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EQUANS; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle or allowance

Bonus and benefits package

25 days annual leave

Life Cover

Gym membership discounts

Job summary

Equans is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to oversee Birmingham and the West Midlands on a permanent basis. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week with hybrid working; on-site Tue–Thu.

The post reports to the Senior SHEQ Manager and supports operations within a public sector portfolio, driving compliance with safety, environment and quality standards. You will lead regional SHEQ activities, develop action plans, mentor safety ambassadors, and ensure training matrices are in place.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience leading health & safety across multisite operations.
• Solid knowledge of SHEQ legislation and compliance requirements.
• Data-driven approach to safety management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage SHEQ across the regional operational area to ensure work meets external and internal standards.
• Record and report data (Near Misses, Accidents, RIDDORs, HiPo’s, LTI’s, Incidents, Waste, Energy, etc.).
• Establish SHEQ Action Plans with Contract Director/Manager to deliver safer workplaces and improve culture.
• Lead investigations with stakeholders, providing root-cause analyses and actionable recommendations.
• Coach contracts to use reporting tools (Power BI) and feed insights to central SHEQ team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Multisite operations

Communication skills

Safety culture evangelism

Education

NEBOSH National Diploma

British Safety Council Level 5 Diploma

City & Guilds Level 5 Diploma

NCRQ Level 6 Diploma

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Equans is looking for a Health & Safety Manager to join the team covering Birmingham and the West Midlands on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.Reporting to the Senior SHEQ Manager, the post holder will support operational teams within a public sector portfolio. The role offers hybrid working, with an expectation to be on site Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.The purpose of the role is to provide guidance and leadership to ensure that contracts in the Sustainable FM Services division meet their statutory safety and environment requirements and to assist contracts in delivering on responsible business initiatives.The post holder will identify and deliver solutions to improve operational safety, health, environment & quality (SHEQ). Working closely, and in partnership, with the operational teams as well as the wider FM SHEQ teams, this role will ensure the EQUANS objectives & SHEQ culture are embedded within sites and contracts at a regional level.We are looking for a passionate and collaborative individual with previous experience working with multisite FM operations, ideally within a similar role.

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Health and Safety Manager

Company: EQUANS Salary: £60,000 to £60,000 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Birmingham, BIRMINGHAM Job type: Permanent Posting date: 16 Sept 2026 Closing date: 16 Oct 2026

Summary

Equans is looking for a Health & Safety Manager to join the team covering Birmingham and the West Midlands on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.Reporting to the Senior SHEQ Manager, the post holder will support operational teams within a public sector portfolio. The role offers hybrid working, with an expectation to be on site Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.The purpose of the role is to provide guidance and leadership to ensure that contracts in the Sustainable FM Services division meet their statutory safety and environment requirements and to assist contracts in delivering on responsible business initiatives.The post holder will identify and deliver solutions to improve operational safety, health, environment & quality (SHEQ). Working closely, and in partnership, with the operational teams as well as the wider FM SHEQ teams, this role will ensure the EQUANS objectives & SHEQ culture are embedded within sites and contracts at a regional level.We are looking for a passionate and collaborative individual with previous experience working with multisite FM operations, ideally within a similar role.

What will you deliver?Management of SHEQ across the Regional Operational area to ensure all work is undertaken to external and internal standards and guidelinesEnsure all reportable data (Near Misses, Accidents, RIDDORs, HiPo’s, LTI’s, Incidents, LSV/MSV, Waste, Water, Energy, Social Initiatives, Volunteering etc) is recorded accurately on the contract – coach contracts, sites and individuals where requiredEstablish SHEQ Action Plans for each contract with the Contract Director/Manager – these outputs will deliver safer workplaces, improved employee engagement, culture and support our work-winning activity as models of best practiceAct on the findings of SHEQ Audits – providing guidance to the sites and feedback to SHEQ Solutions on tools, processes and systems that made be needed to improve the safety and quality of our workMentor the Safety Ambassadors within the contracts that you will be responsible forLead by example in following the company’s values and objectivesEnsure that each contract has a Training Matrix or Learning Management System to ensure that all colleagues within the area have the appropriate, Quality and H&S training, qualifications, and development. The delivery of training that impacts safety should be monitored and prioritisedLead investigations and liaise with stakeholders, ensuring detailed investigations are undertaken and full reports/ recommendations are provided – these reports will adequately identify the root causes of incidentsHold close out meetings, to ensure incidents/ investigations are fully closed and firm action plans with recommendations are presented to the Accident Incident Review boards to prevent further occurrences across the division and UKBUCoach contracts to use the Divisional Reporting tools power Bi and feedback to the central SHEQ team on what further reporting may be neededProvide innovation and market leading solutions, delivering continuous improvement and data led focus on safety and responsible business

What can we offer you?On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package, which includes;25 days annual leave(+ public holidays)Life Cover equivalent to 2 timesannual salaryEmployee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailersGym membership discountsCycle to work schemeHoliday purchase scheme2 corporate social responsibility days per yearBroad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmesAttractive Employee Referral Rewards SchemeAccess to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?Previous experience of a Health and Safety role within the construction, energy sector, FM or related industriesUnderstanding of construction, energy and FM technology and methodsDemonstrable experience relevant SHEQ legislationNEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety; British Safety Council Level 5 Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health; City & Guilds Level 5 (NVQ) Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety Practice; NCRQ Level 6 Diploma in Applied Health and Safety or equivalent qualification or qualification experience

Who are we?Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros. In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.Equans is a Bouygues group company.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents and Young Professionals.The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team, not direct to Equans Managers.

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