Head of Health & Safety & Compliance in England

Job description

Head of Health & Safety & Compliance – Retail (National, Multi-Site)

Location: National travel required – candidates must be based in the southern half of the UK

Salary: Up to £90,000 + bonus, company car & comprehensive benefits package

Zachary Daniels are proud to be partnering with a leading, high-growth retail business in the search for a hands-on, strategic, and commercially minded Head of Health & Safety & Compliance.

This is a pivotal senior leadership role with national responsibility across a large-scale, multi-site retail estate. Reporting directly to the COO, the Head of Health & Safety & Compliance will lead the development and delivery of a group-wide compliance strategy — with Health & Safety as the top operational priority. You’ll play a key role in driving a proactive, embedded compliance culture across stores, distribution centres, and central functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver a national compliance strategy, with Health & Safety as the core operational focus
• Oversee compliance across a complex multi-site retail network, ensuring full alignment with HSE legislation and internal standards
• Lead audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations to drive improvements in safety, governance, and performance
• Act as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team, providing insights, challenge, and strategic direction
• Engage with store teams, regional leaders, and central stakeholders to embed compliance into day-to-day behaviours
• Build and develop a high-performing national compliance team, balancing central oversight with local delivery
• Serve as the main contact for external regulatory bodies, ensuring the business is always inspection-ready
• Collaborate cross-functionally with departments including HR, Legal, and Operations to ensure a joined-up compliance approach

• About You – What We’re Looking For:
• To be successful as Head of Health & Safety & Compliance, you will bring:
• Extensive experience in a senior Health & Safety and Compliance leadership role within a retail environment
• Experience operating at a divisional level as a minimum, with national-level responsibility highly desirable
• A practical and strategic background in Health & Safety — NEBOSH-qualified (or equivalent) is essential
• A proven ability to lead compliance strategies that deliver real operational impact
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills — capable of engaging teams from the shop floor to the boardroom
• Strong leadership experience, including the ability to inspire and grow a compliance team
• A passion for continuous improvement, with a proactive approach to driving a culture of compliance and safety
• Flexibility to travel nationally, with a home base in the southern half of the UK

Why Join as Head of Health & Safety & Compliance?

• This is a high-impact role where you’ll take full national ownership of compliance strategy
• Opportunity to shape the compliance culture of a fast-growing, values-led retail business
• Join a collaborative and forward-thinking senior leadership team
• Drive meaningful, lasting improvements across the estate
• Build your legacy as a trusted and strategic Head of Health & Safety & Compliance in a business that genuinely values doing things the right way

What’s on Offer:

Salary up to £90,000

Performance-related bonus

Company car

Full benefits package

If you're an experienced Head of Health & Safety & Compliance (or ready to step into such a role) with divisional or national-level retail experience — and you're based in the southern half of the UK — we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact the Zachary Daniels team for a confidential discussion.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

England

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-09-2025

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English