Senior Health and Safety Manager

Irwin & Colton; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Health and Safety Manager to join a prominent Principal Contractor in the UK. This hybrid role, based in Wakefield or Durham, involves leading health and safety initiatives across multiple projects. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a similar role, preferably in construction, and hold a NEBOSH qualification. This position offers competitive salary and benefits, including a car allowance.

Benefits

Car allowance

Bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within construction or civil engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams.
• Drive and enthusiasm to promote a positive Health and Safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead, advise, and coach contractors on health and safety strategy.
• Conduct incident investigations to identify root causes.
• Audit and report on health and safety performance.
• Assess opportunities for health and safety improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Incident investigation

Health and safety strategy delivery

Communication

Education

NEBOSH General or Construction

Job description

Senior Health and Safety Manager – Wakefield or Durham (Hybrid role with site travel)

Salary: Circa 75,000 + Car Allowance or Car + Bonus.

Irwin and Colton have been engaged to recruit a Senior HSE Manager for a leading Principal Contractor, delivering major construction, logistics, residential, industrial and defence projects across the region. With a strong pipeline and a growing regional presence, this is a key leadership role within the team.

The position is ideal for an experienced HSE professional who can lead regionally, work as part of the senior leadership team, and drive best practice across multiple live schemes.

Responsibilities

• Leading, advising and coaching contractors to ensure they can achieve the efficient and effective delivery of the health and safety strategy
• Conducting incident investigations to identify the root cause and make recommendations to prevent recurrence
• Auditing and reporting on health and safety performance
• Constantly assessing opportunities for health and safety improvements and sharing best practice across the organisation

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within construction or civil engineering or a related industry
• Hold NEBOSH General or Construction (NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent desirable)
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work well with a wide range of people
• Drive and enthusiasm with the ability to promote a positive Health and Safety culture

This is a great opportunity to grow and develop your career with a high profile Principal Contractor. If you have the relevant skills and experience or would like further information, please contact James Irwin on (phone number removed).

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions. Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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