Health And Safety Manager

BAM UK & Ireland; West of England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Health and Safety professional to cover construction sites across the Western region and the Bristol Office. The role provides health, safety and wellbeing support to Sector/Region leadership and helps drive HS&W strategies and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include coaching junior team members, ensuring compliance, and promoting a proactive safety culture across projects and operations.

Qualifications

• GradIOSH, or TechIOSH actively working towards GradIOSH.
• NEBOSH NVQ Diploma or equivalent Level 6 qualification.
• Experience in H&S within the Construction industry.
• Experience in Commercial, Education and healthcare sectors preferred.
• Strong people leadership and collaboration skills.
• Experience providing technical H&S support on complex Construction/Civil projects.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of root cause analysis.
• Appreciation of behavioral science and human factors.
• Commitment to continuous personal learning and development.
• Engages with industry contacts to broaden knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert Health, Safety & Wellbeing advice across Sector/Region.
• Partner with operational and leadership teams to drive a proactive safety culture.
• Support the delivery of divisional and regional HS&W strategies and embed best practices.
• Ensure compliance with HS&W requirements, policies and standards.
• Monitor workforce competence and support training initiatives.
• Coach and mentor junior HS&W team members.
• Champion wellbeing, inclusion and psychological safety.
• Conduct site visits, audits and assurance activities.
• Monitor HS&W performance data and drive improvements.
• Lead incident investigations and implement preventative actions.
• Review supply chain HS&W performance and drive high standards.
• Engage with clients and industry partners to promote collaboration.
• Support emergency preparedness and resilience planning.
• Contribute to HS&W reports and communications to leadership/clients.
• Share learning and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Influencing & Communication

Root Cause Analysis

Behavioural Science

Lifelong Learning

Industry Networking

Education

GradIOSH / TechIOSH aiming for GradIOSH

NEBOSH NVQ Diploma Level 6

Construction HS&E experience

Job description

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Health and Safety. This role will be covering construction sites across the Western region and the Bristol Office.

To provide health, safety and wellbeing (HS&W) support and guidance to Sector/Region leadership, contribute to the delivery of divisional and regional HS&W strategies, support and develop junior team members, and promote industry collaboration and continuous improvement in HS&W performance.

Making Possible

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HS&W) advice and support across the Sector/Region, influencing positive outcomes at all levels of the business.
• Partner with operational and leadership teams to drive a proactive safety culture and ensure HS&W remains a key business priority.
• Support the delivery of divisional and regional HS&W strategies, helping to embed best practice and continuous improvement across projects and operational activities.
• Ensure compliance with company, client and legislative HS&W requirements, policies and standards.
• Monitor workforce competence and support training and development initiatives to maintain high standards of HS&W performance.
• Support, coach and mentor junior members of the HS&W team, fostering an inclusive environment that promotes growth and development.
• Champion wellbeing, inclusion and psychological safety, helping to create a healthy and supportive workplace culture.
• Conduct site visits, inspections, audits and assurance activities, identifying improvement opportunities and supporting corrective actions.
• Monitor and analyse HS&W performance data, identifying trends, sharing insights and driving improvement initiatives.
• Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring root causes are identified, lessons learned are communicated and preventative actions are implemented.
• Review and monitor supply chain HS&W performance, working collaboratively to drive high standards across all activities.
• Engage with clients, supply chain partners and industry stakeholders to promote collaboration, share best practice and support industry-wide improvement.
• Support emergency preparedness and resilience planning, helping to ensure effective response arrangements are in place.
• Contribute to the production of HS&W reports, communications and performance updates for leadership teams and clients.
• Champion the sharing of learning, celebrating success and embedding continuous improvement as part of everyday business.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include;

• A wide range of family friendly policies
• Personal and professional development

Qualifications & Experience

• GradIOSH, or TechIOSH demonstrably working towards GradIOSH status
• NEBOSH NVQ Diploma or equivalent Level 6 qualification
• Experience in H&S, within the Construction industry
• Ideally experience within the Commercial, Education and healthcare sectors
• Strong people leadership skills and able to work well with others
• Experience of providing technical H&S support to complex Construction or Civil Engineering projects
• Excellent influencing and communication skills
• Solid understanding of root cause analysis
• Appreciation of behavioural science and human factors
• Commitment to personal learning and development
• Engages with industry contacts to broaden knowledge and experience
• Engages with industry contacts to broaden knowledge and experience

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"

Closing date for all applications is Friday 27th November 2026