Health & Safety Manager

Office Based (with regular travel across the South West)

About us

Cavanna Homes is a family-owned business established in 1923. Our aim is to become the most admired regional housebuilder in the South West. We pursue this through exceptional product design, innovation, and build quality—while maintaining the trust and respect of our customers and the communities in which we build.

We are a company that our employees, shareholders, customers, business partners, and local communities can be proud to be associated with.

At Cavanna, everyone lives by The Cavanna Way—a set of values that defines how we work and treat one another: Customer Focused, Integrity, Socially Engaged, Reputable, Successful, and Safe. If these values align with your own, we’d love to hear from you.

About the role

We are seeking a committed and experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead the development and delivery of our health, safety and environmental strategy across the South West.

Based at our Head Office, with regular travel to sites, this pivotal role ensures the safety of all employees, subcontractors, and visitors, while championing a culture of continuous improvement and legal compliance.

Reporting to the Managing Director and working closely with our Head of Construction, you will:

Lead and manage all health and safety functions across the business, including multiple live construction sites, yard and office environments.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve the company’s health and safety management system.
Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and risk assessments to identify hazards and ensure controls are in place.
Work closely with site managers, construction teams, subcontractors, and other stakeholders to promote safe working practices.
Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses, ensuring robust reporting, root cause analysis, and corrective action.
Deliver internal training and toolbox talks to improve awareness and competence.
Keep up to date with relevant health and safety legislation, regulatory changes, and industry trends.
Produce and present accurate reports and statistics to the senior leadership team.
Liaise with external regulators, consultants, and accreditation bodies where necessary.
Act as the company’s lead competent person for health and safety.

This is a strategic, high-impact role for a proactive leader with strong knowledge of construction safety standards and an ability to influence across all levels of the business.

About you:

You are a confident and qualified health and safety professional with:

Certified Member of IOSH (CertIOSH) status working towards Chartership (CMIOSH) as minimum
NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 6 in Occupational Health & Safety
Demonstratable CPD (Continuous Professional Development)
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in health and safety within construction or housebuilding
References and Testimonials
Strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation, risk management, and incident investigation
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and engage across a range of stakeholders
A collaborative and professional approach, with the ability to coach, motivate and develop others

Desirable qualifications include:

Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Member of the Association of Project Safety (IMaPS or CMaPS)
Member of IEMA (Affiliate)
Mental Health First Aider and First Aid certification
Scaffold Inspection

Your leadership, commercial awareness, and commitment to high safety standards will be key to your success.

What you’ll get in return:

Salary and Discretionary Bonus – Competitive
Electric or Hybrid Company Car or Car Allowance
Private Healthcare for yourself and family
Life Assurance X3
6% employer pension contributions
Ongoing training and development
Medicash health cashback scheme
33 days holiday including the bank holidays, additional holidays awarded for length of service
Holiday purchase scheme – purchase an additional week of holiday
Cycle to Work Scheme up to the value of £3,500
Early Friday finishes
Discount on purchase of a Cavanna Home
Regular workplace social events

Cavanna Homes are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

This role is set to close on 13^th June 2025, but please note that we may close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of applications. To avoid missing out, we recommend submitting your application as soon as possible

Please note Cavanna Homes prides itself on recruiting directly, CVs received through agencies will not be considered.

So, if you want to join our team, please apply via the link: https://bit.ly/4doEAGZ