Health and Safety Manager

Location: Virginia Water

Health and Safety Manager needed with a Waste Management focus Your new company A forward ‑ thinking London local authority with a strong commitment to environmental sustainability is focused on delivering safe,efficient, and compliant waste management services for its residents and businesses. With responsibility for a diverse operational portfolio, including waste collection, recycling, street cleansing, depots, fleet operations, and contracted services, the authority strives to maintain high standards ofsafety, service delivery, and community wellbeing.

Your new role As the Health,Safety & Compliance Manager , youwill join the senior leadership team and take strategic responsibility forhealth, safety, and statutory compliance across all waste and environmental services. You’ll provide expert guidance across frontline operations, manage risk assessments, ensure safe systems of work, lead incident investigations,and monitor contractor compliance within a complex, high ‑ risk environment. You willalso support the development of policies and procedures, deliver staff training, and help drive a culture of strong safety performance, operational accountability, and continuous improvement across collection crews, depot teams, and partner organisations.

What you'll need to succeed NEBOSH Diploma or NEBOSH Certificate with substantial experience in waste management, environmental services, local authorities, or similar high ‑ risk operational settings Strong understanding of HSE legislation, LOLER/PUWER, manual handling, workplace transport, and waste ‑ sector ‑ specific risk controls Proven experience supporting or managing frontline operational teams (waste, street scene, environmental services, or fleet) Confident communicator able to influence senior leaders, contractors, union reps, and frontline staff Experience in incident investigation, safety audits, and data ‑ driven compliance reporting Ability to work collaboratively with multiple departments and external partners Proficiency with health & safety systems, digital reporting tools, and performance dashboards What you'll get in return Salary up to £65,000 25 days annual leave  bank holidays Local Government Pension Scheme / generous employer pension contributions Enhanced family ‑ friendly leave Access to wellbeing programmes and employee support services Cycle ‑ to ‑ work and electric vehicle schemes Ongoing CPD, leadership development, and support towards advanced H&S qualifications What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now'to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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