Group Health and Safety and Environmental Manager

Group Health & Safety, Insurance & Environmental Manager

Our key client are the largest independent logistics and supply chain business in the UK, recognised as a Sunday Times Top Track 250 company. Privately owned, financially strong, and long–established, we combine scale and stability with an entrepreneurial mindset and a strong focus on quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Health & Safety, environmental responsibility, and ethical operations are central to how we operate, not an afterthought.

This is a senior, influential role responsible for leading Group Health & Safety, Insurance, and Environmental compliance across a national network of sites.

You will act as a trusted, independent advisor to senior leadership, setting standards, maintaining certifications, and embedding a strong safety and compliance culture across the business.

• Salary 50K – 55K
• Car Allowance 5K
• Managerial Bonus
• Profit related pay
• Up to 33 days holiday
• 37.5 hours a week
• Company pension
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Access to wellbeing and employee discount schemes

• Lead Group Health & Safety strategy, policy, and compliance
• Maintain ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications
• Act as subject matter expert on UK H&S legislation and best practice
• Lead risk assessments, audits, investigations, and RIDDOR submissions
• Manage Group insurance arrangements, renewals, and claims
• Act as primary liaison with insurers and brokers
• Support environmental initiatives, RoSPA Gold Awards, and Eco Vadis
• Deliver training, reporting, and Board–level updates

• Degree in Health & Safety, science, or a related discipline
• NEBOSH Diploma (essential)
• IOSH member (Chartered or working towards) with active CPD
• Experience in logistics, transport, retail, or manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of H&S legislation, audits, and investigations
• Commercially minded, confident, and able to influence at senior level
• Willing to travel nationally