Health and Safety Manager
Oxford (hybrid role - travel across local counties)
Salary: circa £52,000, plus excellent benefits

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by a high-profile UK Regional Public Body to recruit their new Health and Safety Manager. This position will take the lead on maintaining and improving health and safety within the organisation and will report to the Deputy Head of Strategic Governance. The role will work closely with the local authority, all internal staff/departments and external stakeholders to continuously drive positive behaviours and performance. The organisation has circa 1200 staff, spread across their regional property portfolio.

This is an exciting opportunity to drive cultural change and deliver a best-in-class health and safety that will have a positive impact across the whole organisation.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager will include:

• Leading on the development and delivery of robust health and safety controls across the organisation
• Engaging with internal staff and external stakeholders, with involvement across all projects from a management perspective, to ensure legal compliance and drive a positive health and safety culture
• Investigating key health and safety challenges with stakeholders and coaching staff to implement corrective actions to drive performance improvements
• Working with various departments on the development and delivery of strategy; identifying opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of the team internally and externally

The successful Health and Safety Manager will have:

• NEBOSH Diploma / equivalent and Certified IOSH membership (ideally CMIOSH)
• Proven experience in a similar health and safety role, ideally within the public sector and/or multi-site environments, working with various departments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with experience influencing and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail with a proven track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously, and delivering the outcomes successfully

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established public body with a long history and strong heritage. For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Matthew Cathcart on +44(0) 1923 432 636 or apply here.

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