Job Details
Job Title: Junior / Intermediate Health & Safety Manager
Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + package
Location: Central London (project based, site travel required)
Reporting to: Group Health & Safety Manager
Sector: Refurbishment / Retrofit / Cut & Carve Construction
Role Overview
We’re seeking a motivated Junior to Intermediate Health & Safety Manager to support delivery of H&S compliance across a portfolio of complex refurbishment, retrofit, and cut & carve construction projects in London. This hands‑on role is for someone with 4‑5 years of construction H&S experience who wants to step up into a broader project‑facing position within a dynamic contractor environment.
You will support the Group Health & Safety Manager in driving consistent standards across multiple live sites, ensuring compliance, improving behaviours, and promoting a strong safety culture within high‑risk structural alteration and refurbishment environments.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Site Safety
- Conduct regular site inspections and audits across live refurbishment and cut & carve projects
- Support site teams in implementing RAMS, SSOW, and permit systems
- Monitor and enforce compliance with CDM Regulations 2015
- Assist in managing high‑risk activities including structural alterations, demolition, temporary works, lifting operations, and hot works
- Support incident investigations and ensure corrective actions are closed out effectively
Compliance & Reporting
- Maintain accurate H&S documentation, reporting and audit trails
- Support preparation for internal and external audits
- Track and report on key H&S performance indicators
- Assist with pre‑start planning reviews and ongoing compliance checks
Training & Culture
- Support site teams with toolbox talks, inductions and safety briefings
- Promote proactive safety culture across all levels of site management and subcontractors
- Assist in identifying training needs and competency gaps
Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with Project Managers, Site Managers and subcontractors to embed safe systems of work
- Liaise with client representatives and principal contractors where required
- Provide practical, solution‑focused H&S advice to operational teams
Required Experience & Skills
- 4‑5 years of construction health & safety experience, ideally within refurbishment or structural alteration environments with a Tier 1 main contractor background
- NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum); NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent preferred
- Strong understanding of CDM Regulations and contractor duties
- Experience working in live construction environments with multiple trades on site
- Knowledge of high‑risk activities including demolition, temporary works and structural modifications
- Confident communicator with ability to influence site teams
- Proactive, pragmatic approach to problem‑solving rather than a purely compliance‑driven mindset
Desirable
- Membership of IOSH (TechIOSH or working towards CertIOSH)
- Experience in retrofit / sustainability‑led construction projects
- Exposure to cut & carve / structural alteration schemes in occupied or constrained environments
- Experience working within a multi‑site contractor structure
Role Structure & Development
This role sits within a growing H&S function and reports directly into the Group Health & Safety Manager, offering clear development into a fully autonomous H&S Manager position.
Exposure:
- Multiple live projects simultaneously
- Group‑level safety strategy and compliance systems
- Complex refurbishment and structural transformation schemes
Person Profile
We are looking for someone who is:
- Hands‑on and visible on site
- Confident working with operational teams under pressure
- Detail‑focused but commercially aware
- Keen to develop into a senior H&S leadership role
- Comfortable working in fast‑paced, changing project environments
If you’re ready to step up into a hands‑on H&S role within complex, high‑profile retrofit projects and want real progression under an experienced Group H&S Manager, get in touch to discuss further.
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