Health & Safety Manager

SNC-Lavalin; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A major engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to oversee health and safety across multiple projects. The role requires expertise in health and safety management, collaboration with clients, and leading safety initiatives. Applicants should have relevant professional accreditation and experience in the construction environment. This position involves significant nationwide travel, making it ideal for a candidate who thrives in dynamic project environments.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive culture

Flexible working arrangements

Employee networks for support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a leading health and safety role.
• Solid knowledge of statutory framework for health and safety in a workplace.
• Experience in safe delivery of site-based activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise health and safety for Major Projects portfolio.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders on health and safety matters.
• Lead health and safety workshops with project teams.

Skills

Health and safety management

Collaboration

Incident investigation

Communication

Education

Chartered Member of CIMOSH or relevant Professional Institution

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificates

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis Nuclear EMEA Major Projects Market are embarking on a number of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and EPC Management Projects across the UK Nuclear sector. To meet our growth ambitions, we are seeking a high calibre Health and Safety Manager to manage across our Major Projects portfolio. We are looking nationwide for someone who can work with our project teams in various areas of the UK, is able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team and is willing to travel across the UK to meet the needs of our projects and Clients as required.

If you’re looking to join a forward-thinking organisation that focusses on building, maintaining, and improving a natural health and safety culture to ensure that everyone gets home safely, then this is the role for you.

Your Purpose

• Supervise on all aspects of health and safety for our Major Projects portfolio, including establishing and implementing a health and safety plan, and facilitating excellence in day to day delivery.
• Collaborating with Client’s and key stakeholders in a professional, responsive, outcome focused manner.
• Leading, facilitating and delivering project health and safety workshops with collaborative teams including Clients, suppliers and contractors, as well as internal staff.
• Embodying safety leadership to develop behavioural safety on projects and in teams, ensuring that all our teams develop their approach to safety as a natural behaviour.
• Maintaining a knowledge base of current and future developments in the health and safety field and communicating the relevant aspects to a wide group of professionals.
• Leading investigations into health and safety incidents, undertaking inspections, audits and assurance reviews and identifying/implementing measures for improvement accordingly.

What you can bring

• Chartered Member of or working towards CIMOSH or accreditation with another relevant Professional Institution, with solid experience in a leading health and safety role.
• Holder of current NEBOSH General or Construction Certificates, and IOSH managing and working safely is desirable.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the statutory framework for health and safety in a workplace and construction environment.
• Knowledge of relevant Standards for Quality, Safety, Security and Environmental aspects of design projects; actively identifying and managing risk.
• Experience in the safe delivery of site-based activities.
• Proven ability to collaborate, communicate and support engineering design teams by advising on, and driving continuous improvements in their health and safety culture and leading on best practice.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

The UK is the first major economy to legislate for a Net Zero target by 2050. To achieve this, our Energy Teams are ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies that can meet our industry and lifestyle demands today, and in 30 years\' time. We help to power our world through exciting new technologies and intelligent cybersecurity systems on projects that vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. So, you\'ll be creating the right safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds and energy efficiency.

We value your diversity and believe that everyone deserves to thrive – no exceptions. You\'ll be part of a culture committed to finding new talent from underrepresented groups. We\'re Disability Confident, an Inclusive Employer, and support STEM Returners. We also want to see more women in senior roles at AtkinsRéalis. In the energy sector, we\'ve signed up to the AXIS Pledge, promising to make equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities a reality.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.