Workplace Health & Safety Manager in Watford

Location: Watford (with regular travel to multiple UK office locations)

Contract: Permanent

The Bukola Group is partnering with a well‑established UK financial services organisation to appoint a Workplace Health & Safety Manager. This is a key role responsible for shaping and embedding a robust health & safety, workplace risk and physical security framework across a multi‑site corporate environment.

This opportunity would suit a proactive and pragmatic Health & Safety professional who enjoys working at both strategic and operational levels, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement.

The Role

As Workplace Risk & Safety Manager, you will own and continually improve the organisation’s health & safety and workplace risk framework, ensuring offices provide a safe, secure and compliant environment for employees and visitors. You will advise leaders and colleagues, reduce risk and disruption, and enable the effective delivery of business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining Health & Safety and workplace risk policies, procedures and standards across all UK offices
• Identifying, assessing and managing workplace risks, including risk assessments and workstation/workplace needs assessments
• Overseeing Health & Safety and physical security incident reporting, investigation, escalation and follow‑up
• Monitoring compliance with internal policies and external legal, regulatory and professional requirements, including leading internal audits
• Leading workplace emergency preparedness, including evacuation and lockdown procedures and drills
• Designing and delivering Health & Safety and physical security training, inductions and awareness activities
• Maintaining statutory and compliance records (e.g. COSHH, training logs, inspections, budgets)
• Working closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers/contractors, including effective contractor control and Permit to Work processes
• Applying enterprise risk management frameworks to workplace risks, with appropriate controls, monitoring and reporting

About You

To be successful in this role, you are likely to bring:

• Proven Health & Safety experience within a corporate or office‑based environment
• Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice
• A solid understanding of physical security principles and controls
• Experience implementing and maintaining Health & Safety and workplace risk frameworks across multiple sites or complex organisations
• Excellent prioritisation and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to provide pragmatic, balanced advice
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including producing policies, reports and delivering training
• The ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organisation
• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office and SharePoint, with an interest in evolving ways of working

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development in Health & Safety and/or risk management

Desirable

• Higher‑level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent)
• Professional membership (or working towards) IOSH, IIRSM or similar
• Training or certification in physical security, security management or business continuity