Health & Safety Managers

Charlton Recruitment; Tyburn; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is looking for Health & Safety Managers for a major infrastructure project in the UK. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with safety standards, providing leadership on-site, and collaborating with delivery teams to improve safety performance. With significant construction activities and a focus on safety excellence, this role offers a chance to make a impactful contribution to HS2, one of the UK's most significant construction programmes. Competitive daily rates are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects.
• Comfortable operating in a client-side role.
• Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation and occupational health.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation.
• Provide on-site H&S leadership.
• Engage and influence delivery teams to improve safety.

Skills

Construction safety experience

Client-side role intervention

H&S legislation knowledge

Continuous improvement driving

Incident investigation skills

Job description

Health & Safety Manager (x5): £450 - £550 per day (Inside IR35)

Senior Health & Safety Manager (x1): £550 - £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Location: Fort Dunlop, Birmingham B24 9FD

Programme: High Speed Two, 6‑month contracts + extensions

Working: 3 to 4 days on site a week

Start: within 2 wks of offer (mid Feb)

Role Overview

We are recruiting Interim Health & Safety Managers to support the delivery of one of the largest and most complex infrastructure programmes in Europe for High Speed Two (HS2).

The scale of the programme is significant, involving:

• A workforce of over 30,000 people across 340 sites
• Approximately 1,900 site lifts per day
• Major works including tunnels, shafts, bridges, viaducts, embankments, and cuttings

This is a career‑defining opportunity to play a pivotal role in protecting the safety and wellbeing of thousands of workers on a nationally significant construction programme.

Project Context

This is your opportunity to be part of the £6 billion HS2 Main Works Civils Area North, delivered by the BBV Joint Venture (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV). The largest single contract on HS2 consisting of 100 km of line of route valued c£6bn, consists of 42 viaducts, 66 bridges, 35 cuttings, 56 culverts, 66 embankments, green tunnels & 4 motor crossings.

The Role

You will work as part of newly formed client‑side Health & Safety teams, made up of a blend of interim and permanent professionals. These teams actively review safety data, site performance, and working practices, delivering targeted interventions where risks are identified.

This is a hands‑on, visible client role, requiring confident intervention, strong influencing skills, and a high‑challenge / high‑support approach to driving safety excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure contractors and delivery partners comply with all relevant Health & Safety legislation and standards
• Provide strong on‑site H&S leadership across complex construction environments
• Engage, influence, and challenge delivery teams to improve safety performance
• Support risk‑based Health, Safety and Security operational assurance
• Contribute to incident investigations, assurance reviews, and corrective actions
• Promote best practice, training uplift, and continuous improvement
• Support and deputise for the Senior Health, Safety & Security Manager where required

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects
• Comfortable operating in a client‑side role, actively intervening to manage and reduce risk
• Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation, occupational health, and security requirements
• Experience delivering assurance across complex programmes with multiple contractors and stakeholders
• Track record of contributing to incident investigations and driving continuous improvement
• Backgrounds considered include rail, civils, major construction, and infrastructure projects

This is a high‑profile interim opportunity for experienced Health & Safety professionals who want to make a tangible impact on one of the UK's most challenging and important construction programmes.