End Date
Monday 19 October 2026
Salary Range
£67,023 – £74,470
We support flexible working.
Flexible Working Options
- Hybrid Working
- Job Share
Job Description Summary
Job Title: Health & Safety Standards & Assurance Manager
Location: Bristol, Leeds or Halifax,
Department: People & Places – Health & Safety
Hours: Full-time
Working pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites
Job Description
The Health , Safety, Environmental , Personal security & Premises (COE) Safety provides Group-wide subject matter expertise, risk oversight and challenge in relation to Health & Safety risk. The role supports the development and maintenance of the Group Health & Safety policy, standards, legal register and associated management-system requirements, and assesses whether these requirements are appropriately implemented and evidenced across Business Units and Group Functions.
The role provides expert advice to risk owners, 1LOD stakeholders , governance forums, identifies emerging legal and regulatory requirements, delivers risk-based assurance and recommends proportionate action where control weaknesses, non-compliance or material risk exposure are identified.
The role operates independently from First Line control ownership and implementation, providing evidence-based oversight, challenge and assurance in accordance with the Group’s Three Lines of Defence model.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Group-wide subject matter expertise and competent Health & Safety advice to risk owners, Business Units, Group Functions and relevant governance forums.
- Develop, maintain and periodically review Group Health & Safety policy, standards and management-system requirements, ensuring alignment with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
- Define clear minimum control and evidence expectations, while maintaining appropriate separation between Risk Specialist oversight and First Line control ownership.
- Undertake Health & Safety inspections and compliance reviews to assess the implementation and effectiveness of Group standards, policies and management system requirements.
- Provide independent review and challenge of risk assessments, control assessments, assurance outcomes and remediation plans, escalating material weaknesses through appropriate governance.
- Analyse risk, control, incident, assurance and compliance information to identify trends, emerging risks, systemic weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.
- Produce clear risk insight, assurance conclusions and recommendations for senior stakeholders, committees and risk owners.
- Monitor agreed remedial actions and assess the adequacy of evidence submitted to support closure.
- Support effective consultation and engagement with Business Units, Group Functions, colleague forums, recognised trade unions and relevant external specialists.
- Promote continuous improvement, organisational learning and consistent application of Health & Safety requirements across the Group.
- Maintain professional knowledge of legal, regulatory and industry developments and assess their implications for the Group’s risk and control environment.
Key Skills and Experience
- Substantial experience in a Health & Safety, risk, compliance or assurance role within a large, complex or regulated organisation.
- Strong working knowledge of Global Health & Safety legislation and the ability to interpret legal and regulatory change and translate it into proportionate organisational requirements.
- Experience developing or maintaining Health & Safety policies, standards, legal registers or management-system requirements.
- Experience designing or delivering risk-based assurance, compliance reviews or control assessments.
- Ability to analyse complex risk and control information and form clear, evidence-based conclusions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present concise risk insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums.
- Demonstrable ability to challenge constructively, influence without direct authority and work across organisational boundaries.
- Strong judgement, with the ability to prioritise activity according to risk, materiality and regulatory significance.
About working for us
We’re committed to building a more inclusive, sustainable future. We’ve set bold goals on diversity and inclusion and continue to create an environment where everyone can thrive. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are committed to an inclusive recruitment process, providing reasonable adjustments to support you at every stage.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual performance-related bonus
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
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