HSQE Manager

• Location

  West Berkshire

• Sector:

• Job type:

  Permanent

• Salary:

  Up to £45k, plus mileage allowance

• Contact:

  Michelle Brightly

• Contact phone:

  02085290548

• Job ref:

  VR/5454

• Published:

  23 days ago

• Expiry date:

  2026-08-21

• Consultant:

  Michelle Brightly

​Role: HSQE Manager

Salary: up to £45k, plus mileage allowance

Job Status: Permanent, working 37.5 hours per week

Location: Flexible working - the office in Berkshire, WFH and client sites

Vacancy Reference: VR/05454

Role Description:

Our client is a friendly, well-established business that has been delivering top-quality cleaning solutions since 1999. With ambitious plans for growth and a recognisable commitment to outstanding customer service and excellent value, they are rapidly becoming a leading business in the private and public sectors.

Today, they are a £15m turnover business employing around 1,000 colleagues, servicing a large and diverse portfolio of multi-site commercial contracts across southern England, including schools, offices, medical centres, and leisure facilities.

Despite their growth, they pride themselves on maintaining a personal touch, ensuring every customer receives a reliable, high-quality service tailored to their needs.

The Role:

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for championing, supporting and leading continuous quality improvement initiatives in compliance with Health & Safety legislation.

Responsibilities:

• Create and implement toolbox training

• Development and delivery of health and safety, environmental and quality training

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation

• Take responsibility for maintaining current CHAS & ISO14001:2015 accreditations

• Assist the Quality Manager in achieving and maintaining current ISO9001:2015 accreditation

• Accident investigation and reduction of risk, by implementing continuous improvement

• Reviewing of risk assessments and safe systems of work

• Develop documents, policies, processes, and procedures to adhere to statutory regulations and certification requirements

• Implement opportunities to use energy more efficiently, and promote energy saving initiatives

• Attending and co-ordinating Health and Safety and Environmental meetings

• Attending regular meetings with the teams at head office

• Other tasks relating to Training, Health & Safety and Compliance, as required by the business

Key Attributes:

• Pro-active, logical, and forward thinking

• Flexible on working times and able to travel across regions

• Customer focused with the ability to build positive working relationships

• Self-motivated

• An excellent communicator

• Able to take full responsibility for tasks

• Confident and have interpersonal skills to engage at all levels

What you’ll need:

• Experience in the cleaning sector

• Health & Safety experience and qualifications (IOSH etc)

• A very good understanding of Microsoft programs and document writing / control

• A valid UK driver’s license, satisfactory references and right to work in the UK

• Good proven Health, Safety and Environmental experiences

• Experience of developing and/or maintaining ISO Quality Assurance Systems, CHAS and other accreditations

• Experience and/or knowledge of COSHH

Opportunity:

• The opportunity to shape and improve H&S standards across a growing business

• Ongoing opportunities for personal and professional development

• A friendly and supportive working environment

• Employee rewards and recognition

• Free parking at the office

• Mileage allowance for site visits