Health & Safety Managers - Freelance

Position: 2 Health & Safety Managers - Freelance
Location: Old Oak Common

Health & Safety Manager (x3): £550 – £625 per day (Inside IR35)
Senior Health & Safety Manager (x1): £625 – £700 per day (Inside IR35)
Location London NW10 6ND
or West Ruislip Portal Site, HA4 7DL

Programme High Speed Two, 6-month contracts + extensions
Working 3 to 4 days on site a week
Start: within 2 wks of offer (early feb)

Role Overview
We are recruiting Interim Health & Safety Managers to support the delivery of one of the largest and most complex infrastructure programmes in Europe for High Speed Two (HS2).
The scale of the programme is significant, involving:
 
* A workforce of over 30,000 people across 340 sites
 
* Approximately 1,900 site lifts per day
 
* Major works including tunnels, shafts, bridges, viaducts, embankments, and cuttings
This is a career-defining opportunity to play a pivotal role in protecting the safety and wellbeing of thousands of workers on a nationally significant construction programme, looking for proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects
Project Context
You will be overseeing works delivered by the SCS Joint Venture (Costain, Skanska, Strabag) on the £4.2bn London Tunnels Main Works Civils Contract.
Scope includes:
Shafts and portal works, Green tunnels, Bridges and cross passages, Utilities diversions and associated infrastructure

The Role
You will work as part of newly formed client-side Health & Safety teams, made up of a blend of interim and permanent professionals. These teams actively review safety data, site performance, and working practices, delivering targeted interventions where risks are identified.
This is a hands-on, visible client role, requiring confident intervention, strong influencing skills, and a high-challenge / high-support approach to driving safety excellence.

Key Responsibilities
 
* Ensure contractors and delivery partners comply with all relevant Health & Safety legislation and standards
 
* Provide strong on-site H&S leadership across complex construction environments
 
* Engage, influence, and challenge delivery teams to improve safety performance
 
* Support risk-based Health, Safety and Security operational assurance
 
* Contribute to incident investigations, assurance reviews, and corrective actions
 
* Promote best practice, training uplift, and continuous improvement
 
* Support and deputise for the Senior Health, Safety & Security Manager where required.
Essential Experience & Knowledge
 
* Proven construction safety experience on major infrastructure or large construction projects
 
* Comfortable operating in a client-side role, actively intervening to manage and reduce risk
 
* Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation, occupational health, and security requirements
 
* Experience delivering assurance across complex programmes with multiple contractors and stakeholders
 
* Track record of contributing to incident investigations and driving continuous improvement
 
* Backgrounds considered include rail, civils, major construction, and infrastructure projects
This is a high-profile interim opportunity for experienced Health & Safety professionals who want to make a tangible impact on one of the UK’s most challenging and important construction programmes