SHE Manager

Kier Group; Bentfield, Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group seeks a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager for the Construction & Engineering team in the Eastern region (Stansted or Cambridge). The role leads HSW across multiple projects, shaping planning, design and delivery, and driving continual improvement through collaboration and risk management.

The role requires Chartered IOSH membership (CMIOSH), strong leadership and communication skills, and a CSCS card.

Qualifications

• Experience leading safety, health and wellbeing within a Tier 1 construction environment.
• Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH).
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• CSCS Card enabling access to our projects.

Responsibilities

• Promoting the HSW Strategy and driving continual improvement across multiple projects
• Building collaborative relationships with supply chain partners and sharing HSW insights and learning
• Providing visible leadership, coaching and day-to-day support to HSW Advisors
• Ensuring accidents, incidents and near misses are investigated using robust root cause analysis
• Engaging early with pre-construction, design and planning teams to identify and design out foreseeable risks

Skills

Safety leadership

Communication

CSCS Card

CMIOSH

Education

CMIOSH (Chartered Membership of IOSH)

Job description

SHE Manager

Company: Kier Group

Salary: Not specified

Hours: Full-time

Location: CM22 7WE

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 26 Oct 2026

Closing date: 9 Nov 2026

We're looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager to join our Construction & Engineering team based in our Eastern region - Stanstead or Cambridge.

Location: Stansted or CambridgeHours: Full time - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide visible Health, Safety and Wellbeing leadership across the region on multiple projects. You'll influence planning, design and delivery, develop project HSW capability, promote Kier's HSW strategy and standards, and drive continual improvement through collaboration, assurance, learning and effective risk management. Working within our Construction & Engineering business, you'll play a key role in supporting major regional projects and building strong relationships with teams and supply chain partners.

What will you be responsible for?

• Promoting the HSW Strategy and driving continual improvement across multiple projects
• Building collaborative relationships with supply chain partners and sharing HSW insights and learning
• Providing visible leadership, coaching and day-to-day support to HSW Advisors
• Ensuring accidents, incidents and near misses are investigated using robust root cause analysis
• Engaging early with pre-construction, design and planning teams to identify and design out foreseeable risks

What are we looking for?

• You have demonstrable experience leading safety, health and wellbeing within a Tier 1 construction environment
• You hold Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH)
• You're a great communicator with proven ability to build positive working relationships
• You have strong management skills focused on project leadership and adding value to teams
• You hold an appropriate level CSCS Card enabling access to our projects

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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