Group Safety Compliance Manager

Arena Racing Company; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual passes to attend ARC venues

Discounted food & ARC days out

Cycle to work scheme

Holiday allowance increasing up to 28

Company life assurance scheme

Discretionary group annual bonus

Study assistance schemes

Job summary

Arena Racing Company is seeking a passionate Group Safety Compliance Manager to lead health and safety programmes across ARC sites, safeguarding employees, visitors and contractors. You will manage audits, action plans, and risk reduction while expanding training opportunities and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will oversee Alcohol licences, DPS appointments and licence conditions across venues, chairing safety initiatives, reporting to the Health & Safety Director and driving continuous

Qualifications

• NEBOSH/IOSH qualifications desirable and relevant to risk management.
• Experience budgeting and financial control within a large operation.
• Procurement, tendering and contracting experience added value.
• Proven people management in a racecourse, sport, leisure, or hotel context.
• Strong knowledge of safety legislation and audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Undertake audits across the estate and track action completion.
• Ensure corrective actions close out and incident reporting is tracked.
• Provide monthly H&S reports for Board inclusion.
• Develop and oversee group safety training, including external services.
• Oversee alcohol licences and DPS appointments for compliance.
• Maintain training licences (Highfield, SFJ) per licence conditions.
• Review and update company policies in line with regulatory change.
• Liaise with insurers to track claims and relay lessons learned.

Skills

Health & safety knowledge

Budget management

People management

Auditing & compliance

Procurement & contracting

Education

NEBOSH Certification desirable (or working towards)

IOSH Managing Safely desirable

Job description

Doncaster Racecourse is a tradition that is hard to beat. Racedays at Town Moor have been drawing appreciative crowds for centuries and Doncaster has long been regarded as one of the finest racecourses in Europe and the best place for horse racing in Yorkshire.

After a £34 million redevelopment, racegoers can enjoy an amazing raceday experience at this world-class venue. At the heart of this new development is an impressive five-storey grandstand. The main stand includes stunning new private hospitality suites, a wide range of places to eat and drink, plus luxury dining experiences.

We are looking for a passionate and knowledgeable Group Safety Compliance Manager to join our team!

About us…

Arena Racing Company does so much more than lead the UK’s largest horse racing group. We have 22 racing venues showcasing horse racing, greyhound racing, golf courses, hotels and events. In short, leisure, entertainment, media production and global distribution are at the heart of what we do, making it an exciting and diverse place to work!

Our success is a team effort which is why we offer great opportunities for growth, development and career progression. After all, it’s our employees that enable us to offer first class service and create an electric atmosphere, all within an industry we love.

What is ARC?

We embrace diversity. We develop our people. We care for our visitors. We think about our impact. We are proud of our sport.

Work Perks of being Group Safety Compliance Manager...

• Annual passes to attend any of our 22 venues
• Discounted food & ARC days out
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday allowance increasing with length of service up to 28 days
• Company life assurance scheme
• Discretionary group annual bonus schemes to reward your hard work
• Support with study through our study assistance schemes

And so much more…

About the role:

To support the Group Health & Safety Director in reviewing, developing and implementing the monitoring of organisational Health and Safety management and training across all ARC sites; ensuring the safety of employees, visitors, and contractors, in line with current Health and Safety and associated legislation.

Manage, schedule and maintain records of all health and safety audits and their output action plans including associated risk reduction through timely action planning, resourcing and follow up activities. Oversee and organise safety training for internal staff and develop and expand external training commercial opportunities.

Key responsibilities for the role will include (please see attached JD for further information):

• Undertaking audits across the estate and monitoring the completion of actions arising out of audits.
• Responsible for ensuring effective close out of corrective actions raised, open incident reports, and track progress of compliance.
• Provide monthly reports to the H&S Director for inclusion in the Board reports.
• Develop and oversee Safety compliance training across the Group including managing external commercial training services.
• Oversee the companies Alcohol licences ensuring compliance and that DPS appointments are current.
• Ensure the training Academy’s Highfield, SFJ and other centres training licences are maintained as per the conditions we signed up to.
• Review, modify and implement company policies and procedural updates in line with legislative and or operational change or as directed.
• Liaise with our insurers ensuring we are tracking claims and reducing the associated risks ensuring lessons learnt are communicated.

What are we looking for?

Qualifications and Experience:

• NEBOSH Certified desirable (or working towards)
• IOSH Managing Safely desirable
• Computer literate
• Highly motivated, with experience of managing and tightly controlling budgets.
• Proven experience in a similar role or possess skills that map across.
• Experience of procurement, tendering and contracting.
• Experience of managing people, facilities in a Racecourse, Sport, Education, Leisure, licencing or hotel background would be an advantage.

At ARC, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences.We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable adjustments, please let us know; we will ensure that individuals with additional needs are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

We understand the value that diversity brings to our business and we are striving to create a working environment that is inclusive, psychologically and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions. We are committed to making a consistent, top-down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.