Regional Health & Safety Manager (SWC) at GFSL in Bristol, England, GB

This role requires a proactive Health and Safety Manager to partner with regional operations teams, driving improvements in risk management and promoting a positive health and safety culture. You will provide leadership, coaching, and support for Health and Safety Coordinators, implement policies, lead investigations, and ensure continuous improvement. Extensive travel to operational sites is necessary to foster a one-team approach and share best practices across the business.

We are seeking a confident and experienced Health and Safety Manager who has overseen multi-site operations to support our facilities management teams who are spread across the South West and South Central in 16 prison sites.

Join a team that is more than just a group of colleagues – we work Monday to Friday as a supportive and driven family, working together to create a safe and nurturing environment.

Prisons run like self-contained cities, it takes hundreds of people to keep them functioning, and as the Facilities Maintenance Team we are committed and driving the smooth and safe operation, like a heart that pumps blood through the body; everything we do impacts every prisoner, employee, and visitor, and wider to the families and community.

As a Regional Health and Safety Manager, your work will support site-based teams of experienced and passionate colleagues who vary from Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Painters, to Cleaners, and others, who are all dedicated to making a positive difference, providing a safe and secure environment for all. This role requires a proactive Health and Safety Manager to partner with regional operations teams, driving improvements in risk management and promoting a positive health and safety culture. You will provide leadership, coaching, and support for Health and Safety Coordinators, implement policies, lead investigations, and ensure continuous improvement. Extensive travel to operational sites is necessary to foster a one-team approach and share best practices across the business.

If you are looking for a role where you can use your skills to create a better future for others, we encourage you to apply for this compelling opportunity and join us in our mission to promote rehabilitation and positive change and be part of a team that truly makes a difference.

We are a Ministry of Justice business and provide critical and time-bound services to HMPPS, and are looking for a Regional Health and Safety Manager who:

• Has Total Facilities Management (TFM) Industry Experience

• Holds a NEBOSH Certificate

• Ideally also either holds or is working towards NEBOSH Diploma

• Has a methodical, organised approach to work with good attention to detail

• Is a strong communicator who can tailor their messages depending on audience

• Is resilient and confident in their knowledge and can share this with others

• Can competently use MS Office and IT/FM systems and software

• Has a Full UK driving Licence and a willingness to travel extensively

If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you!

Explore a varied and rewarding career at GFSL.

Welcome to careers at Gov Facilities Services Limited (GFSL). Joining us is your chance to help ensure prisons are secure and safe for prisoners and prison staff alike, and to play your part in helping prisoners reintegrate into society.

Holidays are 25 days per year plus Bank Holidays, and a range of non-contractual benefits are provided. These range from Death in Service at 4x salary, to access to private GP consultations and an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and information services for preventative care and to help employees in a crisis. There are also a range of financial reward mechanisms and access to retailer discounts.

You will find a strong focus on safety, a supportive, inclusive workplace, a competitive benefits package, and real opportunity to build your skills and progress.

Explore facilities careers where you can make difference.

Pride In People.

We’re passionate about promoting greater diversity and creating a workplace and culture where all of our employees have a voice that is heard, feel a sense of belonging, and are empowered to be their true selves.

We recognise the value that every single employee brings to the organisation. Everyone’s needs at work are different and we are committed to doing our best to satisfy these differences whilst ensuring consistency and fairness for all. We promise to champion diversity and inclusion with ongoing learning and training, as well as career progression opportunities for everyone.

GFSL has been notified by its shareholder (MOJ) that the provision of FM services will in future be delivered by the private sector. This means that following a successful procurement process, GFSL’s services will transfer to a private sector provider/providers in Spring 2026. As the programme unfolds, we will learn more.

Pride in People - Do the Right thing - One Team

An ISO 9001 Certified Company

About the Company

We are Gov Facility Services Ltd, a non-profit company owned entirely by the Ministry of Justice, delivering safe, high quality and value driven facilities services to 48 prisons over the South and East of the UK with over 1,300 staff. It's a great time to get involved and help shape the future of the company - and forge a great career at the same time.

Why join us?

You’ll become part of a high performing team in an ambitious and growing organisation with excellent and safe working environments and superb benefits, including, but not limited to 25 days annual leave, employer/ employee contributed pensions, competitive salaries and job security.