Health And Safety Manager

Service Care Solutions; Long Stratton; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector client in Long Stratton is seeking a Head of Health & Safety to provide strategic leadership and professional assurance. You will oversee health, safety, and fire safety while leading the Health & Safety team. Ideal candidates will have NEBOSH Level 6, IOSH membership, and extensive experience within a regulated environment. This role offers a £66,000 salary on a 12-month fixed-term contract, with potential for permanency.

Benefits

Referral bonus of £250

Potential for permanent role

Qualifications

• Professional membership with IOSH (Chartered or working towards Chartered).
• Extensive experience in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership for health, safety and fire safety.
• Deliver the organisation’s Health & Safety Strategy.
• Lead the Health & Safety team and ensure governance.

Skills

Leadership experience in health & safety

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of fire safety

Education

NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Job description

A client within the Public Sector based in Norfolk is currently recruiting for a Head of Health & Safety to join their People & Change team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, 12-month fixed term position with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a housing environment or a highly regulated environment.

The Role

Key purpose of the role is to provide professional leadership, strategic direction and corporate assurance for health, safety and fire safety across the organisation. The postholder will act as the organisation’s competent person and ensure robust governance, compliance and continuous improvement frameworks are in place.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to :

• Designing, owning and delivering the organisation’s Health & Safety Strategy
• Providing leadership to the Health & Safety team, including direct reports
• Establishing governance, assurance and performance reporting frameworks for SLT and Board
• Acting as subject‑matter expert for health, safety, fire safety and building safety
• Developing and maintaining policies, procedures and guidance in line with legislation
• Leading risk management frameworks, risk identification, assessment and control
• Overseeing audits, inspections, fire risk assessments and remedial actions
• Leading serious incident investigations, root‑cause analysis and corrective actions
• Ensuring compliance with legislation including fire safety and building safety requirements

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require :

• NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (or equivalent)
• Professional membership with IOSH (Chartered or working towards Chartered)
• Extensive leadership experience in health & safety within a regulated environment

The below skills would be beneficial for the role :

• Knowledge of fire safety, residential building safety or Building Safety Act requirements
• Experience delivering assurance, audit and compliance frameworks
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leadership

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £66,000 per annum on a 12-month fixed‑term contract with the opportunity to become a permanent role.

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up‑to‑date CV to (url removed) or call Amy at Service Care Construction on (phone number removed)

to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction‑related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period