Health and Safety Manager

Overview

In this role, you will lead health and safety at Thorpe Park, partnering with operational leaders to embed safety into daily decisions. You’ll shape and monitor the site safety strategy, drive risk-based improvements and ensure legal and Merlin standards are met. As a trusted advisor, you’ll guide complex safety matters and foster a proactive safety culture. You will develop a high-performing H&S team and collaborate across the resort to deliver safe, exceptional guest experiences. This is a chance to influence safety at scale in a world-class leisure environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Private pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Merlin Magic Pass
• Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes
• Ongoing training & development

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance and governance activities including audits, inspections, reporting and incident management
• Provide expert health and safety guidance to leaders across the business
• Develop and deliver site safety strategy with the Health & Safety Director and senior leadership
• Monitor key risks and drive continuous improvement across the resort
• Oversee health and safety training programmes and support project teams for new attractions
• Collaborate with external regulators and authorities when required
• Coach and develop the Health & Safety team and promote a collaborative safety culture

Key requirements

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification
• Minimum five years’ experience in health and safety roles with leadership responsibilities
• Membership of a recognised professional body, or willingness to achieve membership
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience providing practical, commercially balanced health and safety advice in a complex operational environment
• Knowledge of audits, compliance, incident investigation and risk management processes
• Experience embedding positive safety cultures through engagement and continuous improvement
• Ability to lead, coach and develop high-performing teams
• Experience in leisure, hospitality or similarly regulated environments advantageous
• Collaborative, curious, accountable, team-focused mindset

• communication
• stakeholder management
• influencing
• audit and compliance
• incident investigation
• risk management

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