Health & Safety Manager

Location: Watford, WD25

Salary: Negotiable

Hours: 40 hrs per week (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm) – flexibility to travel across multiple sites across London

About The Role:

We are looking for a hands-on Health & Safety Manager to lead, develop and embed a strong safety and environmental culture across this family owned builders merchants head office and 6 branch operations. You will ensure full legislative compliance, drive continuous improvement and mentor our Health & Safety Advisor, supporting safe, efficient and profitable operations.

Benefits:

• Perkbox – 24/7 discounts, wellbeing support, online GP access & more
• Company Pension Scheme
• Performance Bonus
• 25 days Annual Leave
• Group Life Assurance – up to 3x Salary (subject to length of service)
• Staff Discount
• Free Breakfast every morning
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Long Service Awards
• Birthday Day Off

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and maintain all Health & Safety and environmental policies, ensuring compliance with UK legislation across all sites.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits and inspections across branches, warehouses and transport operations, driving corrective actions.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, producing reports and implementing preventative measures.
• Deliver H&S training, toolbox talks and colleague engagement initiatives companywide.
• Manage H&S systems and records (training, incidents, audits, risk assessments) using Opus.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety culture while supporting operational efficiency, sales and margin performance.

Key Requirements:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) – essential.
• Proven H&S experience within a builders’ merchant, construction or similar industrial environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice (COSHH, manual handling, PPE, working at height).
• Experience managing or mentoring H&S professionals and working closely with HR on complex issues.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence at colleague and senior leadership level.
• Competent user of H&S management systems and MS Office, with strong reporting and data analysis skills.