Health, Safety and Environmental Manager

Principal People Recruitment; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility provider is seeking a Health, Safety & Environment Manager to shape safety standards across their projects. This role involves managing a team, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and driving cultural improvements. The ideal candidate will have a NEBOSH Diploma and experience in the utilities sector, alongside strong stakeholder engagement skills. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with flexibility in work location.

Benefits

Company EV/Hybrid Car Scheme

15% Pension

25 days Annual Leave

14 x Salary Life Insurance

Discretionary Annual Bonus

Comprehensive ongoing training

Qualifications

• Experience managing teams in utilities, infrastructure, or civils environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Proven incident investigation and report writing ability.

Responsibilities

• Line manage Advisors and support staff.
• Guide compliance and continual improvement initiatives across HSE.
• Oversee H&S risk assessments and behavioural safety coaching.
• Lead investigations and ensure robust learning from incidents.
• Support contractor HSE performance from pre-tender to completion.

Skills

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Team management in utilities

Stakeholder engagement

Incident investigation

Risk assessment oversight

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Are you ready to step into a leadership role shaping safety across one of the UK’s largest gas distribution networks?

We're working with a leading utility provider covering the South West. Following an internal restructure, there’s a brilliant opportunity for a Health, Safety & Environment Manager to lead a team of four Advisors, providing strategic and practical HSE leadership across build, repair, and project works.

This is a hands-on role covering incident investigations, behavioural safety, contractor oversight, and driving performance improvements aligned to legislative and internal requirements.

This role is based from home with travel 3–4 days a week to depots and sites across the South West between Gloucester to Redruth, with the other 1–2 days being from home.

Why consider this opportunity?

• Real scope to influence culture, develop a team, and improve operational risk control.
• Salary of GBP57,000 – GBP62,000
• Company EV/Hybrid Car Scheme + Fuel Card or Car Allowance + Mileage
• 15% Pension
• 25 days Annual Leave
• 14 x Salary Life Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus
• Annual Salary Review
• Comprehensive ongoing training and CPD support

Key responsibilities

• Line manage Advisors and support staff
• Guide compliance and continual improvement initiatives across HSE
• Oversee H&S risk assessments, CDM duties, and behavioural safety coaching
• Lead investigations and ensure robust learning from incidents
• Support contractor HSE performance from pre-tender to completion

What we're looking for

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent; (or working towards)
• Experience managing teams in utilities, infrastructure, or civils environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at all levels
• Proven incident investigation and report writing ability
• Comfortable working across multiple sites and engaging with staff, from operatives through to senior managers.

Interested?

We're shortlisting now for interviews in June. If you'd like to learn more about the team, company culture, or expectations for success in this role, apply today!