Job Description:

Head of Health & Safety / Compliance

Location: London / Agile working
Salary: £60,000–£65,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday–Friday

We are recruiting for a Head of Health & Safety / Compliance on behalf of a leading organisation operating across London and supporting vulnerable residents and communities.

This is a senior opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety professional to provide strategic leadership and act as the organisation's key authority on Health & Safety and compliance.

The Role

Reporting to the Group Director of Property and Places, you will lead the organisation's approach to Health & Safety, compliance and risk management, ensuring legislation and statutory requirements are effectively met.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership across all Health & Safety and compliance matters
• Acting as the organisation's expert lead and responsible officer for H&S
• Developing and implementing H&S strategies, policies and procedures
• Keeping abreast of legislative and regulatory changes
• Providing regular H&S compliance reporting to senior management, Executive and Board level
• Overseeing General and Fire Risk Assessments
• Ensuring appropriate compliance monitoring, data and reporting systems are in place
• Overseeing Business Continuity and Emergency On-Call processes
• Providing technical advice on construction safety, CDM, COSHH and related areas
• Overseeing fire prevention and asbestos management documentation
• Managing H&S training requirements
• Developing positive H&S cultures across the organisation
• Managing outsourced services, contractors and audits
• Managing an annual departmental budget of approximately £500,000

About You

You will ideally have:

• NEBOSH/IOSH qualification
• Comprehensive knowledge of Health & Safety
• Strong knowledge of housing regulatory requirements, including RSH
• Knowledge of the Fire Safety Act 2021 and Building Safety legislation
• Experience delivering H&S at management level
• Experience developing H&S strategies and policies
• Experience managing contractors and outsourced services
• Strong budget management experience
• Experience managing audits, contracts and compliance systems
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience within regulated housing and/or charity sectors would be advantageous

The position offers agile working between home and the organisation's London property portfolio, with occasional evening/weekend requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior H&S professional looking for a strategic leadership position with genuine organisational impact.

The employer is being kept confidential at this stage. Further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates.