Health & Safety Lead
Location: Flexible / Regional Travel Required
The Role
We're looking for an experienced Health & Safety Lead to help drive a positive safety culture across our portfolio of more than 560 developments.
Reporting to the Head of Fire & Building Safety, you'll lead the development and delivery of operational health and safety standards, ensuring our teams have the guidance, training, and support they need to manage risk effectively. This is a highly visible role that combines strategic planning, operational support, assurance, and continuous improvement.
You'll work closely with Operations, Fire & Building Safety, Care Compliance, Construction, and Group Health & Safety teams to strengthen compliance, improve incident learning, and embed a consistent approach to health and safety across the business.
Key Responsibilities
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Develop and implement the operational Health & Safety strategy and roadmap.
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Drive a strong and proactive safety culture across the estate.
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Lead health and safety assurance activities, reporting, and governance.
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Support and oversee incident investigations, ensuring robust learning and continuous improvement.
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Conduct site visits, inspections, and coaching across developments and regions.
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Develop and maintain practical health and safety procedures, guidance, and resources.
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Own the operational training matrix and deliver engaging safety training and awareness programmes.
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Build strong relationships with operational leaders, supporting them to manage health and safety effectively.
About You
You'll be a practical, solutions-focused health and safety professional with experience in a multi-site operational environment.
Essential
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Minimum 5 years' Health & Safety experience within property, housing, facilities management, residential, or similar sectors.
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NEBOSH General Certificate (Diploma desirable).
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IOSH Graduate Membership or working towards Chartered status.
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Strong knowledge of incident investigation, contractor management, and operational risk management.
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Experience influencing and supporting managers across geographically dispersed teams.
You'll Also Bring
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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The ability to translate complex health and safety requirements into practical guidance.
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Strong analytical and reporting skills.
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A collaborative approach with a passion for continuous improvement.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and enhancing health and safety performance across a large and diverse estate. You'll have the opportunity to influence change, develop best practice, and make a meaningful impact on the safety and wellbeing of colleagues, residents, and visitors.
Travel across regions will be required as part of the role.
As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of November 2021, McCarthy Stone operates 475 developments across the UK for more than 20,000 people.
We believe in championing the role, wellbeing and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.
We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2022 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!
