Health and Safety Manager

Irwin & Colton; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major Principal Contractor in the UK is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to enhance their safety performance across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will have proven experience within a Principal Contractor environment, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and relevant qualifications. This is an excellent opportunity for a health and safety professional looking to advance their career in a reputable organization.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting incident investigations and making safety recommendations.
• Familiarity with auditing and reporting on Health and Safety performance.
• A valid UK Driver's license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist and coach contractors for effective Health and Safety strategy delivery.
• Conduct incident investigations to identify root causes.
• Audit and report on Health and Safety performance.
• Assess opportunities for improvements and share best practices.

Skills

Proven experience in a similar role within a Principal Contractor

Site influencing and engaging key stakeholders

Health and Safety strategy delivery

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ5 (or equivalent)

Cert IOSH status working towards chartership

Job description

Employer Location: Stevenage, England, Hertfordshire

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum + Car or Car Allowance

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by a major Principal Contractor to recruit a Health and Safety Manager. The company has a great reputation for its work in the UK, generating an annual turnover of approximately £1bn. It boasts an excellent track record of Health and Safety performance, and this role is critical to ensuring that this performance not only be maintained but continually improved and developed across sites between North London and Cambridge.

Responsibilities of Health and Safety Manager will include:

• Assisting, advising and coaching contractors to ensure they can achieve the efficient and effective delivery of the Health and Safety strategy
• Conducting incident investigations to identify root causes and making recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
• Auditing and reporting on Health and Safety performance
• Constantly assessing opportunities for Health and Safety improvements and sharing best practice across the organisation

The successful Health and Safety Manager will have:

• Proven experience in a similar role within a Principal Contractor / Tier 1 construction organisation
• Experience operating at site influencing and engaging key stakeholders
• Ideally hold a NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ5 (or equivalent) and Cert IOSH status working towards chartership

This role would suit an ambitious Health and Safety professional looking to further grow and develop their career. A UK Driver's license is essential. For further information or to discuss your career, contact Kristian Gribble on 01923 432 690 or Job Ref KG 3090.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England. We recruit across the UK, handling all roles in the health and safety industry from Advisor through to Director level. We also support placements from Health and Safety Manager to Health and Safety Director 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.