Regional Health and Safety Manager

Turner Lovell; Hawton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company care

Benefits package

Job summary

Turner Lovell is seeking a strategic Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing to lead HSW across major highways infrastructure projects. You will set safety culture, drive continuous improvement and ensure legal compliance across multi-site operations from Bristol to project sites.

The role requires NEBOSH/NVQ6 and CMIOSH or progress toward it, with senior leadership experience and strong data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Level 6 or equivalent.
• CMIOSH status or working towards it.
• Senior SHEQ/HSW leadership across multi-site operations.
• Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and CDM Regulations.
• Experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong data analysis, reporting and MS 365 skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible HSW leadership across multiple operations, projects and contracts.
• Lead, develop and coach HSW teams, promoting high standards and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety legislation and CDM Regulations.
• Oversee audits, inspections, compliance reviews and corrective actions.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring root cause analysis and learning.
• Monitor HSW performance, KPIs and emerging risks to drive improvement.
• Build relationships with clients, senior stakeholders and supply-chain partners.
• Champion wellbeing and mental health initiatives across the organisation.
• Support senior management with HSW strategy and business improvement.
• Drive best practice and continuous improvement across HSW systems.

Skills

HSW leadership across multiple sites

Incident investigation

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

MS 365 proficiency

Communication

Commercial awareness

Multi-site leadership

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ6

CMIOSH (Chartered IOSH)

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Location: Bristol

Industry: Highways & Infrastructure

Salary: up to £95,000 + company care + benefits

Scope of Work: An exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing to join a leading infrastructure organisation, providing strategic HSW leadership across major highways maintenance operations.

Are you an experienced Health, Safety & Wellbeing leader with a background in complex, multi-site operations?

Do you have the ambition to lead safety culture and continuous improvement across major infrastructure projects?

Turner Lovell is currently recruiting for a Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing to join a leading highways and infrastructure organisation.

You will provide strategic leadership across Health, Safety and Wellbeing, driving a positive safety culture, ensuring legal compliance and supporting continuous improvement across multiple contracts and operational teams.

Working closely with senior leadership, clients and stakeholders, you will play a key role in embedding best practice, managing risk and ensuring the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing.

In this role you will:

• Provide visible HSW leadership across multiple operations, projects and contracts


• Lead, develop and coach HSW teams, promoting high standards and accountability


• Ensure compliance with UK Health & Safety legislation and CDM Regulations


• Oversee audits, inspections, compliance reviews and corrective actions


• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring effective root cause analysis and shared learning


• Monitor HSW performance, KPIs and emerging risks to drive continuous improvement


• Build strong relationships with clients, senior stakeholders, subcontractors and supply-chain partners


• Champion wellbeing and mental health initiatives across the organisation


• Support senior management with HSW strategy, business improvement and operational decision-making


• Drive best practice, innovation and continuous improvement across HSW systems and processes

The ideal profile is someone who has:

• NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6 or equivalent


• Chartered IOSH status (CMIOSH), or working towards it


• Significant senior SHEQ/HSW leadership experience across multi-site operations


• Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and CDM Regulations


• Proven experience in incident investigation and root cause analysis


• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams


• Strong data analysis, reporting and Microsoft 365 skills


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities


• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to influence senior leadership