Risk, Health, Safety and Environment Manager 
Up to £58,000 dependant on experience plus benefits, including company car (Work level 5)
Field/centrally based covering Manchester and surrounding areas

We’re looking for a Risk, Health, Safety, and Environment Manager to join us and provide expert advice and guidance for Co-op Property projects. At Co-op, we’re proud to be the owners of one of the UK’s largest and most varied commercial property portfolios. As the UK’s biggest food community food retailer and national Funeralcare leader we have a complex estate, present in every postal area in Britain.

In this role, you’ll make sure that all third parties involved in managing our projects are aligned with health and safety legislation and the Co-op property code of conduct. Projects could include new builds, refits, capital investment, asset renewal schemes and facilities management projects across our food stores, funeral homes, and logistic depots. You’ll spend most of your time on the road carrying out on-site inspections and working with our supply chain team. It’s a big role, but a fantastic opportunity to build your profile and establish yourself as a trusted RHSE specialist with a variety of people and leaders across the Co-op network.

What you’ll do

• Provide professional and expert advice and guidance to supply chain, peers, and senior management.
• Carry out construction site inspections on our retail, funeralcare and logistics projects
• Investigate accidents, incidents or near misses, learning from them and advising on improvements
• Assess and evaluate our supply chain
• Build solid and collaborative relationships with internal colleagues, contractors, and enforcement bodies
• Make sure appropriate risk management principles are embedded into all our activities
• Lead and support on a range of tactical projects relating to our RHSE strategy

This role would suit people who have

• CMIOSH or GradIOSH or working towards
• A NEBOSH diploma, NCRQ, NVQ or an equivalent degree
• In-depth knowledge of the CDM 2015 regulations.
• Solid experience of inspecting and auditing construction sites 
• Eperience in a similar role managing risk-based health, safety, and environmental decisions
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to forge meaningful relationships with internal and external partners
• Great organisation and planning skills, with the ability to manage your own workload and work independently as well as part of a team
• A full UK driver’s licence

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Private healthcare
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.