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.

• 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

• 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

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