At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead health and safety strategy, ensuring safe homes and workplaces.
- Company: Forward-thinking housing provider committed to safety and wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 28 days leave, and up to 11% pension contribution.
- Other info: Agile working environment with excellent development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a lasting impact on communities while shaping safety culture.
- Qualifications: NEBOSH Diploma and significant senior-level health and safety experience required.
The predicted salary is between 65000 - 75000 £ per year.
Our client is looking for an experienced and strategic Head of Health and Safety to lead their organisation-wide health, safety and wellbeing agenda. Reporting to the Director of Assurance and Compliance, this is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring they continue to provide safe homes, safe workplaces and healthy communities. You'll act as their lead competent person, providing expert advice to senior leaders and the Board while driving a positive culture of safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement across all areas of the business.
They are committed to creating safe homes, positive communities and a supportive workplace for their colleagues. As their Head of Health and Safety, you'll have the opportunity to shape and influence their health, safety and wellbeing strategy, ensuring they meet their legal responsibilities while embedding a strong culture of safety excellence across the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking housing provider and make a lasting impact on the lives of their customers, colleagues and communities.
Role purpose: To lead and provide strategic direction for health, safety and wellbeing across ensuring compliance with statutory responsibilities and promoting a positive safety culture for colleagues, customers, contractors and visitors. The role provides organisational assurance that health, safety and wellbeing risks are effectively identified, managed and monitored across all activities.
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of their Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy.
- Act as the organisation's lead competent person and trusted adviser to the Executive Team, Board and senior leaders.
- Provide strategic oversight of health and safety arrangements across housing management, repairs, maintenance, development and customer-facing services.
- Lead the investigation of significant incidents, ensuring lessons learned are embedded and improvements implemented.
- Oversee wellbeing initiatives and occupational health arrangements to support colleague engagement and resilience.
- Develop and deliver health and safety training, promoting a proactive and positive safety culture.
- Ensure robust contractor and partner health and safety management arrangements are in place.
- Lead, motivate and develop the Health and Safety Team while driving continuous improvement and service excellence.
What are they looking for?
Essential:
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 Health and Safety qualification.
- Significant senior-level experience leading health and safety functions within a complex organisation.
- Proven experience developing and implementing health and safety strategies and management systems.
- Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, risk management and compliance frameworks.
- Experience providing strategic advice and assurance to Boards, Executive Teams and senior stakeholders.
- Excellent leadership, influencing, communication and relationship-building skills.
- Experience of managing teams, budgets and service improvement programmes.
- Understanding of the social housing regulatory environment, landlord compliance and building safety responsibilities.
Desirable:
- Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards achievement.
- Qualification in wellbeing, occupational health or organisational development.
- Experience implementing ISO 45001 or similar management systems.
- Project management or management qualification.
What can they offer you?
- 28 days annual leave (pro rata)
- Employer pension contribution of up to 11%
- Development opportunities
- Comprehensive employee rewards scheme
How they work: They embrace agile working blending time in their communities, shared spaces, and remote working. With digital technology at the heart of their approach, they empower teams and individuals to work flexibly.
How to apply: If this sounds like your next role, click apply now, tell them why you've got what it takes, and attach a copy of your current CV.
Closing date: 12th August 2026 Interviews: To be confirmed (Please note they reserve the right to close the vacancy early if they receive a large response.)
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