Corporate Health & Safety Manager

Corporate Health & Safety Manager

London Bridge (2 days office-based, 3 days remote working)
Up to £66,000, depending on experience

At Hyde, safety is at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for an experienced Corporate Health & Safety Manager to lead and strengthen our organisation-wide approach to health and safety governance, assurance and continuous improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified health and safety professional to take ownership of Hyde's corporate health and safety framework, ensuring compliance with legislation, maintaining effective management systems, and driving a positive safety culture across a complex and diverse organisation.

Working closely with senior leaders, managers and governance forums, you'll provide expert advice, deliver assurance through audits and reviews, oversee external accreditation programmes including CHAS and RoSPA, and ensure health and safety risks are effectively identified, managed and continually improved across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Hyde's organisation-wide approach to health and safety compliance, assurance and continuous improvement.
• Monitor changes in legislation, regulatory requirements and industry best practice, ensuring Hyde remains compliant and informed.
• Maintain and continuously improve health and safety policies, standards, management systems, procedures, risk assessments and supporting guidance.
• Deliver Hyde's annual external health and safety accreditation programmes, including CHAS and RoSPA.
• Undertake audits, reviews and compliance checks, ensuring effective controls are in place and actions are tracked through to completion.
• Lead and support investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Provide expert health and safety advice and guidance to managers and colleagues across the organisation.
• Prepare and present reports, recommendations and performance updates to senior stakeholders, committees and governance forums.
• Coordinate Hyde's Corporate Health & Safety Committee and support organisation-wide engagement initiatives, including colleague health and safety surveys.
• Monitor performance data and trends, using insight to drive continuous improvement and strengthen safety culture across the organisation.

Why Join Hyde?

Hyde is one of the UK's leading housing providers, owning and managing around 120,000 homes across the country. We're committed to creating safe, sustainable communities where people can thrive.

Joining Hyde means becoming part of an organisation with a strong social purpose, ambitious plans for the future, and a genuine commitment to supporting our people. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while developing your career in a collaborative and supportive environment.

About You

We're looking for an experienced health and safety professional who combines strong technical expertise with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.

You will have:

• A NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 qualification in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Proven experience leading health and safety programmes within a complex, multi-site organisation.
• Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, regulatory requirements and best practice.
• Experience managing health and safety management systems, audits, compliance reviews and risk assessments.
• Experience leading external accreditation programmes such as CHAS, RoSPA and ISO-aligned management systems.
• Experience investigating incidents, identifying root causes and implementing practical improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly and influence at all levels.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
• A proactive and pragmatic approach focused on continuous improvement and embedding a positive safety culture.

Ideal Backgrounds

We welcome applications from candidates currently working as:

• Corporate Health & Safety Manager
• Group Health & Safety Manager
• Health & Safety Assurance Manager
• Health & Safety Governance Manager
• Senior Health & Safety Advisor
• Health & Safety Business Partner

Experience gained within housing, property, corporate head offices, professional services, utilities, infrastructure, public sector, education, facilities management or other complex multi-site organisations would be advantageous.

The Benefits of Joining Hyde

• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance
• Life assurance
• Award-winning flexible benefits platform
• Comprehensive learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support

Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility

At Hyde, we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and able to thrive. We believe that diverse perspectives help us better understand and serve our customers and communities and deliver services that are fair, accessible and impactful.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we're committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified.