Health & Safety Manager – Major Projects

AtkinsRéalis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible holidays

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Group is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to provide leadership and advisory support across major UK projects, spanning nuclear, defence, energy, transportation, and infrastructure.

You will collaborate with clients, project teams, and contractors to ensure legal compliance, drive risk reduction, and foster a strong safety culture, across design, pre-construction and construction phases.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering health and safety support, assurance, and advisory services on major construction, infrastructure, engineering, energy, defence, or nuclear projects.
• Strong understanding of UK health and safety law and CDM 2015.
• Comfortable supporting projects through design, pre-construction, and construction phases.
• Engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and building trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent health and safety advice, assurance, and support across major projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with clients, project managers, designers, contractors, and duty holders to promote effective risk management and legal compliance.
• Undertake inspections, audits, and assurance activities to help maintain high standards of health and safety performance.
• Review risk assessments, method statements, contractor arrangements, and project controls to support safe project delivery.
• Lead or support accident and incident investigations, identifying lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the practical application of CDM 2015 requirements, including the management of design risk where appropriate.
• Deliver health and safety training, briefings, and awareness activities that strengthen capability across project teams.
• Promote a positive safety culture by building relationships, sharing best practice, and driving continuous improvement across the Major Projects portfolio.

Skills

Health & safety leadership

Risk management

Safety audits & investigations

CDM 2015 compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

Do you enjoy helping teams create safer working environments while contributing to the successful delivery of complex projects? Are you motivated by building trusted relationships, influencing positive behaviours, and supporting projects that make a lasting impact?

Join AtkinsRéalis as a Health & Safety Manager and play a key role in supporting the safe delivery of some of the UK's most complex and high-profile projects. Working across sectors including nuclear, defence, energy, transportation, and infrastructure, you'll provide health and safety leadership, assurance, and advisory support that helps teams deliver with confidence.

At AtkinsRéalis, we recognise that successful health and safety leadership is built on collaboration, expertise, and continuous improvement. We value diverse perspectives and different ways of thinking, creating an environment where you can develop your career while making a meaningful contribution to major projects.

Your role

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Provide independent health and safety advice, assurance, and support across major projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Partner with clients, project managers, designers, contractors, and duty holders to promote effective risk management and legal compliance.
• Undertake inspections, audits, and assurance activities to help maintain high standards of health and safety performance.
• Review risk assessments, method statements, contractor arrangements, and project controls to support safe project delivery.
• Lead or support accident and incident investigations, identifying lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
• Support the practical application of CDM 2015 requirements, including the management of design risk where appropriate.
• Deliver health and safety training, briefings, and awareness activities that strengthen capability across project teams.
• Promote a positive safety culture by building relationships, sharing best practice, and driving continuous improvement across the Major Projects portfolio.

About you

We take a strengths-based approach because we know successful health and safety professionals bring a variety of experiences, perspectives, and working styles. You may find many of the following resonate with you:

• You have experience delivering health and safety support, assurance, and advisory services on major construction, infrastructure, engineering, energy, defence, or nuclear projects.
• You bring a strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation and CDM 2015 and enjoy helping others navigate their responsibilities.
• You are comfortable supporting projects through design, pre-construction, and construction phases, ensuring safe and effective delivery.
• You enjoy engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and building trusted relationships across project teams and organisations.
• You have experience working within highly regulated environments and understand the importance of maintaining high standards of safety, governance, and compliance.
• You communicate clearly and confidently, supporting project teams, senior leaders, and clients to make informed decisions and improve safety performance.
• You take a practical, proactive, and solutions-focused approach to identifying risks, investigating incidents, and driving continuous improvement.
• You bring curiosity, resilience, and a commitment to creating safer environments while supporting successful project outcomes.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

Rewards and benefits – Careers at AtkinsRéalis

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

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 creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to all applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria. If you would like to be considered under this commitment, please let us know at the application stage.