This role leads the delivery of all operational and strategic health and safety activity across the organisation. It ensures that policies, procedures and systems are effective, up to date and fully compliant with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. The post holder will act as the organisation’s competent person and be responsible for maintaining safe working environments across all properties.
You will own and continually develop the organisation’s health and safety approach. This includes creating, reviewing and auditing systems, providing clear professional advice, and ensuring strong reporting, escalation and training frameworks. You will champion safe project delivery and embed health, safety and welfare as a core priority across every level of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the organisation’s health and safety compliance programme.
- Develop, implement and maintain health and safety systems, policies and procedures.
- Advise senior leaders and operational teams on all health and safety matters.
- Design and manage projects that improve reporting, compliance and escalation processes.
- Monitor compliance against legal and regulatory standards and recommend improvements.
- Ensure buildings are safely maintained and meeting statutory duties.
- Carry out audits, inspections and investigations, ensuring actions and learning are embedded.
- Produce clear reports on performance, risks and compliance for internal stakeholders.
- Promote a positive health and safety culture and support continuous improvement.
- Ensure all training is current, compliant and suitably recorded.
- Keep the organisation informed on legislation, best practice and changes in guidance.
- Lead incident reporting, investigation and root-cause analysis, ensuring corrective actions are completed and lessons are shared.
Qualifications and Skills:
- NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) – essential.
- Chartered or Certified membership of IOSH (or equivalent) – essential.
Experience:
- Strong health and safety experience in relevant operational environments.
- Proven ability to develop and manage health and safety management systems.
- Experience creating and delivering compliance reporting frameworks.
- Confident in advising senior teams and operational staff.
- Demonstrated ability to scope, deliver and oversee health and safety projects.
- Experience in incident investigation and audit processes.
- Comprehensive understanding of UK health and safety law and property-related compliance.
- Familiarity with operational health and safety risks across varied environments.
- Knowledge of recognised safety management standards such as HSG 65.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Analytical, pragmatic and solutions-focused.
- Excellent organisational and project management capability.
- Able to work independently and balance competing priorities.
- Committed to promoting a positive safety culture.
- Determined in ensuring compliance and driving actions to completion.
This is a hybrid role working from fantastic head offices based in Woking, there is no parking on site.
