Senior Health and Safety Manager

The Company
Our client is a well-established provider of property maintenance and asset services, delivering critical works across a diverse portfolio of residential and public-sector properties throughout the UK.
With a long-standing presence in the market, the organisation supports a broad range of clients through the delivery of responsive repairs, planned maintenance, compliance-led services and capital investment programmes. The business has built a strong reputation for service quality, operational excellence and customer-focused delivery.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Health & Safety Manager to lead the organisation's safety function and drive a positive, proactive safety culture across the business.
Based from the company's offices in the Northern Home Counties, the successful candidate will lead the Health & Safety team, ensuring the business maintains the highest standards of compliance across all contracts, offices, operational sites and support functions.
This role is ideally suited to a highly credible Health & Safety leader with strong people management skills, commercial awareness and the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, develop and mentor the Health & Safety team, promoting high performance and professional growth.
* Develop and implement the company's Health & Safety strategy, aligned with business objectives.
* Act as the organisation's senior competent person for Health & Safety matters.
* Provide expert advice and guidance to Directors, senior managers and operational teams.
* Drive a positive safety culture through leadership, engagement and behavioural safety initiatives.
* Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, client requirements, industry standards and ISO management systems.
* Review, develop and maintain Health & Safety policies, procedures, risk management processes and safe systems of work.
* Lead site inspections, audits and compliance reviews across multiple contracts and locations.
* Monitor Health & Safety performance, identify trends and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
* Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, establishing root causes and preventative actions.
* Oversee statutory reporting requirements and maintain accurate compliance records.
* Identify training needs and support the delivery of Health & Safety training and coaching programmes.
* Build strong relationships with clients, regulatory bodies, supply chain partners and external stakeholders.
* Support contract mobilisation, external audits and accreditation processes.
* Monitor subcontractor competence, compliance and ongoing performance.
* Prepare and present Health & Safety performance reports for senior leadership and board-level review.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum qualification.
* Significant experience in a senior Health & Safety leadership role.
* Proven experience leading and developing Health & Safety teams.
* Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
* Experience within social housing, construction, property maintenance, facilities management or a similar operational environment.
* Extensive experience developing and reviewing Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Safe Systems of Work.
* A strong background in audits, inspections, investigations and compliance management.
* Excellent report writing, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
* The confidence to challenge unsafe behaviours while building positive working relationships.
* Outstanding communication, coaching and influencing abilities.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established and growing organisation, where you will play a key role in shaping the Health, Safety & Wellbeing agenda and driving best-in-class standards across the business