Health & Safety Manager

GANYMEDE SOLUTIONS LIMITED; Dartford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established rail organisation is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to drive a proactive safety culture. The role offers flexibility in working hours and autonomy to shape safety practices across depots. Candidates should have leadership experience in health and safety within Rail or Transport and a NEBOSH Certificate. This position provides ongoing professional development and travel benefits.

Benefits

Free travel benefits for you + discounted tickets for others

Flexible working hours

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• Ability to inspire change and embed a positive safety culture.
• Practical, people-first approach to safety improvement.

Responsibilities

• Promote and develop a proactive, engaged safety culture.
• Ensure safe working practices across depot and contractor operations.
• Support compliance with legislation and internal standards.

Skills

Proven health and safety leadership experience within Rail or Transport

Confidence to influence and challenge constructively at all levels

Strong communication skills

Education

NEBOSH Certificate Minimum

Job description

Health and Safety Manager

Location: Dartford

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Up to £50,000 - £55,000

Hours: 38 hours per week, with flexible start and finish times

Bring Safety Culture to Life

Are you a safety champion, if so this Health & Safety Manager role may be for you?

You will be a candidate who can do more than manage compliance, someone who can inspire change , challenge mindsets , and embed a positive safety culture across busy operational depots.

This is your chance to join a well-established rail organisation with an opportunity to genuinely shape its safety culture from the ground up.

The Opportunity

Based primarily at base in Dartford, you’ll take the lead in :

• Promoting and developing a proactive, engaged safety culture
• Supporting local leadership in driving behavioural change around health and safety
• Ensuring safe working practices across all depot and contractor operations
• Carrying out internal and external alongside corporate safety partners
• Leading engagement sessions and workshops to make safety visible and meaningful
• Supporting compliance with legislation, internal standards, and audit readiness

You’ll have genuine autonomy, empowered to challenge processes, influence culture, and drive measurable improvement.

About You

You’re not just a policy enforcer; you’re a safety advocate . Someone who believes culture change happens by engaging people, not instructing them.

We’d love to hear from you if you have :

• Proven health and safety leadership experience within Rail or Transport
• Confidence to influence and challenge constructively at all levels
• A practical, people-first approach to safety improvement
• NEBOSH Certificate Minimum
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with operational teams

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, what matters most is your ability to lead engagement, drive accountability, and bring best practice to life in a complex environment.

What’s in it for you?

Free travel benefits for you + discounted for others

• Flexible hours -38 hours per week, this role offers genuine flexibility in how those hours are worked.
• Travel Benefits & discounted tickets for family or friends
• Autonomy to shape safety culture and lead meaningful change
• On going professional development
• Join a company that values practical leadership and proactive safety management

You’ll have the freedom to plan your own schedule around site activity, whether that means starting early, working later in the day, or occasionally attending night shifts to engage with teams on different patterns.

What matters most is your visibility, impact, and ability to support a positive safety culture across all shifts

Apply Today

If you’re passionate about driving a positive safety culture and ready to make a genuine impact within a major operational environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today to become the Health and Safety Manager who leads with influence, inspires change, and brings safety to life.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Ganymede is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Selection will always be based on ability, attitude, and potential.

As part of the recruitment process, candidates must pass a drug and alcohol test.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.