Health and Safety Manager

ZipRecruiter; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK Regional Public Body is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to enhance safety culture and compliance across their organisation. This hybrid role involves leadership in health and safety strategies, engaging with internal and external stakeholders, and driving positive change within a framework of robust controls. Ideal candidates will have a NEBOSH Diploma and proven health and safety experience, particularly in the public sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in health and safety roles, ideally in public sector/multi-site contexts.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience influencing a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of health and safety controls across the organisation.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure legal compliance and foster a positive health and safety culture.
• Investigate health and safety challenges and coach staff on corrective actions.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Project management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Certified IOSH membership (ideally CMIOSH)

Job description

Job Description

Health and Safety Manager

Oxford (hybrid role - travel across local counties)

Salary: circa £52,000, plus excellent benefits

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by a high-profile UK Regional Public Body to recruit their new Health and Safety Manager. This position will take the lead on maintaining and improving health and safety within the organisation and will report to the Deputy Head of Strategic Governance. The role will work closely with the local authority, all internal staff/departments and external stakeholders to continuously drive positive behaviours and performance.

The organisation has circa 1200 staff, spread across their regional property portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity to drive cultural change and deliver a best-in-class health and safety culture that will positively impact the entire organisation.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager will include:

1. Leading on the development and delivery of robust health and safety controls across the organisation
2. Engaging with internal staff and external stakeholders, with involvement across all projects from a management perspective, to ensure legal compliance and foster a positive health and safety culture
3. Investigating key health and safety challenges with stakeholders and coaching staff to implement corrective actions to improve performance
4. Working with various departments on the development and delivery of strategy; identifying opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of the team internally and externally

The successful candidate will have:

• NEBOSH Diploma / equivalent and Certified IOSH membership (ideally CMIOSH)
• Proven experience in a similar health and safety role, ideally within the public sector and/or multi-site environments, working with various departments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience influencing and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail with a proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously and delivering successful outcomes

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established public body with a long history and strong heritage. For more information or to discuss your next career move, contact Matthew Cathcart at +44(0) (phone number removed) or apply here.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company based in Southeast England, recruiting across the UK. We cover roles from Health and Safety Manager to Director and Advisor positions. Irwin and Colton Limited act as an employment agency for permanent and temporary recruitment.

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