Health and Safety Lead in Dornoch

Health and Safety Lead

Application Deadline: 19 September 2026

Department: People & Culture

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Skibo Castle, Highland

Compensation: £40,000 / year

Description

About the Role

• Review and understand our existing health and safety policies, procedures, risk assessments, audits, inspections and records, ensuring recommendations from external consultants are considered, prioritised and implemented where appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, strengthen and improve our current approach, developing a clear and practical health and safety framework that works across the Club, Estate and individual Departments.
• Build strong relationships with managers and teams, working collaboratively to support consistent and effective health and safety practices across their areas.
• Maintain our health and safety management system, documentation, records and reporting.
• Ensure we continue to meet relevant legal requirements and keep up to date with changes in legislation, regulation and industry guidance.
• Establish a sensible programme of inspections, reviews and follow-up actions, ensuring any issues identified are addressed appropriately.
• Support the management and investigation of workplace accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying practical improvements where required.
• Liaise with external specialists, recognising when matters can be managed internally and when specialist advice would add value.
• Deliver engaging, relevant training and toolbox talks that help our people understand what good health and safety looks like in practice.
• Provide clear, pragmatic advice on legal requirements, sensible precautions and best practice.
• Help build a positive health and safety culture where people feel confident making good decisions and understand that keeping each other safe is a shared responsibility.

About You

• A pragmatic and proportionate approach to health and safety.
• Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding that good health and safety should support the business to operate safely and effectively.
• A collaborative approach, working with team members and Heads of Department across the Estate to understand challenges and find workable solutions.
• A warm, approachable and people-focused style.
• The confidence to challenge constructively, explaining concerns and working towards solutions rather than simply saying no.
• A calm, reliable and resourceful approach, with good judgement and the confidence to make balanced decisions.
• Curiosity, enthusiasm and a genuine willingness to understand the “why” behind how we operate.
• A hands-on approach, with a willingness to get out across the Estate, understand how teams work in practice and see things first-hand.

• Proven experience in a Health and Safety role within a complex operational environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK H&S legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience developing and maintaining H&S management systems.
• Experience undertaking audits, inspections, risk assessments and incident investigations/reports.
• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• IOSH Membership.

Benefits

• Share of gratuities
• 33 days annual leave pro-rata
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly support
• Life assurance cover
• Access to wellbeing platforms providing support on nutrition, exercise, health, finances, legal support and more
• Cycle to work and tech scheme
• Free meals on shift
• Complimentary use of staff gym
• Team events