Health & Safety Manager

-; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A construction and operations firm is seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety, and environmental management efforts in London. The role requires extensive experience in similar HSE roles, particularly in large-scale engineering or data centre projects. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with legislation, maintaining HSE standards, and facilitating ISO certification processes. Candidates with strong communication skills, a technical background, and the ability to collaborate with diverse teams will thrive in this position.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain HSE management frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with UK HSE legislation.
• Drive consistency in managing HSE processes.
• Support transition from construction to live operations.
• Assist with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
• Conduct workplace inspections and audits.
• Maintain accident and incident records.

Skills

HSE management experience

Communication skills

Knowledge of HSE legislation

Technical documentation

Incident investigation

Attention to detail

Computer literacy (MS Office)

Team leadership

Adaptability

Multi-country team collaboration

Education

BSc or MSc in Occupational Health, Safety and Environment

NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Short Description

This role is based in London and requires at least 2 days of on‑site presence weekly. The HSE Manager will work with a variety of stakeholders at all levels in our London operations and construction teams to develop, implement, maintain and improve the health, safety and environmental management.

Job Description

Key accountabilities

• Implement and maintain frameworks to support and enhance the HSE management within the organisation
• Ensure compliance with relevant HSE legislation in the UK, maintain and audit against the legal database
• Ensure Colt DCS minimum standards are maintained and audit against internal standards
• Work closely with the Head of HSE and other team members to develop, maintain and improve DCS operational and construction standards
• Drive consistency, sustainability and effectiveness in the management of HSE functions and processes that are revised and improved based on leading performance monitoring, audits and external evaluations
• Support the interface between construction and operations to ensure that HSE is correctly transitioned from a project's construction phase to a live facility
• Assist the HSE Director and Head of HSE for UK and Europe to develop, prepare and plan for ISO 45001 Certification
• Assist the HSE Director and Head of HSE for UK and Europe to maintain ISO 14001 and expand to new sites
• Liaise with the certification body and internal stakeholders to arrange external audits
• Develop and maintain HSE management system documents to support the planning and implementation process
• Support customer requests and attend meetings and customer audits; maintain good working relationships with customer (HSE) personnel
• Play an integral role in the team and provide support and statistics to colleagues to help identify trends and implement improvement plans
• Develop a positive team culture through achievement of results, teamwork, development, accountability, competency and professionalism
• Support the creation and delivery of internal training programmes and subject‑specific initiatives aligned to the development and roll‑out of management system elements and statutory requirements
• Administration of database systems including HSE communication sites and preparation of documents for issue
• Conduct workplace inspections, produce inspection reports, and develop action plans as and when required
• Ensure any actions arising from audits, risk assessments or inspections are closed‑out
• Maintain accident and incident records and undertake investigations as required
• Assist with organisation and administration of HSE campaigns
• Perform additional duties within the scope of the position as requested by the Head of HSE for UK and Europe

Skills & experience

• 10+ years' experience in a similar HSE role ideally within data centre (or similar) construction projects or large‑scale engineering environments
• Experience of working in both construction and operational environments
• Excellent communication and presentation skills both written and verbal
• Good knowledge of HSE legislation (including CDM 2015)
• Experience at developing and implementing management systems in line with ISO 45001 and 14001
• Ability to write technical documentation to a high standard
• Incident Investigation Experience
• Audit against international standards and global company standards
• Proven track record of working with diverse multi‑country teams
• Ability to adapt and guide teams through dynamically changing environments
• Willing to travel to London sites
• Exceptional attention to detail with a passion for quality and accuracy
• Excellent computer literacy with specific proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Additional European language an advantage
• Chartered Membership of IOSH an advantage
• Fluent in the English language

Qualifications

• Relevant BSc or MSc (Occupational Health, Safety and Environment)
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent)