Health & Safety Manager

The role will report directly to the Head of Health & Safety and will encompass, but not be limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Lead and manage health and safety activities at both corporate and group levels, providing expert guidance and support across the organisation, including to contractors and customers.
• Develop, implement, and review Health & Safety policies and procedures, ensuring the delivery of compliant, practical, and effective operational advice.
• Conduct comprehensive audits and inspections to assess adherence to Health & Safety policies, ensuring that necessary procedures are followed and enforced, while offering recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Oversee the health and safety aspects of projects and bids, ensuring their alignment with the overall objectives and performance targets of the organisation.
• Use professional judgment and expertise to deliver safe and effective solutions in complex projects and operations across an international platform, ensuring proper risk management in designs, working practices, and environments.
• Provide independent and expert advice on day-to-day safety management matters to senior leadership, project teams, and contractors, with a focus on maximising safety and preventing loss.
• Foster strong working relationships across multiple locations and departments, promoting effective business collaboration.
• Take the lead on health and safety during projects, ensuring compliance with CDM 2015 throughout both the design and construction phases.
• Lead Health & Safety initiatives in engineering operations, estates management, and logistics activities.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with Trade Union Safety Representatives, safety support staff (such as incident coordinators, fire wardens, and first aid staff), and key health and safety representatives.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders in Engineering & Operations, Commercial Bid teams, Procurement, and Logistics.
• Establish a network of relationships with regional management to provide guidance on managing risks in various activities across sites.
• Build effective working relationships with health and safety specialists within construction contractors.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in Health & Safety within a complex, multi-disciplinary organisation. A NEBOSH General Certificate in Health & Safety is essential, and candidates should ideally be working towards achieving a NEBOSH Diploma (or an equivalent qualification).