SHEQ Lead

Irwin and Colton; Ringway; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Job summary

Irwin and Colton is recruiting a SHEQ Lead to support major water-sector projects across Manchester and Liverpool. The role focuses on providing expert guidance on SHEQ and CDM, ensuring safe delivery through design, construction and commissioning, and leading audits and incident investigations.

The ideal candidate will have a strong construction risk and incident investigation background, a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent, and proven stakeholder management skills to engage clients and delivery

Qualifications

• Strong technical grounding in construction risk, assurance and incident investigation.
• Relevant Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) and proactive approach to CDM and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and credibility with clients and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide SHEQ and CDM guidance across projects, supporting safe delivery from design through construction and commissioning.
• Support compliance with CDM 2015, including coordinating pre-construction information and reviewing Construction Phase Plans.
• Lead audits, site assurance activity and implementation of corporate and client standards into local arrangements.
• Take ownership of high-potential/high-severity incident management, investigations, reporting and close-out of corrective actions.

Skills

Construction risk

Incident investigation

Stakeholder management

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

SHEQ Lead Manchester/Liverpool | £70,000 plus car allowance and benefits

We're supporting a leading contractor in the UK utilities and infrastructure sector to recruit a SHEQ Lead, providing specialist support across water-sector projects including treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, reservoirs and network infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide SHEQ and CDM guidance across projects, supporting safe delivery from design through construction and commissioning.
• Support compliance with CDM 2015, including coordinating pre-construction information and reviewing Construction Phase Plans.
• Lead audits, site assurance activity and the implementation of corporate and client standards into practical local arrangements.
• Take ownership of high-potential/high-severity incident management, investigations, reporting and close-out of corrective actions.

Requirements

• A strong technical grounding in construction risk, assurance and incident investigation, ideally within utilities or civil engineering environments.
• A relevant Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) and a proactive approach to CDM and statutory compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to build credibility with clients and delivery teams.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing programme and play a pivotal role in raising SHEQ standards across critical infrastructure.

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. Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you