Workplace Health & Safety Manager
Location: Watford (with regular travel to multiple UK office locations)
Contract: Permanent
The Bukola Group is partnering with a well‑established UK financial services organisation to appoint a Workplace Health & Safety Manager. This is a key role responsible for shaping and embedding a robust health & safety, workplace risk and physical security framework across a multi‑site corporate environment.
This opportunity would suit a proactive and pragmatic Health & Safety professional who enjoys working at both strategic and operational levels, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement.
The Role
As Workplace Risk & Safety Manager, you will own and continually improve the organisation’s health & safety and workplace risk framework, ensuring offices provide a safe, secure and compliant environment for employees and visitors. You will advise leaders and colleagues, reduce risk and disruption, and enable the effective delivery of business objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing, implementing and maintaining Health & Safety and workplace risk policies, procedures and standards across all UK offices
- Identifying, assessing and managing workplace risks, including risk assessments and workstation/workplace needs assessments
- Overseeing Health & Safety and physical security incident reporting, investigation, escalation and follow‑up
- Monitoring compliance with internal policies and external legal, regulatory and professional requirements, including leading internal audits
- Leading workplace emergency preparedness, including evacuation and lockdown procedures and drills
- Designing and delivering Health & Safety and physical security training, inductions and awareness activities
- Maintaining statutory and compliance records (e.g. COSHH, training logs, inspections, budgets)
- Working closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers/contractors, including effective contractor control and Permit to Work processes
- Applying enterprise risk management frameworks to workplace risks, with appropriate controls, monitoring and reporting
About You
To be successful in this role, you are likely to bring:
- Proven Health & Safety experience within a corporate or office‑based environment
- Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice
- A solid understanding of physical security principles and controls
- Experience implementing and maintaining Health & Safety and workplace risk frameworks across multiple sites or complex organisations
- Excellent prioritisation and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to provide pragmatic, balanced advice
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including producing policies, reports and delivering training
- The ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organisation
- Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office and SharePoint, with an interest in evolving ways of working
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent)
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in Health & Safety and/or risk management
Desirable
- Higher‑level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent)
- Professional membership (or working towards) IOSH, IIRSM or similar
- Training or certification in physical security, security management or business continuity
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