Health, Safety and Environment Lead

Irwin & Colton Limited; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Lead for a major project in London. This role involves managing health and safety across the site and transitioning into a strategic leadership position. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience in construction, a NEBOSH Diploma, and a passion for continuous improvement in health and safety performance.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a similar role ideally within construction or civil engineering.
• Experience in influencing, engaging, and coaching senior management.
• Strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Plan health and safety throughout the development.
• Visit site to assist, advise, and coach contractors.
• Conduct incident investigations and make recommendations.
• Assess opportunities for improvements and share best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Health and Safety Legislation

Influencing Senior Management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Health, Safety and Environment Lead

Canary Wharf | circa £100,000 + Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits

Irwin and Colton have been engaged by a leading Mechanical and Electrical Contractor to recruit a Health, Safety and Environment Lead. This role will initially focus on managing health and safety across a single-site project in London before developing into a strategic leadership position. The company has an excellent track record within health and safety, and this role is key to ensuring that performance is not only maintained but continually improved.

Responsibilities of the Health, Safety and Environment Lead include:

• Planning health and safety throughout the development, assessing upcoming challenges and ensuring health and safety solutions are in place
• Visiting site, assisting, advising and coaching contractors to ensure they can achieve the efficient and effective delivery of the health and safety strategy
• Conducting incident investigation to identify root cause and making recommendations to prevent reoccurrence
• Constantly assessing opportunities for improvements and sharing best practice across the organisation

The successful Health, Safety and Environment Lead will have:

• Proven leadership experience in a similar role ideally within construction or civil engineering or a related industry
• Experience in influencing, engaging and coaching senior management and site level operations
• A strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety legislation, compliance, and regulations
• Hold a NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) in Health and Safety

This position will require an individual who is passionate about health and safety and high performance. For further information or to discuss your career, contact Luke O'Driscoll on or 01923 432 683. Job Reference: 3960

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East 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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