Senior Health & Safety Manager

Job Title: Senior Health & Safety Manager
Location: Malvern - Regional Office / Site Visits Required
Sector: Construction - Multi-Sector Projects

Are you an experienced construction professional with a strong track record of Health & Safety? We're seeking a proactive Senior Health & Safety Manager to oversee Helath & Safety across all areas of the business.

This role offers leadership responsibility, commercial impact, and opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment. You'll be joining a workplace that truly values career progression, diversity, inclusion, and work/life balance. Whether you're aiming for senior leadership or to deepen your commercial expertise, you'll find structured support, mentorship, and opportunities for personal development.

• Develop, implement and maintain the health & safety strategy, policies and procedures to meet industry standards, including the company's zero-tolerance approach to non-compliance.
• Drive behavioural change through initiatives such as the "No More Excuses" programme, empowering operatives and teams to proactively raise safety concerns.
• Conduct risk assessments, audits, inspections and investigations of incidents or near-misses; identify trends and ensure corrective actions and lessons learned are shared across projects.
• Lead and support site teams, subcontractors and the supply chain to ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated construction regulations.
• Manage the H&S competence and training programmes, including site inductions, toolbox talks and maintaining records for employees, contractors and visitors.
• Monitor and report on H&S performance metrics, undertaking trend analysis and presenting findings to senior leadership.
• Collaborate with construction, procurement, design and operations teams to influence safety by design, value-engineering for safe methods and continuous improvement.
• Champion wellbeing, health surveillance and occupational health initiatives in line with our commitment to employee welfare.
• Participate in tender and bid processes to ensure health & safety considerations are embedded at the earliest stage of project lifecycle.

• Proven experience (typically 5+ years) in a health & safety leadership role within construction or a closely related sector.
• Strong working knowledge of UK H&S legislation, building safety reforms and construction best practice.
• Qualified to NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Diploma (or equivalent);
  Chartered membership of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or equivalent preferred.
• Excellent audit, investigation and reporting skills; able to influence senior stakeholders and drive positive action.
• Confident in leading cultural change, mentoring teams and engaging across operational functions.
• Professional approach, proactive mindset, and high integrity aligned with our value of "safety first".

We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, work/life balance, and long-term career development:

• Health Cash Plan
• Health & wellbeing support
• Private medical insurance
• Car scheme or allowance
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Professional membership support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Death in Service benefit

If you are a passionate Health & Safety professional ready to make a tangible impact and lead best-in-class safety programmes, we'd like to hear from you.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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