Health and Safety Manager

2 days ago


Exeter, United Kingdom Irwin & Colton Full time

Health and Safety Manager
Location: Exeter
Salary: Circa £65,000 + Car Allowance or Car + Travel

Irwin and Colton have been engaged to recruit a Health and Safety Manager for a leading principal contractor. This organisation delivers some of the largest and most complex construction projects in the UK, and this role will take a key position on a major development.

It's an excellent opportunity for an experienced health and safety professional who can provide confident leadership on site, work effectively as part of the senior team, and champion best practice across the project.

Travel to the site is fully paid, and accommodation is provided if required.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Manager will include:

Leading, advising and coaching contractors to ensure they can achieve the efficient and effective delivery of the health and safety strategy
Conducting incident investigations to identify the root cause and make recommendations to prevent recurrence
Auditing and reporting on health and safety performance
Working with the site team, constantly assessing opportunities for health and safety improvements and sharing best practice across the organisationThe successful Health and Safety Manager will have:

Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within construction or civil engineering or a related industry
Hold NEBOSH General or Construction (NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent desirable)
Excellent communications skills and ability to work well with a wide range of people
Drive and enthusiasm with the ability to promote a positive Health and Safety culture This is a great opportunity to grow and develop your career with a high profile Principal Contractor. If you have the relevant skills and experience or would like further information, please contact James Irwin on (phone number removed)

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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