Environment, Health & Safety Manager

About the Role

Motability Operations is recruiting for an Environment, Health & Safety Manager to join our team in Coalville on a full‑time, permanent basis. You will play a pivotal role in the development and safe operation of our state‑of‑the‑art vehicle conditioning centre, delivering environmental, health and safety (EHS) performance and compliance across a dynamic, high‑volume environment that includes vehicle movements, repair activities, ventilation systems and the management of environmental impacts such as waste, emissions and resource use.

With a primary focus on Coalville, you will also collaborate with teams in Bristol, London and Edinburgh to share best practice and strengthen EHS performance across the wider network.

• Support and deliver the annual EHS plan, aligned to company objectives and site priorities.
• Oversee environmental compliance and performance across the site, including waste streams, emissions and initiatives to reduce environmental impact.
• Act as Duty Holder for incident investigations, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and that corrective actions are implemented, tracked and closed out effectively.
• Maintain and continuously improve EHS management systems in line with ISO
  14001, ISO
  45001 and ISO
  41001 standards.
• Line manage the EHS Specialist, including performance management and development, ensuring effective delivery of EHS activities.
• Work closely with the Head of Workplace Strategy and wider teams to coordinate internal and external audits and inspections.
• Collate, analyse and report on EHS data to support business reporting requirements.
• Promote and support the implementation of EHS initiatives, ensuring they are embedded in day‑to‑day operations.
• Deliver EHS training and oversee the development of training materials, providing coaching and guidance as required.
• Oversee the development and review of risk assessments, ensuring they are robust, compliant and effectively implemented.
• Undertake and oversee environmental impact assessments, ensuring appropriate controls and mitigations are in place.
• Maintain the EHS aspects and legal compliance register, ensuring it remains accurate and up to date.

To be successful in this role, you will be a pragmatic and engaging EHS professional, confident in working within a fast‑paced operational environment. You will bring a collaborative approach, working alongside the business to deliver practical, proportionate solutions that support both EHS and operational effectiveness.

• Works collaboratively across functions, adopting a ‘one team’ approach to achieve shared goals.
• Builds strong, credible relationships to understand operational needs and challenges.
• Takes a pragmatic approach to EHS, balancing compliance requirements with operational realities.
• Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, taking issues from identification through to resolution and ensuring outcomes are delivered to a high standard.
• Confident in providing clear, practical advice and influencing positive outcomes.
• Approachable and supportive, acting as a trusted point of contact for EHS guidance.

• Demonstrates a practical understanding of environmental management and its application within a complex operational setting.
• Experience operating in a management or supervisory role, with the ability to support, guide and develop others.
• Strong attention to detail, uses data and insight to identify trends and support continuous improvement.
• Visible and hands‑on, engaging regularly with teams on site to understand risks and drive improvements.
• Good working knowledge of EHS legislation and best practice, with the ability to apply these in a practical way.
• Able to prepare reports, presentations and performance data as required.

• Understands the importance of effective contractor and supplier management in maintaining compliance.
• Confident in working with compliance systems and documentation, ensuring records are accurate and maintained.
• Aware of procurement processes and able to provide practical EHS input.
• Demonstrates a continuous improvement…