Manager Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance

Wave Active Limited; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Wave Active Limited, an award-winning charity and social enterprise, is seeking a competent Health & Safety Advisor to lead our health, safety and environmental compliance framework. The role encompasses governance, risk management and data protection across our multi-site operation.

You will provide assurance to the SLT and Board, drive continuous improvement and deliver effective training and reporting. A strong H&S background with NEBOSH/IOSH and GDPR awareness is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing health and safety across multiple sites.
• Proven investigations and risk assessment background.
• Policy development and training delivery skills.
• GDPR and data governance awareness preferred.
• Ability to produce reports for senior leadership.
• NEBOSH cert or higher required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Health & Safety strategy and ensure legal compliance.
• Oversee maintenance programmes and safety reviews.
• Deliver health and safety training across the organisation.
• Lead data protection and information governance activities.
• Oversee environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives.
• Maintain risk registers and reporting to leadership.
• Coordinate audits and support regulatory inspections.
• Promote proactive safety culture.

Skills

Multi-site H&S management

Accident investigations

Policy development

Training delivery

Audit management

GDPR compliance

Environmental monitoring

Senior leadership reporting

Influencing managers

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH Membership

Data Protection qualification

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Previous applicants need not apply

Background

Wave Active is an award-winning charity and social enterprise, supporting our local communities with facilities, activities, and services to inspire active lifestyles.

Our purpose is to "Inspire Active Lifestyles" and vision, "To be at the heart of the improvement of health and wellbeing in the Community".

We are passionate about providing services and opportunities that support individuals to gain, regain or maintain health, fitness and wellbeing improvements. Managing a number of leisure facilities and Newhaven Fort, across the Lewes District and Eastbourne Borough of East Sussex we provide health and fitness services for both members and non-members of all ages to participate in, whether that be through sport, group exercise, gym, swim, play or health services.

The Post in Context

To lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of Wave Active's health, safety and environmental compliance framework, ensuring the organisation meets all statutory and regulatory obligations, fostering a positive culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

The post holder will act as the organisation's competent Health & Safety advisor, oversee environmental compliance and monitoring, lead information governance and data protection arrangements, and provide assurance to the SLT Team and Board that organisational risks are effectively identified, managed and monitored.

Key Responsibilities

Health & Safety Leadership

• Develop and deliver the organisation's Health & Safety Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation.
• Oversee Planned and Reactive Maintenance programmes.
• Maintain and review Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Lead accident, incident and near-miss investigations, identifying root causes and implementing improvements.
• Oversee risk assessment programmes and safe systems of work.
• Manage fire safety arrangements and emergency planning.
• Ensure statutory inspections are completed.
• Monitor contractor safety and permit-to-work systems.
• Provide professional advice to managers and staff.
• Deliver health and safety training across the organisation.
• Prepare performance reports for SLT and Board.

Compliance & Governance

• Maintain the relevant compliance framework, ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Develop relevant compliance monitoring programmes.
• Coordinate internal compliance audits.
• Support external audits and regulatory inspections.
• Maintain relevant organisational policies and governance documentation.
• Monitor related legislative changes and advise on implications.
• Promote continual improvement across all relevant and related systems.

Data Protection & Information Governance

• Act as the organisation's Data Protection Officer
• Ensure compliance with UK GDPR and Data Protection legislation.
• Maintain privacy notices and records of processing.
• Lead Data Protection Impact Assessments.
• Manage subject access requests.
• Investigate data breaches.
• Deliver GDPR training.
• Advise managers on information governance risks.

Environmental Management

• Lead environmental compliance.
• Develop sustainability initiatives.
• Monitor environmental legislation.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits where applicable.
• Reduce waste, energy consumption and carbon emissions.
• Lead environmental reporting.
• Support achievement of environmental objectives.
• Promote sustainable operational practices.

Risk Management

• Maintain the corporate risk register.
• Identify emerging compliance risks.
• Support business continuity planning.
• Coordinate organisational investigations where appropriate.
• Monitor corrective actions.
• Produce compliance dashboards and KPIs.
• Provide assurance reporting to senior leadership.

Culture & Improvement

• Promote a proactive safety culture.
• Coach managers in compliance responsibilities.
• Develop awareness campaigns.
• Encourage reporting of hazards and near misses.
• Benchmark against sector best practice.
• Drive continuous improvement across all compliance systems.

Key Accountabilities

• Health & Safety compliance.
• Data Protection compliance.
• Environmental compliance.
• Corporate compliance framework.
• Risk management systems.
• Health & Safety Committee.
• Incident reporting and investigations.
• Compliance training.
• Internal audits.
• Regulatory inspections.

Personal Specification

Experience (Essential)

• Managing Health & Safety within a multi-site organisation
• Conducting investigations
• Developing policies and procedures
• Delivering training
• Managing audits
• GDPR compliance
• Environmental monitoring and compliance
• Producing reports for senior leadership
• Influencing managers across an organisation

Qualifications (Essential)

• NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum)
• IOSH Membership
• Data Protection qualification (or willingness to obtain)
• Full UK Driving Licence

Specialist Knowledge (Essential)

• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act
• Management of Health & Safety Regulations
• Fi