HSE Manager

Overview

In this SHE Manager role, you will drive health, safety and wellbeing initiatives across a major infrastructure programme. You will work with senior leaders, delivery teams and contractors to embed safety into day-to-day activities and guide compliant, practical improvements. Your influence will shape safety culture, highlight risks before they become incidents, and support workforce engagement. This is a hands-on leadership position with real impact on project delivery and safety outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous annual leave
• Flexible and adaptable working arrangements
• Contributory pension scheme
• Annual bonus scheme
• Professional development and mentoring
• Car scheme and private medical insurance (where applicable)

Responsibilities

• Lead safety initiatives and embed them into daily project activities
• Provide practical guidance on legislation, compliance and safe working practices
• Lead audits, inspections and assurance activities to drive improvements
• Support development and review of risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work
• Influence behaviours and coach colleagues to promote safe working practices
• Lead or support investigations into incidents and near misses and ensure lessons learned are acted on
• Use data to monitor performance, identify trends and drive safety improvements
• Build partnerships with clients, contractors, regulators and other stakeholders
• Ensure safety considerations inform planning and decision-making on delivery
• Share best practices and raise safety standards across the organisation

Key requirements

• Proven SHE or Health & Safety experience in construction, rail or major civil infrastructure
• Strong understanding of UK health and safety legislation and practical application
• Experience in auditing, compliance management, risk assessment and incident investigation
• Recognised occupational health and safety qualification or equivalent accreditation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all levels
• Experience on complex projects with multiple contractors and competing priorities
• Strong analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to influence safety culture while remaining pragmatic in project delivery
• Desirable NEBOSH qualification or membership of IOSH or similar body

• Influencing and negotiation
• Stakeholder management
• Communication at all levels
• Auditing and compliance management
• Risk assessment and method statement development
• Incident investigation and lessons learned

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