Group Head of Health and Safety

This is a high-profile leadership role where you'll influence at Board and Executive level, ensuring health and safety remains embedded in our culture, values and decision-making. You'll lead our health and safety strategy, develop a high-performing team and ensure our framework continues to support both regulatory compliance and business success. Working closely with senior leaders across the organisation, you'll drive continuous improvement, strengthen assurance and governance arrangements, and help us create safer environments where people can thrive. What you'll be doing As our principal health and safety authority, you'll be responsible for leading, developing and delivering our strategic health and safety framework across Bromford Flagship LiveWest. Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead and own the organisation's Health & Safety Strategy, ensuring it reflects current legislation, emerging risks and business priorities.
• Provide expert strategic advice and constructive challenge to Executive Leaders, Boards and Committees.
• Oversee health and safety governance, assurance frameworks, reporting arrangements and compliance activities.
• Lead the development and implementation of health and safety policies, standards and operational frameworks.
• Drive a proactive and positive safety culture across all areas of the business, including housing operations, maintenance, construction and corporate services.
• Lead, coach and develop a highly effective team of health and safety professionals.
• Monitor organisational performance, using data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the health and safety budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources and value for money.
  
  We're looking for an experienced and credible health and safety leader who combines strategic thinking with a pragmatic, people-focused approach.
You'll bring:
• Significant experience leading health and safety functions within a complex organisation.
• Proven success in developing and delivering health and safety strategies that improve organisational performance and compliance.
• Strong leadership and people management experience, with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at Executive, Board and operational levels.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, governance and assurance practices.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, using data and evidence to drive improvements.
• Experience managing budgets and resources effectively.
• A Level 6 qualification (or degree level equivalent) in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Full UK driving licence.
  
  At Bromford Flagship LiveWest, safety is more than compliance. It's a critical part of our purpose to enable people to thrive. As our Group Head of Health & Safety, you'll provide strategic leadership across the organisation, shaping the future of health and safety for over 120,000 homes, colleagues, customers, contractors and communities.