HSE Manager

Overview

In this role you lead health, safety and wellbeing on a major infrastructure delivery programme. You will partner with senior leaders, project teams and contractors to embed safety into daily delivery, foster open safety conversations and drive practical improvements. Your work shapes safer environments, influences decisions and supports continuous improvement across complex projects. The position offers a chance to influence culture and deliver tangible safety outcomes within a market-leading consultancy context.

Pay / Benefits

• generous annual leave
• flexible and adaptable working arrangements
• contributory pension scheme
• annual bonus scheme
• professional development and mentoring
• private medical insurance

Responsibilities

• Lead the safety agenda and embed initiatives into day-to-day project activities
• Provide practical guidance on legislation, compliance and safe working practices
• Lead audits, inspections and assurance activities and implement improvements
• Develop and review risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work
• Influence behaviours and coach colleagues to promote safe practices
• Lead or support investigations into incidents and near misses and drive lessons learned
• Use data to monitor performance, identify trends and drive safety enhancements
• Collaborate with clients, contractors and regulators to maintain standards

Key requirements

• Proven SHE/Health & Safety experience within construction, rail or major civil infrastructure
• Strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation and practical application
• Experience in auditing, compliance management, risk assessment and incident investigation
• Recognised occupational health and safety qualification or equivalent accreditation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience on complex projects with multiple contractors and competing priorities
• Analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to influence safety culture and balance practicality with delivery

• Influence and stakeholder management
• Collaborative and relationship-building
• Strong communication
• Auditing and assurance
• Risk assessment and method statements
• Incident investigation

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