Diageo Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Contract: Permanent
Location: Open to candidates based in Scotland
Closing Date: 10th December 2025
About Us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company known for our wonderful collection of iconic brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Guinness and more. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating!
Job Description
We are looking for a passionate and proactive Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager to join our Corporate Real Estate (CRES) team, supporting our iconic Scotland Brand Homes. We welcome candidates based in Scotland and offer flexible working. As long as you’re able to travel to any one of our offices or Brand Home locations, we’d love to hear from you.
In this role, you will be the trusted expert providing leadership across health, safety and wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and business continuity. You’ll work closely with the Facilities and Maintenance Manager, CRES Leadership, Scotland Brand Homes Leadership Team, Global H&S, Corporate Security, and Scotch Governance to ensure our Brand Homes operate safely, responsibly and in line with Diageo’s standards.
In This Role, You Will
* Provide leadership and expert advice on health, safety, wellbeing, environment, sustainability, and business continuity across all Scotland Brand Homes, associated offices, and the Diageo Archive.
* Ensure compliance with UK H&S legislation and Diageo’s Global Health, Safety & Wellbeing, Environment, and Business Continuity standards.
* Lead the development and continuous improvement of H&S systems, policies, procedures, and safety culture.
* Mentor and coach Brand Homes teams, embedding best practice and supporting capability building.
* Review, develop and approve risk assessments, method statements, and safe systems of work.
* Investigate serious incidents, near misses and breaches, working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
* Monitor and report on H&S performance to local, regional and global teams.
* Act as Enablon Superuser, supporting data accuracy, system use, and rollout of new modules.
* Support environmental and sustainability initiatives including the Green Tourism programme and Brand Homes Green Teams.
* Maintain and develop Business Continuity and Crisis Management plans, leading planned exercises to ensure resilience.
* Liaise with key external partners including the Health & Safety Executive, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, SEPA, local authorities, insurers and legal advisors.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about health, safety, sustainability, and making a real impact across diverse sites. You thrive in dynamic, multi-site environments and enjoy collaborating with teams and stakeholders to create safe, sustainable, and resilient workplaces.
Ideally, You Will Have
* Strong experience handling multi-site Health & Safety across a variety of buildings and asset types.
* Experience in, or a good understanding of, Diageo, FMCG or equivalent organisations.
* A highly self-motivated and proactive approach, with excellent communication skills to engage, influence and inspire others.
* The ability to align key stakeholders with potentially conflicting priorities and effectively communicate with or challenge senior leadership when needed.
* Experience managing internal and external teams to deliver on commercial, operational, and financial objectives.
* The ability to quickly assimilate new information, adapt and expand areas of expertise.
Worker Type
Regular
Primary Location
Princes Street
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