Health and Safety Manager (Platform Property Care)

Platform Housing Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading housing organization as a Health and Safety Manager and make a significant impact on safety standards. You will work within a dynamic team to enhance safety practices across a portfolio of over 50,000 homes, delivering excellence in health and safety management.

Benefits

Up to 28 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Medicash membership

Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a

Pension scheme with up to 12% employer contributions

Learning and Development opportunities

Employee reward and recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in health and safety solutions in social housing or construction.
• Strong problem solving and project management skills.
• Extensive experience managing safety for remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive and support delivery of health and safety excellence.
• Implement safe working practices and conduct risk assessments.
• Lead health and safety inspections and accident investigations.

Skills

Project Management

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Health and Safety Degree

CMIOSH membership

Job description

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Health and Safety Manager (Platform Property Care), Birmingham

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Client:

Platform Housing Group

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Are you passionate about driving and delivering the highest health and safety safety standards and making a real difference?

We’re on the lookout for a talented, passionate and people-focussed Health and Safety Manager to support our property repairs maintenance teams in delivering best-in-class safety service and culture across a diverse portfolio of over 50,000 homes, stretching from Hereford in the west to Lincolnshire in the east of the Midlands.

In this exciting new role, you will be part of a high profile, high performing Health and Safety team, working closely with colleagues and managers to support the delivery of essential repairs and maintenance services for more than 120,000 customers.

What you’ll be doing:

Reporting to the Head of Occupational Health and Safety, you’ll drive and support the delivery of health and safety excellence across Platform Property Care by developing and implementing safe working practices, robust risk assessments, safe systems of work, effective training, and coaching.

You’ll lead on health and safety inspections, accident investigations, assurance and health and safety promotions while collaborating closely with service heads, managers, and teams to embed a strong safety culture and ensure the robust and effective safe working practices and behaviours across our repairs and maintenance operations.

Why Join Us?

We’re committed to delivering best in class health and safety by embracing innovation, best practices and collaborative working. Join us to create safer homes, build strong partnerships with contractors, customers, and communities, and grow your career in a dynamic, supportive organisation.

Some things we need from you:

• Proven experience delivering health and safety solutions in social housing, construction, or facilities management, with relevant health and safety qualifications
• Health and safety Degree, Diploma or equivalent, with CMIOSH membership or evidence of working towards.
• Strong people, problem solving and project management skills, able to manage and advise Health and safety solutions within complex repairs and maintenance projects while maintaining excellent working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Extensive experience managing safety for remote property maintenance teams, including contractors, supporting an effective health and safety management system and maintaining accreditation standards.
• Experience in implementing and working within a recognised health and safety management system framework e.g. ISO45001
• Excellent communication skills, with experience of building and delivering communication plans to support improvements in health and safety behaviours and culture.

While this role is home-based, you’ll regularly travel to Group offices and other locations to conduct inspections, site checks, and toolbox talks as needed.

Some of the great benefits we can offer you:

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
• Family friendly policiesincluding generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistanceprogramme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapiesand more
• Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

How to apply:

If this sounds like the role for you simply click"apply now"to complete an online application and upload your current CV.

For more details about the role, please refer to the attached job description or if you have any questions, feel free to contact us at

Interviews:

We aim to conduct the first-stage interviews via Microsoft Teams, with final stage interviews to be held in person during the week of 14th July 25.