Senior Health and Safety Manager

The Company Our client is a well-established provider of property maintenance and asset services, delivering critical works across a diverse portfolio of residential and public-sector properties throughout the UK. With a long-standing presence in the market, the organisation supports a broad range of clients through the delivery of responsive repairs, planned maintenance, compliance-led services and capital investment programmes. The business has built a strong reputation for service quality, operational excellence and customer-focused delivery. The Opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Health & Safety Manager to lead the organisation's safety function and drive a positive, proactive safety culture across the business. Based from the company's offices in the Northern Home Counties, the successful candidate will lead the Health & Safety team, ensuring the business maintains the highest standards of compliance across all contracts, offices, operational sites and support functions. This role is ideally suited to a highly credible Health & Safety leader with strong people management skills, commercial awareness and the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation. Key Responsibilities * Lead, develop and mentor the Health & Safety team, promoting high performance and professional growth. * Develop and implement the company's Health & Safety strategy, aligned with business objectives. * Act as the organisation's senior competent person for Health & Safety matters. * Provide expert advice and guidance to Directors, senior managers and operational teams. * Drive a positive safety culture through leadership, engagement and behavioural safety initiatives. * Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, client requirements, industry standards and ISO management systems. * Review, develop and maintain Health & Safety policies, procedures, risk management processes and safe systems of work. * Lead site inspections, audits and compliance reviews across multiple contracts and locations. * Monitor Health & Safety performance, identify trends and implement continuous improvement initiatives. * Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, establishing root causes and preventative actions. * Oversee statutory reporting requirements and maintain accurate compliance records. * Identify training needs and support the delivery of Health & Safety training and coaching programmes. * Build strong relationships with clients, regulatory bodies, supply chain partners and external stakeholders. * Support contract mobilisation, external audits and accreditation processes. * Monitor subcontractor competence, compliance and ongoing performance. * Prepare and present Health & Safety performance reports for senior leadership and board-level review. To be successful in this role, you will have: * NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum qualification. * Significant experience in a senior Health & Safety leadership role. * Proven experience leading and developing Health & Safety teams. * Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice. * Experience within social housing, construction, property maintenance, facilities management or a similar operational environment. * Extensive experience developing and reviewing Risk Assessments, Method Statements and Safe Systems of Work. * A strong background in audits, inspections, investigations and compliance management. * Excellent report writing, presentation and stakeholder management skills. * The confidence to challenge unsafe behaviours while building positive working relationships. * Outstanding communication, coaching and influencing abilities. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established and growing organisation, where you will play a key role in shaping the Health, Safety & Wellbeing agenda and driving best-in-class standards across the business