Health and Safety Manager

Irwin & Colton; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health and safety recruitment firm seeks a Health and Safety Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will oversee construction projects, manage compliance, and support site audits. Ideal candidates will have experience in construction health and safety, particularly on COMAH sites, with qualifications like NEBOSH. This role offers competitive pay of up to £400 per day and is expected to last up to 2 years.

Qualifications

• Experience within construction health and safety, heavy lifting and demolitions.
• Experience within COMAH or high hazardous industry.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee key new construction projects across the site through to completion.
• Monitor key performance indicators across projects and provide solutions for improvement.
• Support project teams and managing contractors on compliance requirements.

Skills

Construction health and safety

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Education

NEBOSH, NVQ 5, or NCRQ diploma (equivalent)

IOSH membership (Grad or Chartered)

Job description

Health and Safety Manager

Employer Location Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne, England Salary Up to £400 per day Closing date 16 Aug 2024 Job Role Contract Type Hours Sector NEBOSH Qualification, You need to or to save a job.

Job Details

Newcastle

£400 per day (Inside IR35)

Up to 2 Year Duration

We've been engaged by a well-established chemical manufacturing company to secure a Health and Safety Manager to help with a selection of key projects across the HSE Function. The role will report to the Head of Health and Safety. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing health and safety on several new construction projects whilst also supporting the existing team with site audits, reviewing existing RAMs, and updating where required, whilst also supporting on environmental compliance.

This role is based on a COMAH site and therefore experience working on COMAH sites will be a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee key new construction projects across the site through to completion
• Monitor Key performance indicators across projects, identifying areas for improvement and providing solutions to ensure best practice
• Provide support to project teams and managing contractors on compliance requirements, site visits, oversight of 3rd party contractor for SHE delivery
• Providing ad hoc support for safety audits, in line with audit plan and associated protocols, coaching others in audit good practice
• Lead and deliver SHEQ improvement activity by providing support to the SHEQ Manager and wider dept. through delivery of agreed improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Experience within construction health and safety, heavy lifting and demolitions
• Experience within COMAH or high hazardous industry
• A proactive and self-motivated approach
• Ideally a NEBOSH, NVQ 5, or NCRQ diploma (or equivalent)
• Membership of IOSH (Grad or Chartered)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate across all levels of the organisation

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a professional and forward-thinking organisation and develop your career further. If the role is of interest, please contact Tom Hewat on or 01923 432 637.

Irwin & Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the Southeast of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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Company

Irwin and Colton is a specialist recruitment company supporting health, safety, environment and sustainability professionals in creating a safe and sustainable future for the world.

We recruit experienced HSE professionals from Advisor through to Director level, covering all industry sectors and working across the UK and internationally.