HSEQ Manager (Civil Engineering)

MCS Group; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm is seeking an HSEQ Manager based in Belfast. You will be responsible for leading health, safety, environmental, and quality efforts while managing client relationships and ensuring compliance with ISO standards. The ideal candidate has proven experience in HSEQ, excellent communication skills, and the ability to make autonomous decisions. This is a site-present role with no remote options.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in an HSEQ role, ideally within civil engineering or utilities.
• Strong knowledge of ISO standards, RAMS, and HSEQ policy writing.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships with contractors and clients.
• Ability to lead a team, set priorities, and make autonomous decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with clients and subcontractors on all HSEQ matters.
• Lead compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001.
• Conduct site audits and ensure full compliance across projects.
• Provide direction and recognize when to be on-site for client meetings.

Skills

HSEQ management

ISO standards knowledge

Communication skills

Team leadership

Risk assessment development

Job description

MCS Group is proud to be partnering with a well-established Civil Engineering business delivering high-quality infrastructure services across Northern Ireland. Working with major utility clients, you will be heavily involved in working directly with clients.

What's on Offer:

• Salary circa 40-50K
• A key leadership position with real influence and autonomy.
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking and people-first engineering business.

As HSEQ Manager, you will lead the company's Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality efforts across all operations. Based mainly in Belfast, you'll manage relationships with clients and subcontractors, lead compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001, and support both internal and external site activities.

You'll have a Junior HSEQ resource conducting site audits and a remote administrator handling daily reporting and checklists. Your role is both strategic and hands-on, reporting directly to the senior leadership team.

You will;

• Represent HSEQ performance at monthly management meetings.
• Act as the main point of contact for clients and subcontractors on all HSEQ matters.
• Lead and support the HSEQ team, offering guidance and development.
• Manage and maintain certifications including ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001.
• Develop and write Risk Assessments, Method Statements (RAMS), and company policies.
• Ensure full compliance across civil engineering, surveys, and leakage detection projects.
• Oversee subcontractor compliance, ensuring safe working practices across multiple projects.
• Provide direction and autonomy, recognising when to be on-site for client meetings or incident response.

What We're Looking For:

• Proven experience in an HSEQ role, ideally within civil engineering or utilities.
• Strong knowledge of ISO standards, RAMS, and HSEQ policy writing.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships with contractors and clients.
• Ability to lead a team, set priorities, and make autonomous decisions.
• Hands-on mindset - this is a site-present role, not remote.
• Full driving licence required for site visits across Northern Ireland.

This role requires onsite presence. While flexibility is offered for occasional personal commitments, remote or hybrid working is not suitable. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and capable of making judgment calls on when they need to be on-site or in the office.

Full details will be discussed upon application.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Alan Montgomery, Specialist Consultant at MCS Group 028 96 935492

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