Health & Safety Manager

Health & Safety Manager (4 Month Fixed Term Contract)

York

37,533 Pro Rata + Pension + Holiday Package + 4 month fixed term contract

Do you have a background in Health & Safety management with a NEBOSH qualification?

Are you looking for a role where you can take ownership of health and safety across a large and diverse environment, ensuring compliance, improving safety standards, and making a real impact across multiple sites?

This organisation is a well-established education establishment committed to providing high quality education and training while maintaining the highest standards of safety for students, staff and visitors. With multiple campuses and a wide range of facilities, the college places a strong emphasis on creating a safe and compliant environment across all areas of its operations. Health and safety is central to their culture, ensuring best practice, statutory compliance, and continuous improvement across the estate.

In this role, you will lead and manage all aspects of health and safety across the college, acting as the competent person for health and safety matters. You will support leaders and managers across departments, ensure policies and procedures are followed, coordinate inspections and risk assessments, and oversee areas such as fire safety, first aid provision, accident investigations and statutory compliance.

The ideal candidate will hold a NEBOSH National General Certificate and have experience managing health and safety in a complex organisation. You will be confident carrying out risk assessments, investigations and compliance activities. Candidates will also need experience of first aid at work. A recent DBS would be highly beneficial to allow for a quick start in this fixed term role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Health & Safety professional to join a respected educational organisation where you can make a real difference, ensuring safe working environments while supporting staff, students and visitors across the college.

The role

Leading and managing health and safety across multiple college sites
Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation and internal policies
Coordinating risk assessments, inspections, fire safety processes and accident investigations
Providing health and safety advice, guidance and training to staff across the organisation

The person

NEBOSH National General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification
Experience managing health and safety within a complex organisation
Strong knowledge of compliance, risk assessments and safety procedures
Have experience of first aid at work
Ideally already holds a recent DBS and able to work in the York area

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.