Health and Safety Manager

Job title: Health and Safety Manager
Contact type: Permanent 
Salary: £65,394.00
Working hours: 35 hours per week, full time
Location: Manchester – agile
Closing date: 25 November 2026

About us

At One Manchester, we’re building places people are proud to call home. We own and manage over 12,000 homes across central, south and east Manchester — but we’re more than just a landlord. We provide services, support and opportunities that help people and communities thrive.

Everything we do is shaped by our HEART values, our customers and our commitment to creating positive change across our city. We believe safe, affordable homes are the foundation for better lives, and we work together to deliver services that make a meaningful impact every day.

We’re continuing to evolve and improve how we work, making this an exciting time to join One Manchester. As we deliver the ambitions set out in our Corporate Plan, we’re looking for people who share our values and want to help create inclusive, connected and sustainable places where people can thrive.

We’re proud of our inclusive, customer-focused culture and the way our colleagues work together to make a difference every day. We’re looking for people who share our values, care about customers and enjoy working collaboratively to improve services and communities.

About the role

As Health & Safety Manager, you'll lead One Manchester's health and safety function, providing expert advice, guidance and assurance to support a safe and compliant working environment across the organisation.

Working closely with leaders, managers and colleagues, you'll drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance, ensuring effective management systems, policies and practices are embedded throughout the business. You'll use insight, monitoring and assurance activities to identify opportunities for improvement and strengthen organisational performance.

As One Manchester’s competent person for health and safety, you’ll help to manage risk, promote a positive safety culture and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. You'll also play a key role in supporting the organisation to deliver safe services for colleagues, customers, contractors and members of the public.

What you’ll be doing

- Leading One Manchester's health and safety function and providing expert advice, guidance and assurance across the organisation.

- Driving a positive health and safety culture and supporting leaders and managers to effectively manage risk.

- Developing, implementing and continuously improving health and safety policies, procedures and management systems.

- Leading health and safety audits, inspections and assurance activities to monitor compliance and identify opportunities for improvement.

- Acting as the organisational lead for health and safety compliance, ensuring adherence to legislation, regulations and best practice.

- Overseeing the investigation of incidents and claims, identifying root causes and implementing preventative actions.

- Producing performance reports and insights to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.

- Working collaboratively with teams across the organisation to ensure the safety of colleagues, customers, contractors and members of the public.

What we’re looking for

We’re after someone who has:

- Level 3 qualification and/or NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (essential)

- Level 5/6 Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or working towards)

- A Technical Member of IOSH or equivalent (essential)

- Extensive technical working knowledge of UK H&S Legislation (5 years+ experience is essential)

- Internal Audit Qualification and Experience

- Working knowledge of UK H&S and Housing Legislation (essential)

- Working knowledge of Housing, Fire and Building Safety Legislation

- Experience of leading a team

- Full, UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle (essential)

- Experience of CDM

- Project Management experience

- Excellent communication skills in verbal and written communication

-Must be proficient in IT systems and Microsoft

Why join us?

We know that great services start with great people. That’s why we’re committed to creating a workplace where colleagues feel supported, valued and able to grow. Alongside meaningful work and opportunities to develop, you’ll also benefit from:

- 27 days’ annual leave when you join us, rising to 30 days after three years’ service, plus UK bank holidays
- the option to buy or sell annual leave through our holiday scheme
- a genuine approach to agile and flexible working, dependent on the role
- an excellent pension scheme with an 11.4% employer contribution through the Smart SHPS DC salary sacrifice scheme
- supportive people policies that help you balance work and life
- Medicash healthcare cash plan membership, with Level 1 cover paid by us
- a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Perkbox, our benefits platform giving you access to hundreds of discounts, benefits and wellbeing resources
- a Cycle to Work scheme through Halfords
- access to Manchester Credit Union for affordable financial support, including loans, savings accounts and money guidance
- support to gain professional qualifications, with paid memberships fees for relevant professional bodies

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels valued, respected and able to be themselves.

We welcome applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.  

As part of our commitment to improving representation, we operate the Rooney Rule and aim to interview at least one ethnically diverse candidate for all roles, and at least one female candidate for roles within our Trades and Facilities teams where women are currently underrepresented.

We’re also committed to supporting flexible and agile working where possible. If you require flexibility or adjusted working arrangements (including part time hours), we encourage you to speak to us as part of the recruitment process and we can let you know if it can be considered for this particular role.