HSEQ Manager

Barhale Holdings; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering company in the UK seeks an HSEQ Manager to ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across various projects. The ideal candidate will have extensive HSEQ experience within the civil engineering sector and a NEBOSH certificate. Responsibilities include promoting wellness, conducting inspections, and supporting site teams. This role offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including private medical and company pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension

Private medical

25 days annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive HSEQ experience within a civil engineering environment.
• Knowledge of quality controls associated with company work.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including professional telephone manners.

Responsibilities

• Support projects to meet HSEQ management system requirements.
• Promote Occupational Health & Wellbeing within the business.
• Conduct regular HSEQ inspections and visits.

Skills

Analytical skills

Good communication skills

People skills

Effective communicator

Education

NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent

CEnv or equivalent

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

About Barhale

Barhale is a business founded on family values, established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately‑owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services across multiple sectors:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier‑one partner for blue‑chip, regulated and private clients, working within large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects. We have a direct‑delivery model at the core of everything we do, believing that people are our greatest asset. Over 1,200 employees nationwide support our specialist skills, which include:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel‑fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Company Website: https://www.barhale.co.uk/
Company Showcase Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA

Why join Barhale?

As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment with our business strategy, ethos and philosophies.

• Job security through long‑term secured work via frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• Broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects
• Strong career progression with a proven track record of promoting from within

HSEQ Manager

The Role

As an HSEQ Manager, you will support a number of projects to meet the requirements of the Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Management systems. You will report to the Head of HSEQ for your area, supporting site teams and managers through inspections, recognising hazards and minimising risks while championing HSEQ initiatives in the region and ensuring legislation is adhered to.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote Occupational Health & Wellbeing
  • Support the provision of health & wellbeing within the business under the direction of the Head of HSEQ & HSEQ Director.
  • Support communication and promotion of the monthly themes.
  • Promote the value of occupational health at a regional level.
• HSEQ Advice and support to HSEQ Advisors
  • Provide consistent and accurate HSEQ advice to Advisors and Site Teams where applicable.
  • Render support to the region on HSEQ initiatives/issues.
  • Produce regional HSEQ statistics monthly, identify trends and take proactive initiatives.
  • Line‑manage HSEQ Advisors and mentor them to allow professional development.
  • Offer support to the site teams on our Be Right First Time initiatives and monitor our quality control as defined by the HSEQ Systems & Audit Manager.
• Collaboration and Client Support
  • Provide client support for the region under your control.
  • Attend Client HSEQ Forums as required and provide lessons‑learnt feedback and best‑practice sharing.
  • Form collaborative relationships with Client HSEQ Management.
• HSEQ Communications & HSE Statistics
  • Contribute to and support company‑level HSEQ communications and embed at the regional level.
  • Produce and communicate HSEQ alerts following incidents and poor-quality standards to promote learning and prevention.
  • Support the Head of HSEQ in maintaining HSE performance statistics monthly as requested.
  • Deliver awareness training and lead site stand‑downs.
• Accident/incident investigations
  • Support HSEQ Advisors and complete investigation reviews for HSE investigations.
  • Keep local and corporate management informed on the status.
  • Identify root causes.
  • Support the production of HSE alerts.
  • Act as an independent investigator in other areas of the business under the direction of the HSEQ Director.
• HSEQ Monitoring
  • Conduct regular visits to support your Advisory Team within the area of your control.
  • Perform HSEQ detailed inspections monthly in your control with targets agreed with your Head of HSEQ or HSEQ Director.
  • Act as a role model for HSEQ in the area under your control.
  • Monitor HSEQ Advisor inspections and ensure findings are closed out on time.
  • Agree on Advisor monthly inspection targets and monitor compliance.
• Facilities Management at Company Premises
  • Provide management support for Facilities Managers at the regional company premises on HSE‑related issues and provisions.
  • Monitor HSE standards at the regional company premises and ensure legal obligations are being upheld.
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Essential

• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent, ideally IOSH.
• CEnv or equivalent, ideally associate ISEP (Institute of Sustainability & Environmental Practices).
• Extensive HSEQ experience within a civil engineering environment; rail sector experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Knowledge of quality controls associated with company work activities.
• Analytical skills to interpret detailed information and regulations.
• High standard of written English.
• Good communication skills, including a professional telephone manner.
• People skills – ability to liaise with staff/operatives at all levels within Barhale.
• MS Office – Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Effective communicator with strong presentation and report‑writing skills.
• CSCS Safety Professional card.
• Able to work as a member of a team, but capable of working alone to tight deadlines as appropriate.
• Commitment to Health, Safety, Environment & Quality.

Desirable

• Level 3 AET or PTTLS preferred but not essential.
• Working towards NEBOSH Diploma level 6.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension.
• Life assurance.
• Private medical.
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days.
• 8 hours volunteering.
• Employee Assistance Programme to support mental, physiological and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice.
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/van (dependent on position).
• Leadership & management training and coaching.
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
• Continuous service awards.

Would you like to know more? Please contact our recruitment team via [e-mail].