Salary - Competitive
Location - Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1XA
Pattern of Work – 36.5 hours, Monday - Friday
What you need to know about the role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join British Steel in our Steelmaking department as a Safety Standards & Compliance Manager. This role is focused on setting the standard, ensuring compliance, and strengthening safety assurance across Steelmaking. You’ll work closely with operational leaders to embed clear expectations, drive consistency in how we manage risk, and hold the line on safety performance.
You will functionally report into the Central Safety Specialist team, ensuring Steelmaking remains fully aligned and compliant with both legal requirements and internal Health & Safety standards. You will lead the approach to safety governance, ensuring our systems are robust, compliant and delivering the right outcomes — while continuing to raise the bar on performance and accountability across the function.
Key Responsibilities
As Safety Standards & Compliance Manager, you’ll lead the development, implementation and assurance of safety standards and compliance across Steelmaking. Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, manage and develop a team of H&S Facilitators to deliver effective assurance and compliance support
- Set clear safety standards and ensure consistent application across all Steelmaking areas
- Provide visible leadership to reinforce expectations and drive accountability for safety performance at all levels
- Oversee the implementation and ongoing integrity of the British Steel Health & Safety Management System
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, legal requirements and industry standards
- Carry out audits, inspections and assurance activities to identify gaps and drive corrective action
- Use data and insights to identify trends, measure compliance and prioritise risk-based improvements
- Work with operational teams to strengthen control of critical risks and high-hazard activities
- Lead and support investigations to ensure robust root cause analysis and learning is embedded
- Drive continuous improvement by challenging current practice and closing compliance gaps
- Promote a culture of ownership, where standards are understood, applied and sustained
- Chair senior safety governance forums and maintain clear, accurate performance dashboards
What we need to know about you
We’re looking for someone who can set clear expectations, challenge where needed, and drive standards through strong leadership and influence.
- Significant HSE management experience, ideally in heavy industry
- NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum)
- NEBOSH Diploma (preferred)
- Experienced auditor with a strong understanding of compliance frameworks
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends
- Confident communicator, able to influence at all levels of the organisation
- A strategic thinker who can balance long-term improvement with day-to-day delivery
- Strong coaching and leadership capability
- Resilient, pragmatic and able to operate effectively in a high-risk, operational environment
- Good level of IT and systems capability
What we can offer you
We know our employees are our greatest asset and alongside the great benefits packages we offer, we continue to invest in their careers by providing a huge range of training and development opportunities.
Whatever your stage in life, you'll find a range of benefits to complement your work-life balance. The benefits you'll enjoy include:
- Defined contribution company pension scheme
- 27 personal annual leave days + statutory bank holidays
- Life Assurance
- A comprehensive Company sick pay scheme
- Health Cash Plan via our partnership with Simply health
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Standby and call-out payments
- Family friendly benefits including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
What you need to know about us
British Steel is a leading European steel manufacturer, supplying premium long products around the world.
We take great pride in our history and heritage. Not many companies can claim to have generations of families dedicating their working lives to one company, one industry. Steel gets into your blood, and this drives the passion of our people. And these 2 values deliver our third value of performance – making the products our customers want now and in the future.
British Steel has a bright future and we want you to be part of it.
British Steel is an armed forces friendly company, and we actively encourage applications from ex-Armed Forces Personnel, Reservists, Armed Forces Veterans and military spouses/partners.
For more information about us and our journey please visit – www.britishsteel.co.uk.
How to apply
Internal candidates please apply for this role by logging in to your ESS account.
External candidates can apply by clicking on the‘apply online’ button.
We may close this vacancy sooner than planned if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. To ensure your application is considered, we encourage you to submit it as soon as possible.
