Health and Safety Assistant

A well-established property investment group is seeking a Health and Safety Assistant to join their in-house commercial property management team in London. This permanent role supports health and safety standards across a large portfolio of over 800 commercial and residential properties nationwide. You’ll be part of a friendly, knowledgeable team within a collaborative environment that values training, flexible working, and continuous improvement-offering a great opportunity to grow your career in health and safety.

This role is 5 days a week based in the Angel office

What you’ll do

• Support health & safety compliance across a large, multi-site commercial and residential property portfolio
• Liaise with external health & safety, asbestos, and legionella consultants
• Attend quarterly health & safety and people & culture committee meetings
• Coordinate risk assessments, audits, and statutory compliance documentation
• Manage health & safety training schedules, renewals, and internal communications
• Support and train staff on H&S compliance systems and software
• Assist with policy reviews, emergency procedures, and approved contractor lists
• Provide practical H&S advice to staff, contractors, and tenants
• Manage incident reporting and RIDDOR processes via internal systems (e.g. Meridian)
• Support continuous improvement and regulatory updates (e.g. CDM requirements)

What you bring

• NEBOSH General Certificate (essential)
• GCSEs including English and Maths (essential); IOSH / NVQ desirable
• 1–2 years experience in a health & safety support role, ideally multi-site
• Property sector experience (commercial or residential) preferred
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office; MRI Horizon or similar a bonus)
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident, empathetic communicator able to advise a wide range of stakeholders
• Proactive, collaborative, and hands-on approach to workload

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates