Health and Safety Manager (Temporary)

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; Nottingham; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to lead day-to-day compliance across multiple sites in the North West. The role involves shaping robust management systems, driving a positive safety culture, and supporting staff at all levels.

The successful candidate will be credible, confident, and capable of challenging across teams to improve safety performance. This temporary role focuses on delivering audits, training, and effective governance across the organisation.

Formación

• Proven experience applying UK health and safety law and standards.
• Experience auditing health and safety systems and driving improvement plans.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• CMIOSH membership or willingness to work towards it.

Responsabilidades

• Advise senior colleagues on legal compliance, best practice and improvements.
• Implement and maintain health and safety policies across multi-site sites.
• Ensure risk assessments, incident reporting and investigations are robust and followed.
• Plan and deliver audits, track actions and close gaps with teams.
• Deliver or support health and safety training including inductions and Duty Manager training.
• Handle statutory reporting and documentation, including RIDDOR to HSE.

Conocimientos

UK H&S law

Audit experience

Driving licence

CMIOSH / willingness

Educación

NEBOSH Gen Cert (Level 3)

NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6)

Descripción del empleo

Health and Safety Manager

Temporary

Location: the North West

Are you an experienced health and safety professional looking to lead compliance across a busy learning environment?

About the Role

You’ll join a further education provider in the North West, leading day-to-day health and safety across multiple sites and for staff at all levels. You’ll put robust management systems in place that meet legal requirements and recognised standards, and you’ll help build a consistent, positive safety culture.

This is a role for someone credible and confident — able to work across teams, challenge where needed and drive improvement.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising senior colleagues on legal compliance, best practice and areas for improvement.
• Implementing and maintaining health and safety policies, procedures and standards so they are applied consistently across all sites.
• Making sure risk assessments, incident reporting and investigations are robust, regularly reviewed and followed in practice.
• Planning and delivering audits, tracking actions and working with teams to close gaps.
• Delivering or supporting health and safety training, including inductions and Duty Manager training.
• Handling statutory reporting and documentation, including RIDDOR reporting to the HSE, and maintaining accurate records.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (Level 3)
• IOSH chartered membership (CMIOSH) or willingness to work towards it
• Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety law, standards and practical risk management
• Proven experience auditing health and safety systems, creating action plans and improving compliance across an organisation
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle

Desirable (but not essential):

• NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6), or working towards it

If you're ready to raise health and safety standards across a multi-site organisation, we'd love to hear from you.