Strategic Health & Safety Manager

Position: Strategic Health & Safety Manager
Strategic Health & Safety Manager - Senior Leadership Role

Woking | Part-Time (3 Days per Week)

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

£80,000 Full-Time Equivalent (£48,000 per annum)

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an experienced Strategic Health & Safety leader to shape, govern, and assure Health & Safety performance across a complex, multi-site operational environment. This senior, part-time position (3 days per week) reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and plays a critical role in advising the Executive Team and Board-acting as the organisation's competent authority and Corporate Duty Holder.

You will set the strategic direction for Health & Safety, ensuring robust governance, legal compliance, and effective assurance across all operations while championing a positive, learning-led safety culture.

Responsibilities include:

Acting as Corporate Duty Holder and primary competent person
Owning the H&S strategy, governance framework, and policy suite
Advising, influencing, and constructively challenging Executive and Board stakeholders
Setting standards, risk appetite, and performance measures
Overseeing audit, assurance, compliance, and regulatory engagement
Providing executive-level oversight of serious incidents and risk trends
Supporting operational leadership to deliver safe, compliant performance
Driving continuous improvement in safety culture and systems

Skills:

NEBOSH Diploma and Certified IOSH Membership (essential)
Significant experience leading H&S strategy, governance, and management systems
A proven track record of advising and challenging Executive and Board stakeholders
Strong background in audit, assurance, compliance, and regulatory engagement
Deep knowledge of UK H&S legislation, duty-holder responsibilities, and HSG
65/ISO-aligned systems
Sound professional judgement, ethical leadership, and the ability to influence culture at scale

If you are a credible senior H&S professional with the confidence and authority to operate at Board level within high-risk, multi-site environments we would love to hear from you