Health & safety manager

Join Ocean Housing as a Health & Safety Manager Location: Stennack House, St Austell Hours: 37 per week (Mon-Fri) Salary: £52,540 Contract: Permanent At Ocean Housing, we provide safe, secure, affordable homes for people across Cornwall. We are looking for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead, influence and strengthen our safety culture across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of health and safety strategy and delivery, working collaboratively across teams to ensure our colleagues, customers and contractors operate in the safest possible environments. Your Role: As our Health & Safety Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind safe working practices across Ocean Housing and its subsidiaries. Lead and embed a positive, proactive health & safety culture across the business. Ensure compliance with UK health & safety legislation, regulations and best practice. Identify risks and implement robust mitigation strategies and improvements. Conduct fire risk assessments across residential buildings (excluding high-risk buildings). Investigate incidents and drive preventative action and continuous improvement. Develop and deliver training, toolbox talks and safety communications across all levels. Produce insightful reports, dashboards and performance analysis to influence decision-making. Partner with key teams including Repairs, Compliance, Development and People Services. What we are looking for: We’re looking for a confident and capable professional with strong technical expertise and the ability to influence at all levels. Essential: NEBOSH Certificate and working towards Diploma. Qualified to conduct fire risk assessments in residential buildings. Proven experience in health & safety management , ideally within construction or housing. Strong working knowledge of UK legislation and CDM regulations. Experience of fire safety and conducting fire risk assessments. Experience with health & safety management systems (e.g. ISO45001). Ability to develop policies, risk assessments, and drive service improvements. Key skills: Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Strong problem solving and project management capability. Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines. Confident presenting, training and influencing others. A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach to safety. Ability to lead, coach and motivate others. Promote a no-blame, learning-focused culture. Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement. What are our benefits? We offer a supportive, flexible, and forward-thinking work environment with fantastic benefits: 27 days holiday bank holidays Professional membership fees paid Company sick pay scheme Workplace pension with death in service benefit Home office work payment Medicash health plan (including dental & optical) Cycle to work scheme Rewards & recognition programme On-site parking Employee assistance programme Family-friendly policies Key Dates: Closing Date: Wednesday 1st of July 2026 at Midnight Interview Date: Monday 6th of July 2026 (Face to face at Stennack House, St Austell) We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications—so apply soon! The Company Ocean Housing Ltd is a not for profit, charitable registered provider of social and affordable housing, with a stock of over 4,700 properties throughout Cornwall. We are part of the Cornwall Homechoice ‘Choice Based Lettings’ scheme. At Ocean we believe affordable housing is not just about the buildings, but about the people who turn them into homes. We provide a wide range of services to our residents, helping them to make the most of their homes and the communities they live in. Mission Statement “To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.” At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job. Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task. Benefits Family friendly Committed to Training and Developing our Employees Cycle to Work Values Honest, Enthusiastic and Always Positive Passionate about Customer Service Quality and Value in all we do Innovative, Ambitious and Brave for the future of our Business, Customers and Communities Gallery Previous Next 2022 Award Winner Best Place to Work at Cornwall Business Awards 2022 Sponsored by the Skills Hub “This is a really challenging sector to work in and Ocean Housing Group have really gone above and beyond to support their workforce. They really show strong leadership from above in putting their employees first and the level of engagement they get from everyone in their teams is commendable, with really high number of team members taking part in surveys, consultancy and feedback. The Ocean Housing Group have also invested in the continual improvement of their staff, services and benefits to ensure that staff consistently feel invested in and valued – Well Done!” Documents