Health and Safety Manager

We offer a full range of property repair and maintenance services. Spencers' maintenance contract portfolio contains one third of New Zealand's social housing properties with operations in Northland, Auckland and Hutt Valley.  Our success and sustainability are dependent upon delivering maintenance work to specification, on budget, and on time.

Together, Spencers' team and our 3,500-strong contractor network, contribute to the provision of better, safer, warmer homes for over 30,000 Kiwi families by delivering 200,000 maintenance interventions annually.

We are recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager, reporting to our Chief Executive, to lead the Healthy and Safety function and culture, across our business.

The Health and Safety Manager, is an executive level position, reporting directly to our CEO.

The Health and Safety Manager position is crucial to the business.  Spencers' professionalism, people, reputation and future rely on all of us working safely.  Our clients rely on us all working safely to protect their tenants and their reputation. The successful Health and Safety Manager will demonstrate they understand our diverse workforces and environment.

The Health and Safety Team's purpose is two-fold.  The team protects the health and safety of everyone involved with the work we do, and provides a sustainability focus.

The Team's goal is a culture of safety and sustainability amongst the company's employees and its broader subcontractor workforce.  It ensures the company is compliant with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, industry standards, codes of conduct and contract specifications.

The purposes of the role of Health and Safety Manager are ensuring the company is compliant with and meets its obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act, and providing a safe work environment and culture for employees, trades and customers.

Key responsibilities include:

· Developing, improving and executing health, safety and environmental plans in the workplace in accordance with legal requirements and best practice guidelines

· Supporting the business in a zero-harm goal, through the development and execution of health and safety improvement strategies and initiatives

· Maintaining our ISO 45001 accreditation

· Governance participation and board reporting

· Monitoring and controlling company safety policies and training

· Providing regular accurate and timely reports that include analysis and insights.

· Maintaining collaborative and supportive relationships with business units, to ensure best practice health and safety management is championed and prioritised

· Educating and protecting the physical and mental wellbeing of our workforces

· Participating supportively as a senior leadership team member

The ideal candidate will offer:

· Tertiary qualification in health and safety management, environmental science or equivalent

· years in a senior health and safety role in maintenance or construction

· Strategic approach to health, safety and environmental management, operating more a leader than an operator

· Thorough knowledge of relevant legislation and standards

· Passion for health, safety and environmental issues and compliance

· Track record of trusting and resilient professional relationships at a senior level in a building or construction industrial environment

· Excellent oral and written communication and reporting skills

· Computer system proficiency

Preference will be given to New Zealand Citizens and New Zealand Permanent Residents.

If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply with your letter of application and CV by close of business on 4 December 2025.