Job Description
Health & Safety Manager
Leatherhead | Full-time | 37.5 hours per week
Reed HR have partnered with an exciting, family-run organisation seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join their team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a confident, proactive H&S professional who enjoys making a real impact, thrives in a hands-on environment, and feels comfortable influencing senior stakeholders.
The organisation operates a mobile workforce, so candidates with experience in construction, manufacturing, engineering, utilities or similar field-based environments will be especially well-suited.
The Role
As the Health & Safety Manager, you will lead the HSE function across the organisation, ensuring compliance, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a positive safety culture. You will manage a small HSE team, provide expert guidance, and contribute to key safety strategy and performance improvements.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, mentor and develop HSE team members
* Promote a proactive, positive health & safety culture
* Ensure compliance with all UK Health, Safety & Environmental legislation
* Manage and review HSE policies, procedures and safe systems of work
* Lead incident and near-miss investigations and ensure accurate reporting
* Oversee site audits, inspections, risk assessments and RAMS
* Support and maintain ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 standards
* Produce clear HSE reports and present findings to senior leadership and the Board
* Support environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives
* Manage training needs, inductions, toolbox talks and competency programmes
About You
You will be credible, confident and passionate about creating safe, compliant and engaged working cultures.
You will bring both technical expertise and strong influencing skills.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Strong operational HSE background within construction, engineering, manufacturing, utilities or similar mobile-workforce environments
* Experience managing or mentoring HSE professionals
* Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation
* Proven experience leading investigations, audits and safety improvements
* Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels, including Board level
Qualifications
* IOSH membership (Tech IOSH minimum; Grad/Chartered desirable)
* NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum requirement)
* Experience in fire safety and building safety
* Additional NEBOSH or ISO auditing qualifications (desirable)
Benefits
* Single private healthcare
* £6k pa car allowance increasing after probation
* Free parking
* Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
* Profit share scheme (linked to company turnover)
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Death in service
* Company sick pay