Health & Safety Standards & Assurance Manager

End Date

Monday 19 October 2026

Salary Range

£67,023 - £74,470

We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working options

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

Job Description Summary

Job Title: Health & Safety Standards & Assurance Manager Location: Bristol, Leeds or Halifax, Department: People & Places - Health & Safety Hours: Full-time Working pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

Job Description

The Health , Safety, Environmental , Personal security & Premises (COE) Safety provides Group-wide subject matter expertise, risk oversight and challenge in relation to Health & Safety risk. The role supports the development and maintenance of the Group Health & Safety policy, standards, legal register and associated management-system requirements, and assesses whether these requirements are appropriately implemented and evidenced across Business Units and Group Functions.

The role provides expert advice to risk owners, 1LOD stakeholders , governance forums, identifies emerging legal and regulatory requirements, delivers risk-based assurance and recommends proportionate action where control weaknesses, non-compliance or material risk exposure are identified.

The role operates independently from First Line control ownership and implementation, providing evidence-based oversight, challenge and assurance in accordance with the Group’s Three Lines of Defence model.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Group-wide subject matter expertise and competent Health & Safety advice to risk owners, Business Units, Group Functions and relevant governance forums.

• Develop, maintain and periodically review Group Health & Safety policy, standards and management-system requirements, ensuring alignment with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

• Define clear minimum control and evidence expectations, while maintaining appropriate separation between Risk Specialist oversight and First Line control ownership.

• Undertake Health & Safety inspections and compliance reviews to assess the implementation and effectiveness of Group standards, policies and management system requirements.

• Provide independent review and challenge of risk assessments, control assessments, assurance outcomes and remediation plans, escalating material weaknesses through appropriate governance.

• Analyse risk, control, incident, assurance and compliance information to identify trends, emerging risks, systemic weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.

• Produce clear risk insight, assurance conclusions and recommendations for senior stakeholders, committees and risk owners.

• Monitor agreed remedial actions and assess the adequacy of evidence submitted to support closure.

• Support effective consultation and engagement with Business Units, Group Functions, colleague forums, recognised trade unions and relevant external specialists.

• Promote continuous improvement, organisational learning and consistent application of Health & Safety requirements across the Group.

• Maintain professional knowledge of legal, regulatory and industry developments and assess their implications for the Group’s risk and control environment.

• Key Skills and Experience

• Substantial experience in a Health & Safety, risk, compliance or assurance role within a large, complex or regulated organisation.

• Strong working knowledge of Global Health & Safety legislation and the ability to interpret legal and regulatory change and translate it into proportionate organisational requirements.

• Experience developing or maintaining Health & Safety policies, standards, legal registers or management-system requirements.

• Experience designing or delivering risk-based assurance, compliance reviews or control assessments.

• Ability to analyse complex risk and control information and form clear, evidence-based conclusions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present concise risk insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums.

• Demonstrable ability to challenge constructively, influence without direct authority and work across organisational boundaries.

• Strong judgement, with the ability to prioritise activity according to risk, materiality and regulatory significance.

• About working for us

• We're committed to building a more inclusive, sustainable future. We've set bold goals on diversity and inclusion and continue to create an environment where everyone can thrive. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and are committed to an inclusive recruitment process, providing reasonable adjustments to support you at every stage.

• We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

• Ready to apply?

• At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

• We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

• We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.