Head of Health and Safety

LRG; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property company is seeking a Head of Health & Safety to provide strategic leadership across Operations and Retail. You will ensure the company meets all health and safety obligations, developing a culture of safety and compliance. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH Diploma, proven senior HSE experience, and excellent leadership skills. This position offers career growth, competitive salary, and extensive professional development opportunities within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Market leading training

Generous holiday allowance

Commission structure

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior HSE role within retail or professional services.
• Membership in IOSH or a relevant professional body is necessary.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Health and Safety agenda across Operations and Retail.
• Implement HSE strategy and management systems.
• Engage with leadership teams to ensure Health and Safety objectives are met.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance knowledge

Communication

Risk management

Team collaboration

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Degree in relevant subject

Job description

Location: Flexible Working with base in The Meadows, Camberley

Brand: LRG

Salary: Competitive Salary Package

About Us:

LRG are an award-winning national property company, who are going through exciting periods of growth and offer tailored training and development programmes at all levels. With over 300 branches across England and Wales we have a reputation for perfection and delivering an outstanding customer experience. Investment in people is built into our culture, and there are opportunities for driven individuals to achieve their career aspirations within the company.

Job Summary and key responsibilities

Join LRG as our Head of H&S to provide leadership for the Health and Safety agenda across Operations and Retail and to continually develop the culture of Health and Safety in the business, ensuring the appropriate culture and resources are in place to meet all obligations in relation to occupational health, safety, workplace environment, liability and physical risk.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic leadership

• Deliver a compelling HSE vision, strategy and annual plan which the company buys into
• Implement an HSE management system which ensures that the company meets all statutory requirements
• Implement and chair the LRG Health and Safety steering meetings to ensure progress against delivery of HSE strategy
• Proactively engage with the Operations and Retail leadership teams, ensuring Health and Safety objectives are fully reflected and owned within departmental and team strategies and plans

Health and Safety Leadership

• Ensure policies, procedures and monitoring processes are in place and communicated effectively to ensure regulatory compliance
• Provide guidance on legal compliance and keep the business up to date with changes in regulatory standards, enforcement policy and emerging risks
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of the risks involved through the current operations and retail processes and future developments to enable proactive mitigation
• Support the development and delivery of a positive health and Safety culture strategy and identify improvements in processes and ways of working that will reduce risk of injury or ill health
• Develop and implement review and control processes that deliver ongoing performance monitoring and enable decision making and resource allocation that improve standards and reduce risk
• Advise on competence and training requirements to ensure compliance with standards
• Co‑ordinate and guide managers with liability and claims management
• Support the proactive management of relationships with the Health and Safety Executive and other authorities
• Effectively lead and develop the HSE team ensuring clear accountabilities and development plans
• Identify Health and Safety Champions across the group and aid their growth through appropriate L&D plans and coaching support
• Ensure training for each team member is up to date and there is an active plan to keep teams trained to the appropriate level in health and safety.
• Deliver an annual HSE team get together allowing time to connect for the team
• Deliver a regular recognition culture for celebrating Health and Safety achievement.

What are we looking for:

• Demonstrate a commitment to learning and personal development to stay at the forefront of Health, Safety and Environment developments and knowledge
• Recognise the importance of the LRG values and seek to influence through these in everything that you do
• NEBOSH Diploma / Degree or equivalent in relevant subject
• Proven experience of working in a senior HSE role within a retail or professional services organisation
• Membership of IOSH or other relevant professional body
• On‑going professional development and strong knowledge of industry and regulatory developments
• Experience in team and individual leadership
• Good communicator with suitable IT Skills
• Full UK driving licence

What we can offer you:

• Proven track record for career growth and advancement within the company
• Market leading training and ongoing professional development
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Competitive base salary and Commission structure
• Quarterly and yearly awards
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service with the option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year

LRG are an equal opportunities employer and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team who shares our commitment to excellence in the Real Estate Industry.

LRG does not engage the services of Recruitment agencies for the purpose of hiring. All job openings are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment team. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate referral from Recruitment agencies, and any such submissions will not be considered.