Advert Close date: 23rd September 2025
Purpose of Role: The role is to support the Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Wellbeing (HSSEW) team on the ground day to day to implement our Safety First strategy
and action plan at Windsor.
- This role has been created to help embed, review and maintain a safety management system within our Windsor Great Park portfolio. Windsor Great Park business
operations comprise diverse estate activities including farming; retail; hospitality; public spaces / visitor attractions; forestry; rural sports; and building maintenance etc.
- This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional who can work both independently and as part of a wider HSSEW team. The role includes the requirement
to support colleagues implement recommendations for action arising from internal and external audits; facilitate and maintain the health, safety and wellbeing of
colleagues, contractors, and visitors while on site; and inspire our colleagues to operate within our Safety First strategy.
This is a full-time site-based role (5 days a week) in Windsor Great Park, Windsor. Occasional home working may be permitted on agreement with line management.
Main accountabilities:
• Work closely with all managers and business leaders to ensure compliance
with group policies and practices.
• Support the implementation of (and keep under constant review) health and
safety strategies, policies and management systems and practices for each
department and in relation to all work activities across the Windsor portfolio.
• Support the implementation of (and keep under constant review) safety and
environment procedures, including but not limited to risk assessments; safe
systems of work (SSOW) / method statements; COSHH assessments; DSE
and internal, as well as external audits.
• Prepare and deliver training (internally) where required. Maintain oversight of
external training – including competency, content etc.
• Responsible for basic accident investigation and analysis. Identify immediate,
underlying and root causes, as well as recommendations for action to help
prevent a recurrence.
• Support the development and implementation of emergency response plans
and undertake periodic tests of the arrangements that are in place.
• Coordinate and ensure that statutory obligations around service and
maintenance of plant and equipment are carried out in a timely manner.
• To be able to accurately interpret HSE legislation and provide guidance to
managers and business leaders on practical application on a day-to-day
basis, with a good working knowledge of codes of practice and best practice
requirements to facilitate pragmatic decision making.
• Proactively identify where Safety First management practices can be
improved and assist the organisation implement solutions to help improve
health and safety performance.
• Collaborate effectively with Operational Managers and contribute to business
plans to ensure that health and safety objectives are embedded at the
planning stage.
• Support all elements of Safety First
• Assist the prepare health and safety reports (including statistical information)
and, when necessary, present reports at Committee Meetings and similar
forums as required.
• Champion a positive approach to Safetry First and promote this to all
employees, as well as others who may be affected by the company’s activities
ensuring that HSSEW is part of how we work every day.
• Support the development and delivery of toolbox talks as necessary.
• Develop, implement and assist the delivery of our “in house” health and
safety training programme.
• Keep accurate written records of all inspections and actions taken in order
that they are readily available for reference if required e.g., in relation to an
internal or external audit.
• Champion data quality excellence and maintain records well.
• Be an active member of the Health and Safety Committee.
• Operate flexibly across the business and deliver broader adhoc projects as
required and agreed based on business and team need and support out of
hours to respond to incidents if needed.
Most important skills based requirements:
• Cert IOSH or working towards..
• Desire to progress in a professional associated to the role.
• Proven track record of delivering and maintaining health and safety management
systems.
• Experience with key components of a health and safety management system e.g.,
including fire safety, CoSHH, legionella, asbestos etc.
• Experience of working with estate and agricultural businesses.
• Experience of accident reporting, investigation and analysis.
• A good level of computer literacy – Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other MS Office
packages (or equivalent).
• Strong communication skills and diplomacy – particularly verbal communication at
all levels.
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines without compromising safety or quality.
• Ability to work independently and proactively (with remote management), as well
as taking responsibility for the delivery of defined projects within specified
timeframes.
• Ability to independently plan, prioritise and organise workload effectively.
• A solution focussed customer service.
• Confident outlook, comfortable to challenge behaviour that falls outside of safety
standards and practices.
• Demonstrable experience in the ability to work flexibly and role model agility by
working on any adhoc projects and flexibly across the business as required by
business need.
This is a permanent role, please apply with your CV and Cover letter.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk