Howells Recruitment
Health, Safety & Environmental Manager
Permanent | Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week
London-Based with Regular Site Travel
£70k plus car/allowance & benefits
Are you an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental professional looking to make a real impact across a diverse property and maintenance portfolio?
We're seeking a proactive and influential HSE Manager to champion a positive safety culture across a multi-site operation, ensuring compliance, driving best practice, and supporting operational teams to achieve the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental performance. We're looking for candidates with experience within social housing, property maintenance, repairs, facilities management, or a similar environment.
The Opportunity
This is a key leadership role where you'll act as the subject matter expert on all aspects of health, safety, and environmental compliance. Working closely with operational teams, you'll provide guidance, coaching, and technical expertise to ensure legal obligations are met while embedding a culture of continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing expert HSE advice and guidance across operational teams
- Ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, and industry best practice
- Conducting audits, inspections, and compliance reviews
- Supporting ISO management systems and continuous improvement initiatives
- Leading workplace incident and accident investigations
- Delivering coaching, mentoring, and awareness training
- Building strong relationships to influence positive behavioural change
- Promoting a proactive and engaging safety culture throughout the organisation
Essential Skills & Experience
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate (minimum requirement)
- Working towards a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification is desirable
- Strong knowledge of health, safety and environmental legislation
- Experience within construction, repairs, maintenance or facilities management sectors
- Experience leading accident and incident investigations
- Ability to produce clear, concise and accurate reports
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Full UK driving licence held for at least 12 months
This is an opportunity to join a people-focused organisation delivering essential property and maintenance services that improve homes, communities, and lives.
If you're passionate about driving safety excellence and influencing positive change, we'd love to hear from you.
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