Safety First Training & Assurance Lead

Advert Close date: 6th August 2025

We’re looking for a dynamic Safety First Training and Assurance Lead to champion our Safety First Strategy across The Crown Estate.

Purpose of role: Lead, deliver and oversee planning and coordination of all Safety First training and assurance activities to support the Safety First Strategy enterprise wide. Ensure all training needs are identified and met, training records are maintained, and training quality is assured. Oversee inspection and audit programmes, including ISO internal audits, to ensure they are effectively operating enterprise-wide and in compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations.

In this pivotal role, you’ll:

• Lead and coordinate training and assurance programmes across the business
• Foster a culture of learning and competency building
• Oversee and ensure internal/external audits and inspection programmes are in place and effective
• Ensure training is risk-based, future-focused, and quality assured
• Identify gaps in effective HSSEW training management, capability, capacity, and delivery and build solutions.
• Drive digital innovation in training delivery and reporting

You'll bring:

• Experience in completing training needs assessments and designing course content to meet training needs and training delivery
• Soft skills with an understanding of how to successfully build an inclusive culture and demonstrable evidence of the ability to influence others to achieve our Safety First programmes
• Demonstrable experience in the ability to work flexibly and role model agility by working on any adhoc projects and flexibly across the business as required by business need
• Understanding of qualification frameworks and industry standards (e.g., CPD, NVQs, apprenticeships, and professional certifications)
• Proven experience in H&S training, audits, and programme management
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• knowledge of H&S legislation, systems implementation with a track record of delivering results in a similar environment
• CMIOSH/NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent), PTTLS and a passion for continuous improvement

Our Offering / benefits:

As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Disability Disclaimer:

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK ( .

We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.

If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on [email protected]