Oliver May

Manage H&S across business:

• Locations – offices, construction sites, and retirement living complexes
• Functions – land buying, design, construction and operation of retirement living apartment complexes

General H&S

• Identify, and implement, improvements to H&S management (e.g., improved working at height arrangements by replacing trestles with G-deck, reduced administrative tasks related to inspections by developing a H&S inspection app)
• Develop / maintain all relevant H&S documentation – from the companywide H&S Policy to activity specific risk assessments
• Overhauled the business’ H&S management system to ensure legal compliance
• Carry out H&S inspections and audits
• Provide guidance and advice to all teams within the company
• Manage the H&S pre-qualification process for subcontractors
• Review subcontractor H&S documentation for high risk work activities
• Conducted investigations into serious accidents, and incidents with a high risk potential, to identify root causes and key learnings
• Led/collaborated with designers on design risk reviews and temporary works reviews

Fire Safety

• Develop / maintain robust fire risk assessments
• Conduct fire door inspections and provide finding reports to site/senior management

Digital transformation via Microsoft applications (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Lists, SharePoint)

• Created H&S apps – e.g., to record, and respond to, inspection findings, automatically generate notifications, and provide an overview of all findings with search and sort functionality
• Automated administrative functions such as sending out reminders to contractors when insurances or accreditations were expiring
• Created a H&S intranet site (via SharePoint) – streamlining, and automating elements of, the H&S business induction for new starters
• Use of Power BI to identify trends. Using this information to focus Site Management’s time on key issues, influence the design and build programme of upcoming projects.

Legionella Management for retirement living complexes

• Serve as Legionella Responsible Person, creating a Legionella Management Plan. Worked with external legionella risk assessment company to confirm compliance with legislation
• Oversaw the H&S element of property management (fixed electrical and portable appliance testing, DSE Assessments, legionella, and asbestos management)

Key accomplishments:

• Oversaw H&S within the Commercial Offices Business Unit (BU)
• Worked with BU Director and Site Teams to implement group wide standards. Developed and implemented a BU-wide document that detailed how site teams were expected to meet Mace standards
• Monitored H&S central and BU KPI's and acted on issues
• Line management responsibilities for 1x H&S Manager
• Project H&S Lead for 22 storey high rise commercial office

Key accomplishments:

• Led the HSEQ Team achieve OHSAS18001 and ISO14001 accreditation. Conducted a gap analysis, led in the development and updating of the HS&E management systems, established and monitored HS&E objectives and worked collaboratively with the team to develop HS&E standards, inductions and ensure implementation
• Introduced a new HS&E Monitoring Register to collate accident, incident, inspection and audit data to identify trends and focus attention on areas of concern
• Initiated a programme for streamlining existing HS&E documentation
• Developed the company’s Environmental Management System and activities – introduced a new Aspects and Impacts Register, a Site Waste Resource Management Plan with targets for reducing, reusing and recycling waste, and recycling into the offices

Key accomplishments:

• Assisted in the delivery of behavioural safety training courses for site operatives
• Identified opportunities to reduce on-site paperwork while still meeting legal and company requirements – e.g. merging six separate Registers and Inspection Logs into one document

Key accomplishments:

• Member of the Senior Management Team – attended SMT meetings and providing updates on SHEQ performance
• Developed and managed an Integrated Management System (IMS) in line with OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and RISQS. Gained and maintained accreditation to all three standards for both companies and RISQS for ITM Monitoring
• Allocated work and monitored performance of Admin and Warehouse/Stores staff involved in HSEQ related activities
• Developed and delivered training on a variety of topics across the organisation
• Collaborated in the development of, as well as presenting and overseeing, a Behavioural Based Safety programme. Work included collaborating with the HR Department to develop and deliver a series of HSEQ values and behaviours that were linked to the annual appraisal process
• Developed and delivered a Health, Safety and Environment Induction programme – providing company wide and department specific material
• Developed an Asbestos Management Plan for the office and warehouse