Health & Safety Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead STRABAG UK’s Build division HSW initiatives, embedding a strong safety culture across projects nationwide. You will partner with operations and supply chain to manage risk, drive wellbeing, and ensure compliant practices. You’ll oversee HSW governance, incident investigations, and performance reporting, shaping safer, healthier construction sites. This is a mission-driven opportunity to impact landmark projects and support the company’s sustainability and safety objectives.

Pay / Benefits

• private health cover
• 9% pension
• 25 days holiday
• professional development
• career progression
• competitive salary and benefits package

Responsibilities

• Lead high-performing HSW culture across projects and embed the Better Together programme
• Provide strategic HSW leadership and guidance to operations and supply chain
• Own HSW input into planning and delivery, identifying and controlling risks
• Oversee Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) and RAMS development and application
• Drive risk reduction through robust planning, design influence and control measures
• Lead site monitoring activities: inspections, audits, assurance, and timely action closure
• Establish and oversee HSW assurance programmes for delivery teams
• Lead incident investigations with robust root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Develop and communicate HSW materials: toolbox talks, briefings, campaigns, investigation reports
• Manage HSW data governance and timely performance reporting with qualitative feedback
• Analyze data trends to identify risks and opportunities for improvement
• Engage with workforce and leadership to promote a positive HSW culture and visible leadership
• Challenge unsafe behaviours and support a just, learning culture
• Coordinate HSW briefings including occupational health and wellbeing initiatives
• Build relationships with stakeholders to drive high safety standards
• Collaborate across HSW and the wider organisation to share learnings
• Escalate significant HSW risks to senior management with clear recommendations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of HSW systems, procedures and standards
• Ensure competence and development of the HSW team, including mentoring advisors
• Maintain professional competence and relevant memberships
• Travel to project offices/sites across the UK; base in Solihull

Key requirements

• Health and Safety Degree or Diploma or equivalent UK experience with UK HSW qualification relevant to construction
• Proven experience in a construction Principal contractor role with self-delivery and supply chain management in civils
• Chartered Member of IOSH or working towards
• Accident Investigation training
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory and industry standards
• Computer literate with MS Office
• Strong communication, data analytics and presentation skills

• leadership
• communication
• collaboration
• Safe Systems of Work (SSoW)
• RAMS (Risk Assessments and Method Statements)
• incident investigation and root cause analysis

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