Environment, Health and Safety Manager

5 days ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom J3A Recruitment Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per year

SHEQ Manager – £40,000 to £60,000 + Hybrid Working

Location:
Reading (2–3 days a week in Head Office)

Projects:
Thames Water (with future AMP8 work across Wessex & Southern Water)

Are you a hands-on SHEQ Manager who loves getting stuck into live projects, driving standards, and making a real impact?

This is your chance to join a growing utilities & civil engineering contractor delivering key projects across the water sector — with huge scope as AMP8 ramps up.

You'll be the go-to expert for all things
Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality
, shaping policy, leading improvements, and keeping people safe across multiple sites and frameworks.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Acting as the company's
    SHEQ competent person
  • Developing, improving, and implementing
    H&S, Environmental and Quality policies
  • Carrying out
    regular audits, inspections and internal reviews
  • Leading investigations, reporting on performance, and driving corrective actions
  • Managing and maintaining
    ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001
    standards
  • Owning industry accreditations including
    CHAS, Constructionline, Achilles UVDB, ECO Vadis, Avetta
    and more
  • Supporting teams across operations, engineering and project delivery
  • Building strong relationships with clients such as
    Thames Water, Wessex Water, Southern Water
  • Leading safety meetings, toolbox talks, training and continuous improvement programmes
  • Ensuring environmental protection and sustainability targets are met
  • Championing a positive SHEQ culture across the business

What You'll Need

  • NEBOSH / IOSH qualification
  • Strong CDM knowledge
  • Proven experience managing SHEQ within the
    water industry or construction
  • Confident managing and auditing
    ISO standards
  • Sharp attention to detail and high-quality reporting skills
  • Ability to work across multiple projects and support various teams
  • Strong communicator who can influence at all levels
  • Experience dealing with client-side SHEQ teams

What's On Offer

  • Salary:
    £40k–£60k
    (DOE)
  • Hybrid working
    – typically 2–3 days per week in Reading
  • Opportunity to work on high-profile Thames Water projects
  • Long-term progression as AMP8 ramps up across Wessex & Southern Water
  • Join a supportive, growing team with a genuine commitment to SHEQ excellence

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