Health and Safety Manager

GVR Solutions Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor based in Essex is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to promote and ensure compliance with their health and safety ethos. This role includes actively driving improvements in safety practices across construction and aviation projects, supporting site teams, conducting audits, and ensuring all operations meet statutory regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Health and Safety Manager for a main contractor.
• Relevant health and safety qualifications (NEBOSH/SSSTS/SMSTS).
• Comprehensive knowledge of current health, safety, and risk management legislation.

Responsibilities

• Promote and develop H&S culture throughout the business.
• Ensure compliance with statutory legislation and contractual requirements.
• Complete detailed site safety audits and manage recommendations.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Risk Management

Construction Experience

Line Management

Communication

Leadership

Education

NEBOSH

SSSTS

SMSTS

Job description

Health and Safety Manager required in Essex

GVR Solutions are currently representing a well–established main contractor, based in Essex, who get involved Civils, Enabling, Construction and refurbishment projects in the Aviation and Commercial sectors. The main location for this position will be to be based mainly on their Stansted Airport framework.

The purpose of this role is to promote and deliver the Company's Health and Safety ethos. As the Health & Safety Manager, the work you do will drive the prevention of serious incidents, ensuring safe practices, identifying, and leading improvement initiatives.

As the Health and Safety Manager you will be responsible for:

• Promote and develop H&S culture throughout the business
• Ensuring H&S Policies and Processes are updated where required
• Provide H&S advice and guidance to Site Teams
• Ensure they are compliant with statutory legislation and contractual Health, Safety and requirements.
• Ensure all plant and equipment used is compliant with H&S regulations
• Complete detailed site safety audits and action recommendations
• Ensure Method statements and Risk Assessments are issued (where required)
• Asist with Pre–qualification questionnaires
• Attend site walks at tender stage (where required)
• H&S Training / Inductions
• Other duties as required

Essential Requirements for the Health and safety Manager:

• Previous experience working as a Health and Safety Manager for a main contractor
• Clear work history
• Construction experience
• Line management experience
• Relevant H&S Qualifications (NEBOSH/SSSTS/SMSTS)
• Comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of health, safety, and risk management, and of all current health and safety legislation.
• DBS Checked cleared

Salary: 55K – 60K

Location: Essex

Start date: ASAP