Senior Health & Safety Leader - Drive Safer, Bigger Projects

Laing O'Rourke; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is forming a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Talent Community for roles like Senior Health & Safety Advisor and Health & Safety Manager in 2026. This initiative aims to connect with professionals who care about safety and innovation in major projects across the UK.

Prospective candidates will gain insights into upcoming projects and build relationships with the recruitment team. Join us to shape the future of safety in construction!

Qualifications

• Champion a proactive, progressive approach to health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Engage and influence at every level of a project.
• Support industry-leading practices and modern construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Drive a culture where safety, wellbeing, and inclusion come first.
• Be first in line for upcoming 2026 vacancies.
• Build a relationship with our HSW teams before roles go live.

Skills

Proactive approach to Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Engagement and influence at all project levels

Support for industry-leading practices

Digital tools and modern construction methods

Culture of safety, wellbeing, and inclusion

Job description

Join Laing O'Rourke's Health, Safety & Wellbeing Talent Community

Be Part of a Landmark Year in 2026

At Laing O'Rourke, we're shaping the future of the built environment—and in 2026, our Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) teams will be at the very heart of some of the UK's most critical and complex projects.

We're building a dedicated HSW Talent Community to connect with exceptional professionals who want to make a real impact on major programmes across England, Scotland & Wales. If you're passionate about innovation, care deeply about people, and thrive in fast‑moving environments, we want to stay in touch.

Opportunities in 2026

Over the coming year, this Talent Community will be our first point of call for HSW roles at:

• Senior Health & Safety Advisor
• Health & Safety Manager
• Senior Health & Safety Manager
  
  

You'll have the opportunity to support industry‑leading projects across:

• Substations & Energy Infrastructure
• Healthcare
• Data Centres
• Rail & Transportation
• Prisons & Secure Environments
• Defence & National Infrastructure
  
  

Whether you're bringing experience from construction, engineering, high‑risk industries or major programmes, we want to hear from you.

Why Join Our Talent Community?

By Joining Now, You'll

• Be first in line for upcoming 2026 vacancies.
• Build a relationship with our Talent & HSW teams before roles go live.
• Gain early insights into projects, career pathways and development opportunities.
• Stay connected with a business committed to setting new standards in Health, Safety & Wellbeing.
  
  

What We're Looking For

We want talented professionals who can:

• Champion a proactive, progressive approach to HSW.
• Engage and influence at every level of a project.
• Support industry‑leading practices, digital tools and modern construction methods.
• Drive a culture where safety, wellbeing and inclusion come first.
  
  

If that sounds like you, we'd love to stay connected throughout 2026 and beyond.

Join the Laing O'Rourke HSW Talent Community Today

Ready to be part of a transformative year?

Register your interest now—and let's build the future safely, together.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

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