Health & Safety Manager
Location: London & Midlands (Project-wide)
Contract: Interim / Contract
Rate: Competitive

Role Purpose
We are seeking an experienced Health & Safety Managers to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across a major infrastructure programme spanning across the UK.
Working within a complex, multi-disciplinary project environment, the successful candidate will lead the development, implementation, and assurance of health, safety and well-being standards, ensuring full compliance with legal requirements, client expectations, and organisational policies. The role will play a critical part in driving a positive safety culture, supporting operational teams, and ensuring that best practice is embedded throughout all phases of delivery. Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership in health and safety across multiple workstreams, sites, and stakeholder groups.
• Lead and manage health and safety assurance activities to ensure compliance with statutory requirements, project standards, and client expectations.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve HSE management systems, processes, and procedures.
• Support senior project leadership teams in creating and maintaining a proactive safety culture focused on prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead complex incident investigations, identifying root causes and ensuring robust corrective and preventative actions are implemented.
• Analyse safety performance data, identify emerging trends and risks, and provide recommendations to improve project performance.
• Deliver assurance reviews, audits, inspections, and assessments across the programme.
• Produce high-quality technical reports, including investigation reports, assurance findings, performance dashboards, and executive-level summaries.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including project teams, contractors, regulators, and client representatives.
• Mentor and develop HSE professionals and contribute to the growth of high-performing safety teams.
• Support the integration of occupational health, well-being, security, and environmental considerations into project delivery activities.

Key Skills & Competencies
Leadership

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all organisational levels.

Analytical & Problem Solving

• Excellent investigative and analytical abilities, capable of identifying underlying issues and developing effective solutions.
• Experienced in applying structured problem-solving methodologies and evidence-based decision-making.

Planning & Organisation

• Ability to prioritise competing demands and manage multiple initiatives across a geographically dispersed programme.
• Strong organisational skills with a focus on delivery, governance, and continuous improvement.

Communication

• Capable of presenting complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional report writing and presentation skills.

IT Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience using safety management and reporting systems is advantageous.

Knowledge & Experience
Essential Experience

• Demonstrable experience delivering HSE assurance across complex programmes involving multiple contractors and stakeholders.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary Health, Safety and Assurance teams.
• Strong track record of conducting and leading complex incident investigations and implementing organisational learning.
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders, clients, regulators, and executive leadership teams.

Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation and industry best practice.
• Strong knowledge of assurance frameworks, audit methodologies, risk management, and continuous improvement principles.
• Understanding of occupational health, contractor management, behavioural safety, and major project delivery environments.

Qualifications

• Degree, Diploma, or equivalent qualification in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or working towards Chartered status with equivalent experience.
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification) desirable.
• Incident Investigation qualification and audit qualifications advantageous.

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