Health & Safety Manager

ZipRecruiter; St Albans; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in St Albans is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to oversee health, safety, quality, and environmental policies. The role involves developing HSEQ procedures, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and experience in health and safety practices, with strong communication skills. This position offers a salary of £50,000 - £70,000 and additional benefits including a car allowance and healthcare.

Benefits

£5,000 car allowance

25 days holiday

5% Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing health and safety policies.
• Strong ability to conduct training and audits.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for relationship building.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement HSEQ accreditations.
• Engage across all projects to ensure compliance.
• Conduct regular workplace audits and inspections.

Skills

Communication and presentation skills

Broad knowledge of risk assessment practices

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent

Auditing Qualification

Environmental management qualification

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Health & Safety Manager
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Salary: £50,000 - £70,000
Benefits: £5,000 car allowance, 25 days holiday, 5% Pension, Healthcare
A market leading multi-disciplined construction business that provides a diverse range of services across key divisions; Construction, M&E building Services, Commercial Interiors, CAT A & CAT B Fit-Out, Small Works, and Facilities Management are offering an exciting opportunity for a HSEQ Manager / HSEQ Advisor.
As the Health & Safety Manager, you will have a critical role and the responsibility of the strategic guidance, development, and design of health, safety, quality and environmental procedures, policies, and compliances.
As the Health & Safety Manager you will have the following responsibilities:
* Develop, implement, and monitor HSEQ accreditations including ISO9001, ISO14001, and ISO45001 across the company.
* Engage across all projects and facilities management sites, implementing health and safety policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation.
* Provide support to varied project teams on all HS&E issues.
* Update and review policies and procedures including site documentation, risk assessments, and method statements.
* Conduct regular workplace audits and site inspections to monitor the effectiveness of the HSEQ policies, identifying areas for improvement and reporting on findings.
* Conduct training, toolbox talks, inductions, and investigate incidents and accidents as required.
* Conduct assessments on new processes and practices.
* Liaise with external bodies regarding health, safety, and environmental issues.
* Develop briefing and communication strategies to ensure the Health and Safety plan is understood and followed by all employees and subcontractors.
Successful applicants will have the following experience:
* NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent.
* Auditing Qualification.
* Environmental management qualification.
* Communication and presentation skills sufficient to establish credibility with a ‘knowledge’ worker at meetings, briefings and via written documents.
* Broad knowledge of risk assessment practices.
* Excellent communication skills to enable influencing, persuading, and coaching of staff across the business, with the ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships.
* Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and externally hosted Computer Based Training Programs.
Please contact Adam Brown on (phone number removed) for more information about this role or if you are interested in a new Health & Safety Manager position within the Building Services / Construction sector (HSEQ Manager, Health & Safety Manager, Health & Safety Advisor, H&S Manager, H&S Advisor, H&S Officer, SHEQ Manager, SHEQ Advisor, HSEQ Advisor, HSE Advisor, HSE Manager, SHE Advisor, SHE Manager)