Policy & Standards Manager

CityFibre; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital infrastructure provider in the UK is looking for an experienced Policy & Standards Manager. This hybrid role involves shaping safer workplaces, guiding policy development, and ensuring alignment with ESG goals. The ideal candidate will have strong collaboration skills, a meticulous approach to managing ISO standards, and the ability to translate complex legislation into clear practices. This position also offers 25 days of annual leave and various benefits to support employee wellbeing and career growth.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Ability to lead change and influence stakeholders effectively.
• Experience in managing ISO standards and ensuring audit readiness.
• Strong relationship building skills across various teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape and embed integrated management systems across various standards.
• Guide the development and rollout of policies across the business.
• Prepare for audits and refine documentation for continuous improvement.

Skills

Legal Drafting

Communication skills

Project Management

Data Analysis Skills

Public Speaking

Writing Skills

Job description

Joining us as a Policy & Standards Manager

This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working. Youll join your colleagues in your local office at least 2 days a week.

As the UKs largest fibre-only network and its only proven wholesale challenger were busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Designed from scratch for the internet our network is greener more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed value and service they help businesses to innovate provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth locally and nationally.

What does that mean for you The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better for a lot of people!

This is some of what you can expect to be doing :

• Lead the way in shaping safer smarter workplaces by evolving and embedding integrated management systems across health safety environmental and quality standards
• Bring policies to life - youll guide their development rollout and ensure theyre not just written but actively used and understood across the business
• Champion continuous improvement by preparing for audits refining documentation and closing policy gaps in areas like lone working and occupational health
• Collaborate with purpose - youll work with teams across the organisation to align policies with ESG goals and introduce practical safety solutions
• Make a real impact through project management stakeholder engagement and translating complex legislation into clear actionable policies

What youll bring to the role

This role calls for a confident communicator with strong collaboration skills a keen eye for detail and the ability to lead change influence stakeholders and drive safety excellence in a fast-paced environment.

Youll also have :

• A talent for guiding policy development and implementation with the confidence to lead initiatives and the organisation to see them through
• Strong relationship building skills enabling you to engage stakeholders across the business and bring policies to life in a meaningful way
• Experience working across areas such as lone worker safety and environmental reporting helping to shape practical impactful solutions
• A meticulous approach to managing ISO standards and ensuring audit readiness always focused on continuous improvement
• The ability to translate complex legislation into clear everyday practices that support a safer more sustainable workplace.

Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

Were a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. Were endorsed by WORK180 and were a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Gold Covenant are a Care Leaver Friendly Employer and were a Disability Confident Leader. Working together with our Employee Communities were wholly committed to ensuring that our peoples voices are heard and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If youd like to explore our culture and values check out The CityFibre Way.

What you can expect from us

We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave a day off on your birthday a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.

Additional Information :

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background family or carer status ethnicity sexual orientation religion age disability gender or gender identity we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process please email us at We want to help!

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Legal Drafting,Communication skills,Computer Operation,Business Management,Pricing,Research Experience,Information Security,Project Management,Administrative Experience,Public Speaking,Data Analysis Skills,Writing Skills

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1