Health And Safety Manager

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: This family owned builders merchants are looking for a hands-on Health & Safety Manager to lead, develop and embed a strong safety and environmental culture across our 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