, reviewed, and quality-assured consistently across the organisation.
Oversee the investigation of reportable accidents, dangerous occurrences, and violent incidents, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice.
Compile and analyse corporate accident and incident data, presenting trends, root causes, and recommendations to senior leadership and governance boards.

Advisory & Professional Leadership
Act as principal professional adviser to the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team on all health, safety, and welfare matters.
Provide a comprehensive advisory service to all departments, including:

Health and safety policies and procedures
Guidance notes and safe systems of work
Training standards and competency frameworks
Ensure policies and procedures are regularly reviewed, updated, and effectively…