Health and Safety Manager

Location: Kent

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £55,000- 60,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 5 days office-based

Sector: Social Housing Contractor (Retrofit, Planned Maintenance & Refurbishment)

We are recruiting for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join a leading social housing contractor based in Kent. This is a key role overseeing health & safety compliance across retrofit works, planned maintenance programmes, and refurbishment projects across occupied and void housing stock.

You will be responsible for driving a strong safety culture, ensuring full compliance with legislation, and supporting operational teams delivering high-volume social housing contracts.

• Lead all Health & Safety strategy across retrofit, refurbishment, and planned maintenance works
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and compliance checks across multiple live projects
• Ensure full compliance with CDM Regulations, HSE guidance, and internal policies
• Carry out and review risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and implement corrective actions
• Support operational teams and contractors to maintain safe systems of work
• Oversee asbestos awareness, fire safety, and occupant safety in social housing environments
• Deliver toolbox talks, training, and ongoing H&S guidance to site teams
• Maintain accurate H&S documentation and reporting for senior management
• Work closely with project managers to ensure safe delivery of works on time and within budget

• Proven experience in a Health & Safety role within construction, social housing, or property maintenance
• Strong knowledge of retrofit, planned maintenance, or refurbishment projects
• NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum required; Diploma preferred)
• Strong understanding of CDM Regulations and contractor management
• Experience working in occupied residential environments (social housing preferred)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Ability to influence site teams and drive behavioural safety culture

• £60,000 salary
• Permanent long-term role
• Stability within a growing social housing contractor
• Exposure to large-scale retrofit and refurbishment programmes
• Opportunity to shape and improve company-wide safety standards
• Office-based role in Kent (5 days per week)

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive Health & Safety professional who wants to take ownership of compliance across a busy social housing contractor delivering essential housing improvements across Kent and surrounding areas.