Health and Safety Manager

Laing O'Rourke group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and construction company is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Manager to oversee strategic H&S direction across major infrastructure projects. The role involves setting safety governance standards, coaching operational teams, and managing a dedicated health and safety team. Candidates should possess a Level 6 health and safety qualification and relevant experience. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Base salary + car/travel allowance

Access to PMI

Enhanced pension and parental leave schemes

Life, dental, and critical illness insurance

Income protection

33 days' holiday

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience on civils, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Strong understanding of occupational health, wellbeing, and safety risk management.
• Member of a relevant professional body (IOSH, IIRSM, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide governance advice to project leadership teams.
• Facilitate operational teams on Inclusion & Wellbeing.
• Carry out Health & Safety assurance activities.
• Manage a team of health and safety professionals.

Skills

Health & Safety Governance

Coaching

Auditing

Investigating

Risk Management

Education

Level 6 health & safety qualification

Job description

Senior Health & Safety Manager – The Great Grid Partnership
Location: Flexible across project offices/sites (Suffolk to the East Coast of Yorkshire), with travel as required

We're looking for a Senior Health & Safety Manager to lead Health & Safety strategically across The Great Grid Partnership, supporting our Infrastructure business to deliver a safe, inclusive, and positive working environment as we upgrade and expand the UK's electricity network. In this role, you will set the strategic H&S direction across a major portfolio of work, take ownership of building and developing your own Health & Safety team, and play a pivotal role in shaping our safety culture.

Your role

• Provide governance advice andsupportnecessaryto assist project leadership teams and staff to fulfil theirsafetyresponsibilities to the high standards demanded by the business.
• Facilitate and coachoperationalteams onInclusion&Wellbeingand the respectiveengagementtools, which will allow the team to engageeffectively with the workforce.
• Carry out relevant Health&Safetyassuranceactivities, providingconfidenceto the business thatoperationaleffectiveness of all relevant processes are being delivered.
• Manage a team ofhealth ands safety professionals to provide support to a portfolio of infrastructure projects

What we're looking for

• Level 6 health & safety qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience on civils, infrastructure, or energy projects.
• Strong understanding of occupational health, wellbeing, and safety risk management.
• Confident in coaching, training, auditing, and investigating.
• Member of a relevant professional body (IOSH, IIRSM, etc.).

We also take care of our people!

• Base salary + car/travel allowance
• Access to PMI
• Enhanced pension and parental leave schemes
• Life, dental, and critical illness insurance
• Income protection
• 33 days' holiday (including bank holidays!)
• Professional development opportunities

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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