Health & Safety Manager

NRL; Brackley; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in infrastructure projects is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to ensure compliance with health and safety policies during the construction phases. The candidate should have extensive experience in the UK rail industry, strong leadership skills, and a proven background in risk management, ensuring a safe working environment during complex projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the UK rail industry.
• Experience in construction and major project delivery.
• Proven ability in team leadership and managing complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Implement health and safety policies for infrastructure projects.
• Drive continuous improvement in health and safety standards.
• Lead teams in managing health and safety in fast-paced environments.

Skills

Project delivery health and safety management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, environment or business

Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH)

Lead Auditor Qualification

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent health and safety qualification

Tools

CDM

Rail-related safety skills (CCS/Sentinel card)

Job description

Health & Safety Manager
I am recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager with CDM and rail experience to support a large-scale infrastructure project by implementing health and safety policies for remediation, civils, and enabling works ahead of construction phases. Hybrid role either in Brackley. Full-time 6 months contract. Hourly rate DOE. Would you be interested or know anyone suitable who might be interested?


As the Health and Safety Manager you will have professional experience, with at least 5 years gained in the UK rail industry in a construction & major project delivery capacity.
Preferably, you will also have some experience of holding roles in fast paced and complex environments during the setup of a new organisation.
Your skills and experience will include:

• Extensive practical experience in project delivery health and safety management;
• Robust knowledge of associated management system standards (e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001) and relevant legislation, standards and regulations, especially in the delivery of capital programmes (e.g. Network Rail GRIP requirements);
• Strong risk management capabilities;
• CDM
• Demonstrable experience in the delivery of education, training and cultural change programmes;
• Experience of facilitating and driving continuous improvement and innovation in an challenging and fast-moving engineering and technical environment;
• Experience of resolving and escalating risks, issues and conflicts as necessary;
• Experience in leading and managing teams within matrixed ways of working;
• Excellent communication, presentation and people management skills;
• Strong ability to engage and manage a variety of stakeholders; stakeholder engagement, negotiation and conflict resolution skills;
• Strong understanding of business needs and experience utilising health & safety to support
• an organisation’s wider objectives; and
• Confidence in dealing with high levels of uncertainty and ambiguity in a constantly changing and challenging environment.

Education and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (various engineering, science, environment and / or business appropriate) or equivalent demonstrable experience;
• Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH);
• Lead Auditor;
• Industry standard health and safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent);
• Rail-related safety skills (e.g. current CCS/Sentinel card holder) would be advantageous

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