Overview
Health & Safety Manager - £55,000 - £65,000 + Package - Utilities - Essex/Suffolk - ID: 11554
Are you a hands-on Health & Safety Manager who can build relationships on site and drive real change? We are working with a growing utilities contractor delivering drainage and water infrastructure projects across the East of England. With a strong pipeline of secured work, they are expanding into wider water utilities services, now looking to bring in a Health & Safety Manager to lead Safety across the business. This is a key hire, reporting into the Operations Director, with the autonomy to shape standards, influence senior stakeholders, and improve site performance. This is a hybrid role, on site for 2 days a week, in the office 2 days and at home 1 day a week.
What’s on offer
- £55,000 - £65,000 Salary
- Company Car or £4,500 Car Allowance + Mileage
- 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Standard Pension
- 4x Annual Salary Life Assurance
- Medicash Plan with the option of adding family
- Long-term secured work with major water clients
- Clear opportunity to shape and improve the function
What you will be doing
- Lead and manage Health & Safety across multiple live sites
- Maintain and improve ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 systems
- Ensure compliance with UK legislation including HSAW and CDM
- Carry out audits, inspections, and support external accreditations
- Review RAMS and implement safe systems of work
- Investigate incidents and drive corrective actions
- Deliver training, toolbox talks, and inductions
- Build strong relationships with site teams and clients
- Support tenders with Health and Safety input
What we’re looking for
- NEBOSH General Certificate (or higher)
- Experience in utilities, civil engineering or related infrastructure sectors
- Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation and ISO standards
- Confident influencing site teams and senior stakeholders
- Proactive approach - someone who gets out on site and engages
If you want a role where you can influence, improve, and be visible across the business, this is worth a conversation. Apply today
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