Group Health and Safety Manager
at AQA, United Kingdom
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At AQA, we’re committed to advancing education and we’re committed to our people. As the largest provider of academic qualifications in the UK , we mark over 10 million exam papers each year and it’s our people who make this happen.
Job title: Group Health and Safety Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Locations available: Manchester and Milton Keynes
Salary: Manchester - £48,000 to £50,000, Milton Keynes - £49,500 to £52,000
Working arrangements: Hybrid working – 3 days a week in office with regular national travel
Are you ready to use your health and safety expertise to have a genuine influence on how an organisation operates?
At AQA, health and safety is about more than compliance. It’s about building a culture where people take ownership of safety, risks are managed proactively and good practice becomes part of how we work every day. We’re looking for someone who can bring the expertise, judgement and influence to help make that happen.
As our Group Health and Safety Manager, you'll have the opportunity to shape how health and safety operates across the AQA Group. As our portfolio of businesses continues to evolve, you'll play a leading role in bringing together health and safety approaches across AQA and its subsidiaries, helping to build a consistent, proportionate and effective framework that supports colleagues, learners and customers.
Working closely with senior leaders across the Group, you'll provide the expertise, insight and constructive challenge needed to embed health and safety into decision-making, influence organisational change and drive continuous improvement. Reporting to the Head of Workplace Experience and Sustainability, you'll work directly with the Workplace Senior Leadership Team and lead our Group Senior HSE Coordinator to support our offices and a growing scope of assessment and training facilities.
In this role, you'll be responsible for:
• Acting as the Group's health and safety subject matter expert, advising, influencing and constructively challenging leaders and senior stakeholders across AQA and its subsidiaries and helping shape strategic decisions and drive a consistent approach
• Leading the implementation and continuous improvement of AQA Group’s health and safety management systems
• Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, regulatory requirements and AQA policies, including developing the controls that support our risk and ISO management systems
• Leading audits, inspections, risk assessments and investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses, making sure improvements and lessons are acted on
• Providing clear performance reporting, compliance metrics and governance updates, alongside leading the HSE Committee across AQA sites
• Building health and safety knowledge and engagement through training, awareness and a culture of proactive risk management
• Supporting workplace projects, emergency preparedness, business continuity, organisational change and acquisitions to make sure appropriate health and safety controls are in place
You’ll combine substantial health and safety expertise with the ability to turn complex requirements into practical solutions that work for colleagues and the organisation. You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
• A NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent, alongside significant senior-level health and safety management experience in a multi-site organisation
• The ability to build effective relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels, balancing customer needs, operational demands and regulatory requirements
• Substantial knowledge of health and safety legislation, compliance, risk management, auditing and measurement systems
• Experience of undertaking specialist fire risk assessments across environments including offices, warehousing, live construction skills and gas safety training
• Demonstrable experience of developing management systems and driving continuous improvement
What’s in it for you?
• This role gives you the opportunity to have a genuine impact across a purpose led organisation, influencing how health and safety develops across AQA Group now and as the organisation evolves.
• A 35-hour working week with hybrid working
• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30, plus Christmas closure days
• A benefits package including up to 11.5% pension contribution, BUPA healthcare support, wellbeing programmes and volunteering opportunities
• The opportunity to influence health and safety at senior level and shape systems across AQA Group and its subsidiaries
• An inclusive, values-led culture with employee networks covering LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, empowering women, wellbeing, ethnic diversity and Interfaith
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At AQA, we're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can do their best work. We value the different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds our people bring, knowing they strengthen our culture, decision-making and impact. We foster an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with respect, has access to opportunities to grow and contribute, and feels able to be themselves. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences.
Application process
• To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role by 23.59 on Sunday 22 November.
• First stage interviews will take place remotely on the week of 30 November, second stage interviews will take place in our Milton Keynes and Manchester offices on the week of 14 December.
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