Health and Safety Manager

As the company’s Health & Safety Lead, you will drive continuous improvement of health & safety and statutory property compliance across our estate. Working collaboratively across the business, you will help ensure Harvey Nichols remains a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for our colleagues, visitors, and customers.

About The Role

Leadership & Expertise

• Act as the company’s competent person for health & safety.
• Lead the development, implementation, and continual improvement of the safety management system.
• Provide expert, commercially minded fire safety advice and support the company in fulfilling obligations and duties.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance against all statutory property areas, including fire safety, asbestos, legionella, lifts, gas, and electrical safety.
• Develop, review, and manage health & safety policies, standards, procedures, and guidance, including document control.
• Oversee incident reporting and investigations; ensure regulatory notifications are made when required.
• Partner with Legal and insurers to manage and mitigate claims.

Training, Engagement & Support

• Assess training needs and deliver health & safety and fire safety training across the business.
• Maintain the intranet as an accessible resource for health & safety guidance.
• Establish effective health & safety consultation mechanisms at site and group level.
• Provide coaching and one‑to‑one support to store leadership and managers.
• Work closely with Head Office teams (VM, Store Planning, Concessions, Events etc.) to ensure safe operational delivery.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Conduct audits and support visits across all sites.
• Produce regular performance metrics (monthly, quarterly, annually) for senior management to inform decision‑making.
• Respond promptly to incidents and support crisis management activities.
• Manage relationships with external partners and service providers.

About Your Qualifications & Experience

• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Fire safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety or Level 4 equivalent) and practical experience in complex retail/hospitality environments.
• Membership of IOSH (CertIOSH or above) with up to date CPD.
• Extensive post‑qualification experience in a large, multi‑site, premium/luxury retail environment.
• Strong understanding of statutory property compliance requirements.
• Proven experience influencing and partnering effectively at all levels.

Is this you?

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong influencing, negotiating, and relationship building skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and deliver at pace.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem‑solving capability.
• Able to work autonomously on multiple complex projects with minimal oversight.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous or evolving environments.
• Creative, pragmatic, solution focused approach.
• Willingness to travel across the UK & Ireland and work flexibly when required.

What’s next?

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and this role has caught your eye – hit the “apply” button below to start your journey with us.

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