Health & Safety Manager  - £63,000 - Potential for increase depending on experience

North West | Permanent | 37.5 Hours per Week

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A leading public sector organisation is seeking anexperienced Health & Safety Manager to lead the development, implementationand continuous improvement of health and safety management across a diverseproperty, estates and facilities portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified health andsafety professional to influence organisational strategy, drive regulatorycompliance and embed a positive safety culture across a complex multi-siteenvironment.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will act as theorganisation's lead Health & Safety specialist, providing strategic advice,operational leadership and expert guidance to senior stakeholders across alarge and varied estate.

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About the Role

As Health & Safety Manager, you will be responsible fordeveloping and delivering health and safety programmes, policies and managementsystems that ensure compliance with current legislation and best practice.

Working closely with estates, facilities, capital projectsand operational teams, you will lead audits, inspections and risk managementprogrammes while supporting service improvement and organisational developmentinitiatives.

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Key Responsibilities

· Lead the development and implementation of theorganisation's Health & Safety strategy.

· Act as the principal advisor on all health,safety and risk management matters.

· Develop and maintain effective health and safetymanagement systems, policies and procedures.

· Deliver audit, inspection and assuranceprogrammes across a varied property portfolio.

· Lead investigations into incidents, identifyroot causes and implement improvement plans.

· Manage organisational risk registers and overseerisk assessment programmes.

· Ensure compliance with all relevant health andsafety legislation, regulations and codes of practice.

· Provide specialist advice on Construction Design& Management (CDM) regulations and contractor management.

· Develop and deliver health and safety trainingprogrammes.

· Build strong relationships with senior leaders,regulatory bodies, contractors and external stakeholders.

· Support capital projects, operational changeprogrammes and business improvement initiatives.

· Promote a proactive and positive health &safety culture across the organisation.

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About You

We are seeking a credible and influential Health &Safety professional with the ability to operate confidently at both strategicand operational levels.

You will have experience within a complex estates,facilities, construction, healthcare, public sector or highly regulatedenvironment and possess strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

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‍Applicants should ideally possess:

· Degree qualification in Health & Safety or arelated discipline.

· NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 5/6qualification).

· IOSH Membership, ideally working towards orholding Chartered status.

· Significant experience managing health andsafety within a large and complex organisation.

· Strong knowledge of health and safetylegislation, compliance frameworks and governance requirements.

· Experience of undertaking audits, inspectionsand incident investigations.

· Proven experience developing and implementingsafety management systems.

· Experience of contractor management and CDMregulations.

· Excellent report writing, presentation andcommunication skills.

· A proactive, solutions-focused approach with theability to influence at all levels.

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Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join an organisation that isinvesting in its people, estate and services. The successful candidate willplay a pivotal role in shaping the future safety strategy, influencingorganisational culture and ensuring the highest standards of compliance andgovernance.

The role offers significant scope to make a tangible impactwhile working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative andprogressive environment.

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Further Information

For further information regarding this opportunity,including a candidate information pack, please contact our retained recruitmentpartner.

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Apply or Discuss the Role

For a confidential discussion, please contact:

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Chris Page
Castlefield Recruitment
chris.page@castlefieldrecruitment.com
07900 731075

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