Health & Safety Manager
Location: Farnborough base with travel across South East England
Ideal location: South East London
Salary: £43,000 – £61,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Lead the safety culture of a major UK commercial vehicle network – ideally automotive/trucks.
We are seeking a Group Health & Safety Manager with ideally a background in automotive/trucks, to drive and evolve safety strategy across multiple UK sites. This is a hybrid role, offering a combination of site/office-based work across various depots and remote working flexibility, while servicing depots throughout the South East.
This position suits someone based in South East London or nearby, offering excellent access to multiple depots across the region.
The Role
- Work closely with senior leadership to develop, implement and embed the Health & Safety strategy, ensuring full compliance while creating a proactive safety culture across all UK legal entities
- Expect a highly visible leadership role, balancing strategic planning, site engagement, auditing and stakeholder management
- Frequent travel between sites will be required (approximately 50–70%), with occasional overnight stays
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve the company’s Health & Safety strategy and framework
- Act as the lead H&S expert across the business
- Drive continuous improvement in safety culture and operational standards
- Align safety initiatives with business growth and sustainability goals
Leadership & Engagement
- Coach and support site leadership teams to deliver strong H&S performance
- Champion best practice and embed a proactive safety culture
- Lead implementation of a digital H&S training platform
- Build relationships with regulators, suppliers, contractors, and key stakeholders
- Represent the organisation in industry forums and external safety discussions
Audit, Risk & Incident Management
- Lead a programme of scheduled and ad-hoc safety audits across multiple sites
- Oversee incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
- Ensure effective risk management and hazard mitigation
- Maintain and test emergency preparedness plans
- Act as lead coordinator with insurers on personal injury claims
Reporting & Performance
- Analyse safety performance data and trends
- Produce monthly H&S performance reports for senior leadership
- Monitor safety KPIs and deliver targeted intervention programmes
- Support development of annual H&S budgets and improvement plans
What We’re Looking For
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in Health & Safety or related discipline
- Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation and regulatory frameworks
- Proven experience developing and implementing H&S management systems
- Demonstrated ability to improve safety performance and lead cultural change
- Experience managing risk, incidents, and compliance programmes
- Confident communicator able to influence at all levels of the organisation
- Analytical mindset with experience interpreting safety data and trends
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage multiple sites
- Flexible approach with willingness to travel regularly across the South East
- Experience in the automotive industry, ideally trucks/commercial vehicles – highly desirable
What’s on Offer
- £43,000 – £61,000 salary (DOE)
- 15% Performance bonus scheme
- Hybrid working – office + remote
- 24 days annual leave + carry over option
- Duvet Day
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Company pension (up to 5% contribution)
- Recognition awards and incentive schemes
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to shape the safety culture of a growing automotive/truck-focused organisation, working with senior leadership to drive meaningful improvements across multiple operational sites. You’ll join a collaborative, fast-moving hybrid environment where innovation, sustainability, and people development are at the heart of the business.
Ready to lead safety at group level in the automotive/truck sector with hybrid flexibility?
Contact Louise at One to One Personnel - [email protected] - Apply now and make a real impact.
