Your New Company

An organisation committed to delivering safe, compliant and well ‑ managed housing and workplace environments is seeking a Health & Safety Lead to join its Property Assets and Compliance team. This team plays a crucial role in ensuring that all statutory, regulatory and best ‑ practice obligations are met across a diverse property portfolio, while driving continuous improvement in health, safety and compliance standards.

Your New Role

As the Health & Safety Lead for Property Assets and Compliance, you will provide expert health and safety guidance across a wide range of operational and strategic activities. You will:

• Lead on the production of key compliance and health & safety performance information.
• Draft and review Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
• Ensure robust health & safety and CDM arrangements for construction ‑ related programmes and projects.
• Maintain and develop compliance assurance frameworks and digital compliance systems.
• Undertake site inspections, mini ‑ audits and annual reviews, providing recommendations for service improvement.
• Support procurement and contractor onboarding from a health & safety due ‑ diligence perspective.
• Deliver and coordinate training, inductions and engagement sessions for staff and contractors.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, residents, safeguarding partners and the local fire service.
• Assist with developing policies, procedures, resident engagement strategies and communications relating to building and tenant safety.

This is a fixed ‑ term role for 12 months.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

To thrive in this role, you will bring:

Qualifications & Training:

• Degree ‑ level education or equivalent experience.
• NEBOSH General Certificate and Fire Safety qualification (or IOSH equivalent).
• IOSH CDM training or equivalent.
• A willingness to work towards the NEBOSH Diploma.
• A full, valid driving licence.

Experience:

• Significant experience in housing ‑ related health and safety.
• Demonstrable experience in highly regulated, fast ‑ paced environments.
• Strong understanding of compliance areas including fire safety, asbestos, gas, lifts, water hygiene, damp & mould and electrical safety.
• Experience of contract management, procurement and working closely with resident groups.
• Strong report ‑ writing, data analysis and Microsoft Office skills.

Skills & Behaviours:

• Ability to lead, influence and build strong relationships.
• Clear and confident communicator, able to explain technical information simply.
• Excellent organisational, problem ‑ solving and decision ‑ making skills.
• Methodical approach with strong planning and record ‑ keeping capabilities.
• Commitment to delivering a customer ‑ centric, high ‑ performing service.
• Respect for equality, diversity and inclusion.

What You’ll Get in Return

You’ll be joining a forward ‑ thinking organisation where your specialist expertise will have a meaningful impact on resident safety, service quality and organisational compliance. You will work alongside supportive teams and have opportunities to develop your professional skills, contribute to major transformation projects and shape safer homes and workplaces.

What You Need to Do Now

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