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Health and Safety Manager

University of Exeter - Human Resources, Culture & Assurance

Location: Exeter
Salary: £50,253 to £58,225 Grade G
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 6th October 2025
Closes: 27th October 2025
Job Ref: Q09771

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

The above full time role is available on a permanent basis from the 15th of December 2025.

The University of Exeter is recruiting a proactive health and safety manager to lead on delivering its commitment to effectively managing Health and safety across its campus’ in Exeter and Cornwall. With over 7000 staff and 30,00 students, supporting the safety and wellbeing of everyone is a key priority for us. We are proud to be attracting talented staff and students from across the world and are committed to creating a culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive.

About the post

We are seeking to appoint a competent Health and Safety Manager to play a pivotal role in advancing our Health and Safety Strategy and the University’s 2030 vision for a sustainable, healthy, and socially just future. This important position will lead the effective delivery of university wide Health and Safety management, ensuring that all members of our community are supported to thrive.

Working closely with the Assistant Director Assurance, Compliance and Risk, the post holder will provide strategic advice and leadership across the University, guiding the implementation of policy, training, audit and continuous improvement that embeds well and achieves positive cultural maturity.

The University has an established Health and Safety culture and a great Health and Safety and Fire Safety Teams. The post holder will lead these teams, support key UOE committees and ensure compliance with sector standards and all relevant legislation. Working in a devolved risk culture, the Health and Safety Manager will ensure that all line managers have the support they need to manage the risks in their services. They will also work effectively with the Trade Union Safety Representatives and take time to support any matters they raise.

About you

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience of effective Health and Safety Management in a multi-risk environment, and have a strong track record of delivering improvement. They will be a great communicator, able to effectively manage projects and bring people together across a wide variety of teams to support improvement. The post holder will have a clear vision, will have strong attention to detail, will see things through and will have energy to drive forward this important agenda.

About the Department

The Health and Safety Team (including Fire Safety) is based on the Streatham Campus, Exeter and support people on the St Lukes campus (Exeter) and Penryn Campus (Cornwall). The team is an established team within the Assurance, Compliance and Risk Service, where the post holder will work alongside the other departments including Occupational Health, Public Health, Safeguarding, Information Governance, Compliance, Insurance, Audit, Risk and Business Continuity.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

  • - 41 days leave per year
  • - options for flexible working
  • - numerous discounts at leading retailers
  • - onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
  • - sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
  • - stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kate Lindsell, Assistant Director Assurance, Compliance and Risk at k.lindsell@exeter.ac.uk

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