Health & Safety Manager

Fawkes & Reece Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fawkes & Reece Group is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead health and safety across two major façade projects, including a data centre in Silvertown and the Cardiff Arena development. The role requires coordinating multiple trades, overseeing risk assessments and driving a proactive safety culture across sites in London and Cardiff.

The successful candidate will report to senior management, manage policies, conduct audits, deliver toolbox talks and ensure compliance with HSE

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Health & Safety Manager or Senior Health & Safety Advisor.
• Experience overseeing façade, cladding, envelope or other high-risk construction activities.
• Strong understanding of construction health & safety legislation and CDM regulations.

Responsibilities

• Managing and implementing health and safety policies and procedures across both projects.
• Carrying out regular site inspections, audits and safety tours.
• Reviewing RAMS, ensuring risk assessments and method statements are suitable for façade installation activities.
• Monitoring high-risk activities, including working at height, lifting operations, access equipment and material handling.
• Working closely with site management teams, subcontractors and Tier 1 principal contractors.
• Investigating incidents, near misses and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Delivering toolbox talks, inductions and health and safety briefings.
• Ensuring compliance with current HSE legislation and CDM regulations.
• Challenging unsafe practices and driving a positive, proactive health and safety culture.
• Monitoring corrective actions and ensuring issues are closed out effectively.

Skills

Health & safety leadership

Construction health & safety law

Stakeholder management

Site inspections & audits

Incident investigation

Education

NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Diploma

Tools

RAMS review

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a highly regarded specialist façade subcontractor, working in partnership with a select group of leading Tier 1 principal contractors to deliver complex façade packages on some of the UK's most prestigious construction projects.

The business is currently involved in two major developments: a significant data centre project in Silvertown, East London, and the £300m Cardiff Arena development.

They are now looking to appoint an experienced Health & Safety Manager to take responsibility for promoting, managing and maintaining the highest standards of health and safety across both projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist contractor operating at the forefront of major construction, working alongside some of the industry's leading principal contractors on technically challenging and high-profile developments.

The Projects

Silvertown - London

Based predominantly on a major data centre development in Silvertown, you’ll be overseeing health and safety across complex façade installation activities within a large-scale digital infrastructure project.

The environment will involve coordinating multiple trades, managing high-risk activities and ensuring safe systems of work are implemented throughout the façade installation process.

Cardiff Arena - Cardiff

You’ll also support the delivery of the £300m Cardiff Arena development, a landmark 16,500-capacity entertainment venue set to transform Cardiff’s waterfront.

The project features an architecturally distinctive building envelope, incorporating bespoke façade finishes, extensive glazing, aluminium soffits and specialist external cladding systems.

With complex installation activities and demanding quality and programme requirements, this is an opportunity to contribute to the safe delivery of a genuinely impressive development.

The Role

Reporting into the senior management team, you will take ownership of health and safety across the contractor’s façade operations, ensuring compliance, driving best practice and maintaining a proactive safety culture.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing and implementing health and safety policies and procedures across both projects.
• Carrying out regular site inspections, audits and safety tours.
• Reviewing RAMS, ensuring risk assessments and method statements are suitable for façade installation activities.
• Monitoring high-risk activities, including working at height, lifting operations, access equipment and material handling.
• Working closely with site management teams, subcontractors and Tier 1 principal contractors.
• Investigating incidents, near misses and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Delivering toolbox talks, inductions and health and safety briefings.
• Ensuring compliance with current HSE legislation and CDM regulations.
• Challenging unsafe practices and driving a positive, proactive health and safety culture.
• Monitoring corrective actions and ensuring issues are closed out effectively.

About You

We’re looking for an experienced Health & Safety professional with a background in construction, ideally within a specialist subcontracting environment.

You’ll ideally have:

• Proven experience as a Health & Safety Manager or Senior Health & Safety Advisor.
• Experience working for a specialist subcontractor or within a Tier 1 construction environment.
• A strong understanding of construction health and safety legislation and CDM regulations.
• Experience overseeing façade, cladding, envelope or other high-risk construction activities.
• A confident approach to managing and influencing site teams and subcontractors.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with clients, principal contractors and operational teams.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Diploma (or equivalent professional qualification).

Location & Travel

The role will be predominantly based on the Silvertown project in East London, with travel to the Cardiff Arena development required approximately one day per week.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established specialist façade contractor with strong relationships across a select number of Tier 1 principal contractors.

Rather than being tied to one development, you’ll have exposure to two major schemes, taking ownership of health and safety across technically challenging façade packages and working alongside some of the industry’s leading construction teams.