Venue Health & Safety Manager

Start Date: June or July

Reporting directly to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Overlay Manager, the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Venue Health & Safety Managers will lead the Event Delivery Partner’s planning to ensure the safe and secure participation of all workforce, spectators and all other client groups at competition venues. You will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring comprehensive health and safety strategies that align with licensing requirements and best practices for large-scale, multi-sport events. Your expertise will be crucial in fostering a proactive safety culture, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring that robust emergency response plans are in place and understood by all stakeholders.

Working arrangements

The role will initially be based at the Organising Company’s Glasgow city centre office, with visits to competition venues as required to support the effective delivery of responsibilities. As the Games approach, the role will transition to being primarily based at your assigned competition venue. 

The position is initially contracted for 37.5 hours per week (with a 30-minute lunch break), with office attendance aligned to the Organising Company’s working pattern. During the delivery phase of the event, individuals will be allocated to specific venues and will be required to work shifts, Earlies (morning-afternoons) and Lates (afternoons-evenings). 10 hours per shift. 6 days on 1 day off. 

Please note this role will be recruited and contracted by Harrier UK Ltd.