Health & Safety Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Health and Safety Manager for their Major Projects portfolio within the nuclear sector. The ideal candidate will supervise health and safety protocols, lead workshops, and ensure safety leadership across projects. Applicants should have chartered status, NEBOSH certifications, and demonstrable knowledge of health and safety regulations. This position requires strong collaboration and risk management skills, fostering a safety-first culture within multi-disciplinary teams across various locations.

Qualifications

• Chartered Member of CIMOSH with significant experience in health and safety roles.
• Holder of NEBOSH certificates and IOSH certifications.
• Knowledge of health and safety statutory frameworks and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Supervise health and safety for Major Projects.
• Lead health and safety workshops with teams.
• Conduct audits, inspections and lead investigations.

Skills

Health and safety leadership

Collaboration

Risk management

Education

Chartered Member of CIMOSH or equivalent

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificates

IOSH Managing and Working Safely

Job description

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 focuses 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Supervise 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.
• Collaborate with Clients and key stakeholders in a professional, responsive, outcome‑focused manner.
• Lead, facilitate, and deliver project health and safety workshops with collaborative teams including Clients, suppliers, contractors, and internal staff.
• Embodiment of safety leadership to develop behavioural safety on projects and in teams, ensuring that all our teams adopt safety as a natural behaviour.
• Maintain a knowledge base of current and future developments in the health and safety field and communicate the relevant aspects to a wide group of professionals.
• Lead investigations into health and safety incidents, conduct inspections, audits, and assurance reviews, and identify/implement measures for improvement accordingly.

Qualifications

• Chartered Member of or working towards CIMOSH or 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 certification 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.