Health & Safety Manager

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an established industry player as a Health & Safety Manager, where your extensive construction experience will shape a positive safety culture. You will design and implement robust safety programs, conduct audits, and lead risk assessments across various sites in London and beyond. This role offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a significant impact on health and safety practices. If you are passionate about ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in construction health and safety.
• Experience as a Principal Contractor.
• Knowledge of Main Contractors/Developers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement safety programs in line with legislation.
• Conduct site audits and manage incident investigations.
• Promote a proactive safety culture through engagement.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Risk Assessment

Contractor Management

ISO 45001

Site Audits

Incident Investigation

Construction Safety Standards

Education

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

CSCS Black Card / SMSTS

CERT IOSH

Tools

Constructionline

Job description

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We are recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager with extensive construction experience, a good understanding of ISO 45001, risk assessment and contractor management on behalf of a leading Tier One Hard and Soft Landscape Contractor who are passionate about building a positive, people first safety culture, ensuring compliance through practical and collaborative solutions and are offering a salary of between £50,000 and £65,000 for the successful applicant which is negotiable based on experience.

As the Health & Safety Manager you will be travelling to sites across London, the South and Midlands regularly and will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with clients, construction managers and project teams to ensure alignment with health and safety objectives and performance management.
  
• The design and implementation of a robust safety programme that is in line with current legislation and industry best practice.
  
• Conducting regular site audits and inspections, identifying non-conformances and executing corrective and preventative actions.
  
• Leading comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential hazards and developing effective mitigation strategies.
  
• Managing incident investigations, determining root causes and developing recommendations to prevent recurrence.
  
• Ensuring site compliance with health and safety legislation through the development and enforcement of safe working procedures.
  
• Supporting pre-qualification and tender processes by contributing where health and safety expertise and documentation is required.
  
• Promoting a proactive safety culture through site engagement, training and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Leading site establishment activities, including the implementation of exclusion zones, signage, emergency protocols, permit systems and PPE standards.
  
• Leading accreditation renewal process
  
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with construction managers and site teams to ensure alignment to SHEQ objectives.
  
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives, driving positive change across project teams and enhancing safety performance.
  
• Leading investigations into health, safety and environmental incidents in accordance with company policy ensuring prompt resolution, timely reporting and effective communication of lessons learned.
  
• Measuring occupational health and safety performance metrics, preparing detailed reports for stakeholders including proposed improvements to standard operating procedures.
  
  
  
  

We are recruiting for a Health & Safety Manager with extensive construction experience, a good understanding of ISO 45001, risk assessment and contractor management on behalf of a leading Tier One Hard and Soft Landscape Contractor who are passionate about building a positive, people first safety culture, ensuring compliance through practical and collaborative solutions and are offering a salary of between £50,000 and £65,000 for the successful applicant which is negotiable based on experience.

As the Health & Safety Manager you will be travelling to sites across London, the South and Midlands regularly and will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with clients, construction managers and project teams to ensure alignment with health and safety objectives and performance management.
  
• The design and implementation of a robust safety programme that is in line with current legislation and industry best practice.
  
• Conducting regular site audits and inspections, identifying non-conformances and executing corrective and preventative actions.
  
• Leading comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential hazards and developing effective mitigation strategies.
  
• Managing incident investigations, determining root causes and developing recommendations to prevent recurrence.
  
• Ensuring site compliance with health and safety legislation through the development and enforcement of safe working procedures.
  
• Supporting pre-qualification and tender processes by contributing where health and safety expertise and documentation is required.
  
• Promoting a proactive safety culture through site engagement, training and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Leading site establishment activities, including the implementation of exclusion zones, signage, emergency protocols, permit systems and PPE standards.
  
• Leading accreditation renewal process
  
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with construction managers and site teams to ensure alignment to SHEQ objectives.
  
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives, driving positive change across project teams and enhancing safety performance.
  
• Leading investigations into health, safety and environmental incidents in accordance with company policy ensuring prompt resolution, timely reporting and effective communication of lessons learned.
  
• Measuring occupational health and safety performance metrics, preparing detailed reports for stakeholders including proposed improvements to standard operating procedures.
  
  
  
  

Requirements

To be considered as the Health and Safety Manager you will need:

• A Proven track record in a construction health and safety environment.
  
• Experience as a Principal Contractor.
  
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
  
• CSCS Black Card / SMSTS.
  
• CERT IOSH.
  
• A good working knowledge of Constructionline.
  
• Experience of producing Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
  
• Extensive construction experience.
  
• A good knowledge of Main Contractors / Developers.
  
  
  
  

Benefits

A salary of up to £65,000 for the successful applicant which is negotiable based on experience.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management

• Industries

  Construction

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