Health & Safety Manager

Health & Safety Manager

Travel and Hotel Stays will be required at various times as will support to additional J&I Contracts.

Based on-site at Derwentside IRC

We're seeking a Health & Safety Manager to join our Group HSEF team, providing specialist Health, Safety, Environment & Fire (HSEF) support across Derwentside IRC and the wider Justice & Immigration (J&I) business. Reporting to the Senior Health, Safety & Environment Manager, you'll play a key role in promoting a positive safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting operational excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver specialist on-site Health, Safety, Environment & Fire (HSEF) support, assurance and advice.
• Promote understanding of and adherence to corporate, contractual, and regulatory HSEF requirements.
• Advise and support on measures necessary to manage HSEF related risks and vulnerabilities.
• Guide, support and promote the development, implementation, and continual improvement of protocols necessary to embed a consistent, sustainable HSEF management system.
• Support operational staff and advise upon HSEF awareness and best practices.
• Promote HSEF event reporting and provide HSEF related reports, analysis, and information.
• Review and provide specialist advice on Fire Risk Assessments and HSEF inspections.
• Identify, advise upon and deliver HSEF related training.
• Provide specialist SME support to bid and transformation projects / programmes.
• Advise upon and deliver HSEF related communications.
• Provide specialist investigatory support in response to SHE related incidents.
• Liaise and collaborate with external agencies and other HSEF professionals.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven expertise of managing HSEF.
• Minimum NEBOSH level 3 (or equivalent recognised body)
• Member of IOSH.
• Specialist Fire Risk Assessment and Environmental qualifications are desirable.
• An understanding of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Ability to influence leaders and managers and various stakeholders to plan and deliver a high-quality safety service.
• Proven ability to manage change.
• Full UK driving licence.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to shape safety culture, influence key business decisions, and help deliver safe, secure and compliant operations that make a difference every day.

Benefits

• Pension 6% employer matched
• Annual leave 25 days + bank holidays
• Life assurance 2x base salary if in pension, (1x if not)
• Flexible working to support work-life balance

Other notable benefits:

• Employee Assistance Programme
• 30% Serco Leisure Centre Discount
• Option to buy additional leave
• Charitable payroll giving
• A wide range of discounts

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.