Health & Safety Manager

Principal People Recruitment; Luton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in health and safety is seeking a Strategic Health & Safety Manager to innovate and enhance their safety management system. Join a passionate team dedicated to collaboration and integrity, driving impactful H&S initiatives while enjoying a range of benefits including professional growth and flexible working.

Benefits

Mental wellbeing support including free counselling

Professional growth with funded qualifications

Health perks like cashback on everyday care

Flexible working and generous leave

Enhanced pension

Family-friendly policies

Recognition rewards

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in developing and delivering strategic H&S initiatives.
• Full UK driving licence to stay connected across sites.

Responsibilities

• Leading the charge to evolve and enhance the safety management system.
• Designing and delivering practical, people-first H&S procedures and training.
• Using data and KPIs to drive smarter, results-focused performance.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Level 6 Health & Safety qualification

Job description

Are you ready to shape the future of health and safety in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your ideas genuinely matter?

Our client is on the lookout for a Strategic Health & Safety Manager to lead a new era of safety thinking where innovation, influence, and collaboration are at the heart of everything they do.

You ll join a passionate, supportive team that prides itself on its friendliness, integrity, and truly collaborative spirit and they are looking for someone as dedicated as they are.

What you ll be doing:

• Leading the charge to evolve and enhance the safety management system.
• Designing and delivering practical, people-first H&S procedures and training.
• Using data and KPIs to drive smarter, results-focused performance.
• Owning and optimising our health & safety IT solutions.
• Overseeing strategic planning, auditing, and contractor compliance.
• Creating engaging campaigns to boost safety awareness across all audiences.

We re looking for someone who:

• Brings hands-on experience in developing and delivering strategic H&S initiatives.
• Works seamlessly across teams, leading with influence not just process.
• Communicates clearly, authentically, and effectively at every level.
• Holds a Level 6 Health & Safety qualification and CertIOSH membership.
• Has a full UK driving licence to stay connected across sites.

Who you are:

• A role model who lives the values of integrity, action, and care.
• A strong communicator who adapts to their audience with ease.
• Someone who thrives on curiosity, collaboration, and smart solutions.
• Confident navigating complexity and working independently.

Benefits:

• Mental wellbeing support including free counselling and trained champions.
• Professional growth with funded qualifications, career development, and paid fees.
• Health perks like cashback on everyday care, a £30 monthly wellbeing allowance, and flu jabs.
• Flexible working, generous leave (plus extra for life events), and two volunteering days a year.
• Financial benefits including enhanced pension (up to 11.3%), interest-free loans, salary advances, and competitive pay.
• Family-friendly policies with enhanced leave and fertility support.
• Recognition rewards with quarterly prizes and everyday thank-you gifts.

Ready to Level Up Your Career? Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat.