Job Description
Are you an experienced HSE Professional with a highly regulated project background?
Do you ensure efficient and effective Health and Safety delivery across large scale, high value projects?
Are you looking for a long term contract with a multi-billion pound framework?
If so, please reach out!
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Health and Safety Manager to lead and maintain high standards of safety, health, and well-being within the construction, civil engineering, marine, and defence sector.
The Health and Safety Manager will play a pivotal role in fostering a robust safety culture across all aspects of our projects. A primary responsibility is to ensure that the company operates in full compliance with relevant health and safety regulations, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. This involves offering expert guidance to senior leadership, project managers, and site teams, ensuring that safety considerations are embedded in all decisions and actions.
Your duties and responsibilities will be
- Ensure the company s activities comply with relevant health and safety regulations, including CDM (Construction Design and Management) Regulations. Ensure adherence to statutory and local governance, promoting best practice throughout the team. Provide expert advice on health and safety matters to senior leadership, project managers, and site teams.
- Review of Designer and Contractor generated H&S documentation, including task specific risk assessments and method statements relating to high-risk activities, throughout pre-construction, construction, and operational handover phases. Close liaison with the Facility Operator and other stakeholders is vital to ensuring local arrangements are adhered to.
- Support the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor to Identify potential hazards and implement effective risk control measures.
- As necessary, develop and deliver training programs to staff and subcontractors to promote safety awareness and compliance. Foster a culture of positive safety through regular communications, workshops, and meetings.
- Work collaboratively with the colleagues across the team to identify improvement opportunities.
- Interface with base maintenance and operational teams to ensure H&S coordination across all functions.
- Assist with the investigation of accidents, incidents, and near-misses, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented. Maintain accurate records of incidents and prepare detailed reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct regular site inspections and audits to monitor compliance with health and safety standards. Collaborate with project teams to address non-conformities and ensure timely resolution of issues.
- Work closely with design teams, contractors, and regulatory bodies to ensure health and safety requirements are integrated into project planning and execution.
- Act as the primary point of contact for external audits and health and safety queries.
- Oversee Principal Contractor activities across all stages of works from pre-construction to handover, providing governance and assurance that work is compliant with base and regulatory standards.
- Support LfE activities for Programme Euston helping to capture and share relevant LfE both to and from the Programme.
You will have the following qualifications & experience:
- To excel in this role, the successful candidate must bring substantial experience in managing health and safety within construction, civil engineering, marine, or defence sector. This includes a thorough understanding of the statutory framework, with particular emphasis on the CDM Regulations and other legislation relevant to complex infrastructure projects.
- Ideally you will have a minimum of 10-years experience within a construction / engineering role, with proven experience in H&S management across the various stages of the construction and engineering programme lifecycle.
- A strong educational foundation is essential, ideally demonstrated through professional qualifications such as NEBOSH, HNC / HND, Degree, etc. Membership with a recognised professional body, such as IOSH or IIRSM, is desirable, reflecting a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professional competency.
- Equally important is the ability to lead and inspire teams, fostering a culture where health and safety is prioritised at every level of the organisation. The role demands exceptional analytical and organisational skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, from site operatives to senior executives. You will have the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- You must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of implementing innovative health and safety solutions that deliver measurable improvements.
- Foster and maintain excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to chair health and safety related meetings throughout the full programme life cycle.
It s great if you also have the following
- Experience of working in a Nuclear regulated environment (or similar regulated industry)
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we ll do our best to accommodate.
Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.
