Regional Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Blue Octopus Recruitment Limited; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Regional Health, Safety & Environmental Manager in Houghton-le-Spring, UK. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, producing reports, and conducting audits. Ideal candidates will have NEBOSH qualifications, experience with ISO standards, and a commitment to maintaining a high-quality reputation. Benefits include a competitive salary, car allowance, and a range of employee support programs.

Benefits

Car allowance and mileage paid

Annual bonus based on regional performance

Private medical insurance

26 days holidays

Life Assurance

Pension – Morgan Sindall Retirement benefits plan

Ability to purchase additional holiday

Access to discount portal

Cycle to Work scheme

Digital GP

Employee assistance programme

Sharesave scheme

Competitive Salary

Qualifications

• Must hold relevant NEBOSH qualifications or equivalent.
• Experience working within integrated management systems.
• Membership of a professional body such as IOSH is essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce and issue annual and monthly safety reports.
• Provide technical knowledge at meetings for compliance.
• Conduct regular site and office audits for compliance.
• Vetting contractors' safety systems of work.
• Attend site locations and document findings for serious incidents.

Skills

NEBOSH qualifications

Knowledge of ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 standards

Experience with integrated management systems

Technical knowledge on best practices

Education

Relevant professional body membership (e.g., IOSH)

Environment qualification (IEMA or similar)

Job description

Permanent – Full time – 37.5 hours per week

A valid driving licence is essential for this role.

We are seeking an experienced Regional Health, Safety & Environmental Manager to advise on regional operational compliance of all relevant Health and Safety Legislation, ensure that current procedures within the region comply with relevant policy and legislation, prepare Health and Safety Reports for higher management and assist in production of project particular documentation.

Key responsibilities for this role will include:

• Producing and issuing annual and monthly safety reports.
• Providing technical knowledge at adjudication and pre‑start meetings on best practice adherence to achieve compliance.
• Undertaking regular site and office audits to assess compliance and provide documented reports on findings.
• Vetting work package contractors’ documented safe systems of work and identifying updates.
• Upon notification of a serious incident, attending site location and undertaking investigation, documenting and reporting findings.

The ideal candidate will hold relevant NEBOSH qualifications (or equivalent) together with appropriate membership of a professional body such as IOSH (or similar) and ideally have knowledge and experience of working with an integrated management system (ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards). An environment qualification, IEMA (or similar), would also be beneficial.

Join us and play a pivotal role in delivering outstanding homes while maintaining our 5‑star quality reputation.

Benefits

• Car allowance and mileage paid
• Annual bonus based on regional performance
• Private medical insurance
• Holidays – 26 days
• Life Assurance
• Pension – Morgan Sindall Retirement benefits plan
• Ability to purchase additional holiday
• Access to discount portalCycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
• Digital GP
• Employee assistance programme
• Sharesave scheme
• Competitive Salary

As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high‑quality housing development and regeneration projects.

We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people.

Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourages and values diversity and inclusion within our teams.

The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all.