Overview
As Health, Safety & Fire Safety Manager you will lead the safety, compliance and risk management for multiple regional offices. You will partner with leaders and facilities teams to embed a proactive safety culture and maintain a robust management system. You’ll manage fire safety, audits, and regulatory compliance, ensuring safe, compliant workplaces. This role offers cross-site impact within a respected national law firm and opportunities to shape safety practices across the organisation.
Pay / Benefits
- flexible benefits
- flexible working
- learning and development programme
- wellbeing initiatives
- supportive environment
Responsibilities
- Maintain and continuously improve the Health & Safety Management System in line with legislation and best practice
- Provide practical safety guidance to leaders, managers and staff
- Develop and review policies, procedures, risk management frameworks
- Manage fire safety arrangements including Fire Risk Assessments, evacuations, drills, PEEPs, and wardens
- Coordinate with landlords, managing agents and regulators to ensure ongoing compliance
- Lead risk assessments, inspections, audits and incident investigations; track corrective actions
- Produce compliance reports, KPIs and leadership updates; monitor legislative changes
- Support statutory programs (fire systems, emergency lighting, electrical testing, water hygiene, asbestos, contractor compliance)
- Support contractor management, permit-to-work, and supplier compliance processes
- Provide safety expertise for moves, acquisitions, refurbishments and workplace changes
- Collaborate with Facilities teams to standardise safety and compliance across locations
- Manage DSE assessments, workplace adjustments, and equipment recommendations
- Deliver health and safety training and awareness campaigns
- Support business continuity and emergency planning; post-incident reviews and lessons learned
- Oversee SOPs and facilities governance; support projects and maintenance records
- Handle ad hoc facilities requests and operational activities
Key requirements
- Significant health and safety management experience in a multi-site corporate, professional services or legal environment
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, fire safety requirements, risk management and audit processes
- Experience developing policies, procedures, compliance records and management reporting
- Experience working with landlords, managing agents, contractors, suppliers and regulatory bodies
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, for compliance data analysis and reporting
- Experience conducting internal audits and supporting continuous improvement initiatives
- Facilities management, workplace services or corporate real estate experience (advantageous)
- Proactive and collaborative approach
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities
- Organised and analytical with ability to prioritise
- Microsoft Office (Excel) for data analysis and reporting
- Risk management and audit processes
- Policy development and governance
Health and Safety Manager in Bristol employer: Clarke Willmott
Clarke Willmott is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Bristol where collaboration and ethical practices are at the forefront of our operations. Employees benefit from comprehensive training and development opportunities, fostering personal and professional growth while working with a diverse client base. Our supportive culture encourages teamwork and innovation, making it a rewarding place to advance your career in credit control.
