Project Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

Skanska UK Plc; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Project Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager for a major commercial project in London. The role involves guiding teams on health and safety practices, developing communication strategies, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have a strong background in health and safety management within the construction industry, along with relevant qualifications.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Health and Safety Manager in construction.
• Experience on complex multistorey building projects.
• In-depth understanding of health, safety and wellbeing principles.

Responsibilities

• Advise and coach teams on health, safety and wellbeing.
• Develop and lead health, safety and wellbeing communication plans.
• Build partnerships with stakeholders to enhance health and safety.

Skills

Excellent report writing

Verbal communication skills

Incident investigation

Health, safety and wellbeing management

Education

NVQ Level 5

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Project Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

General information

City/town:

London

Job field:

Construction

Monday, May 26, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5142

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are recruiting for a Project Health and Safety Manager to join our Building Operating unit. The successful candidate will be responsible for health and safety performance and delivery on a £200m commercial building project in Central London. This a flagship project working with a high performing site team.

What you'll do:

Advise, guide and coach Skanska teams and contractors on all aspects of health safety and wellbeing.

Identify new and innovative products and ideas to drive improvements in health, safety and wellbeing.

Support the project/OU in the production, review and implementation of specific plans for managing health, safety and wellbeing.

Develop and lead health, safety and wellbeing communication plans and their effective rollout and implementation.

Build trusting partnerships with our key stakeholders and supply chain to contribute to customer success and meet expectation in particular relation to health, safety and wellbeing.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Proven track record working as a Health and Safety Manager within the construction industry
• Experience working on complex building projects, including multistorey buildings
• Excellent report writing, verbal and written communication skills.
• Skilled in leading and supporting incident investigation
• In depth understanding of the principals of health, safety and wellbeing, including an understanding of effective management techniques
• NVQ Level 5, NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Health and Safety qualification
• CMIOSH (not essential)

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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