Health And Safety Manager

Location: Hertfordshire

Health & Safety Manager

Location:

Watford, WD25
Salary: £55,000 per annum

Hours:

40 hrs per week (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm) – flexibility to travel across multiple sites across London

About The Role:

We are looking for a hands-on Health & Safety Manager to lead, develop and embed a strong safety and environmental culture across our head office and 6 branch operations. You will ensure full legislative compliance, drive continuous improvement and mentor our Health & Safety Advisor, supporting safe, efficient and profitable operations.
Benefits:
 
* Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing support, online GP access & more
 
* Company Pension Scheme
 
* Performance Bonus
 
* 25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
 
* Birthday off
 
* Group Life Assurance – up to 3x Salary (subject to length of service)
 
* Staff Discount
 
* Free Breakfast every morning
 
* Cycle to Work Scheme
 
* Employee Assistance Programme
 
* Long Service Awards
 
* Birthday Day Off

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead and maintain all Health & Safety and environmental policies, ensuring compliance with UK legislation across all sites.

* Conduct risk assessments, audits and inspections across branches, warehouses and transport operations, driving corrective actions.

* Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, producing reports and implementing preventative measures.

* Deliver H&S training, toolbox talks and colleague engagement initiatives company wide.

* Manage H&S systems and records (training, incidents, audits, risk assessments) using Opus.

* Drive continuous improvement in safety culture while supporting operational efficiency, sales and margin performance.

Key Requirements:

* NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) – essential.

* Proven H&S experience within a builders’ merchant, construction or similar industrial environment.

* Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice (COSHH, manual handling, PPE, working at height).

* Experience managing or mentoring H&S professionals and working closely with HR on complex issues.

* Confident communicator with the ability to influence at colleague and senior leadership level.

* Competent user of H&S management systems and MS Office, with strong reporting and data analysis skills