HSE Manager

Arriva London North Limited; Croydon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Arriva London North Limited is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to lead safety across our East and South London operations. You will champion a best-in-class safety culture, influence senior leaders, and drive proactive improvements across multiple garages and sites.

Essential: NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6) or equivalent, multi-site experience, strong leadership and stakeholder influencing skills. IOSH membership is desirable.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6) or equivalent completed.
• Experience in a multi-site, high-risk environment.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Desirable IOSH membership.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert H&S advice across the business.
• Develop and implement site-specific safety plans.
• Conduct audits, inspections and site visits.
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis (RIDDOR).
• Ensure statutory compliance and report to senior leadership.
• Oversee training programmes and meetings.

Skills

NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6)

Multi-site leadership

Stakeholder influence

Change management

H&S advice

Job description

Health & Safety Manager Arriva London – UK Bus Competitive Salary Ready to lead safety at scale? Only fully qualified professionals need apply. Arriva London is seeking a high-calibre Health & Safety Manager to take ownership of safety performance across our East and South London operations. This is not just another H&S role — it’s a chance to shape culture, influence senior leaders, and make a visible impact across one of London’s largest transport networks. To succeed in this role, you must have completed your NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification). We’re looking for someone who brings both credibility and authority, with the expertise to drive real change in a complex, fast-moving environment.

Why This Role Stands Out

This is your opportunity to:

• Take a leading role in embedding a best-in-class safety culture
• Influence decision-making at senior leadership level
• Work across multiple sites where no two days are the same
• Drive meaningful, measurable improvements that protect people and operations

If you’re passionate about safety and thrive where you can challenge, improve, and lead, this role is built for you.

The Role

As Health & Safety Manager, you will champion and embed the UK Bus Health & Safety Management System across multiple garages and operational sites. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and frontline teams to ensure safety is not just compliant — but proactive, embedded, and continuously improving.

• Provide expert, authoritative H&S advice across the business
• Develop and implement site-specific safety management plans
• Conduct audits, inspections, and site visits to drive standards
• Interpret legislation and turn it into practical, actionable guidance
• Lead incident investigations and root cause analysis (including RIDDOR)
• Ensure full statutory compliance across all sites
• Deliver insightful performance reports to senior leadership
• Oversee training programmes and inductions
• Chair health, safety & environmental meetings
• Drive clear, engaging safety communication across the organisation

About You

You’re confident, credible, and not afraid to challenge. You know how to influence at all levels and bring people with you.

• Essential: NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6) or equivalent – completed
• Proven experience in a multi-site, high-risk environment
• Strong leadership and stakeholder influencing skills
• Ability to drive change and deliver results
• Desirable: IOSH Membership (Chartered or working towards)

Why Join Arriva?

Competitive salary

Work across a major London transport operation

A role with real visibility and influence

The opportunity to shape safety culture at scale

If you’re a fully qualified Health & Safety professional ready to step into a high-impact leadership role — this is your moment. Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!! Our expansion is opening up exciting prospects! As our team grows, we’re on the lookout for the brightest talent to join us. Our ongoing success hinges on this! After reviewing our available positions, we encourage you to apply to those that resonate with your skills. Stay updated on your application status and be alerted to new opportunities that capture your interest! We’re grateful for your consideration to become a part of our dynamic team!