Health & Safety Manager
Location: Watford, WD25
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: 40 hrs per week (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm) – flexibility to travel across multiple sites across London
About The Role:
This family owned builders merchants 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
* 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 companywide.
* 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