[Hiring] Health and Safety Lead @Vodafone

Role Description

As a Location Independent Worker, for operational reasons you may be required to perform your duties, either temporarily or permanently, from any of our offices or customer sites within a reasonable geographic area of your home address. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

As our Health & Safety Lead, you'll be a visible and trusted presence across the estate, supporting build, upgrade and decommissioning activities while helping create an environment where people feel confident to collaborate, share ideas, raise concerns and continuously improve. You'll help ensure that safety, quality and compliance remain at the heart of every decision, while contributing to a culture that values teamwork, learning, accountability and care.

• Support the safe delivery of network build, upgrade and decommissioning activities.
• Provide practical guidance and coaching to colleagues, suppliers and partners.
• Work collaboratively with Network Deployment, Operations, Supply Chain and delivery teams.
• Act as a key point of contact for Health & Safety advice.
• Build strong relationships across internal teams and external partners.
• Promote a positive safety culture by modelling inclusive leadership behaviours.
• Support suppliers in understanding legal, contractual and procedural obligations.
• Participate in site visits, supplier reviews, audits and operational engagements.
• Monitor Health & Safety performance data, audit findings and emerging trends.
• Communicate regulatory updates, procedural changes and best practice guidance.
• Collaborate with regional, central and group Health & Safety teams.
• Contribute to review meetings, workshops, awareness sessions and industry forums.
• Support supplier onboarding activities.
• Help coordinate training activities and awareness programmes.
• Share lessons learned, encourage innovation and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing Health & Safety community.

Qualifications

• Significant Health & Safety experience, ideally within telecommunications or another high-risk operational environment.
• Level 6 Health & Safety qualification, or actively working towards achieving one.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of network deployment activities and Health & Safety requirements.
• Confident supporting audit programmes and contributing to meaningful improvement actions.
• Collaborative partner who values teamwork and builds trusted relationships.
• Comfortable engaging with internal teams, contractors, suppliers and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends, assess risk and contribute to practical solutions.
• Effective coach and mentor who enjoys sharing knowledge.
• Clear and confident communicator.
• Demonstrates resilience, adaptability and sound judgement.
• Ability to influence positively and encourage engagement.
• Committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and psychologically safe environment.

Benefits

• Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits.
• Up to 28 days off plus bank holidays.
• Paid time for charity work.
• Personalised benefits for you and your family, including discounts and vouchers.
• Pension plan.
• Amazing learning tools and top-notch parental leave policies.

Company Description

We’re here to build a network the UK can count on – one that connects people, places and potential. We believe that everyone should feel they belong. We’re building a workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, voices are heard, and everyone feels safe to show up as themselves.

• Join our UK Networks team, where we’re continually building and enhancing our network.
• Be part of the team that makes it all happen – simplifying, automating, and bringing better connectivity.
• We move at pace, because what we’re building matters – and we’re learning as we go.
• We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we’re just getting started.