Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary and benefits package

About the Role
As the HSE Manager for Major Projects based in Renfrew, you will take a lead role within the team while maintaining day-to-day responsibility for Health, Safety, Environment and Welfare (HSEW) within the division. You will be a key leader driving operational excellence, wellbeing, and sustainability across the Major Projects division. Working collaboratively with Project Directors and leadership, you will influence how projects plan, think, and perform to ensure the highest standards of safety and compliance.

Your responsibilities will include developing HSE plans, campaigns, improvement strategies, and action plans tailored to the contract's scope and diversity. You will promote compliance with the company’s Integrated Management System (IMS) and locally defined HSE controls, supporting operational management and subcontractor teams. You will identify and respond to leading and lagging indicators to improve contract and company-wide performance.

Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, you will lead and mentor a dedicated HSE team, ensuring operational teams effectively utilise the IMS during contract delivery. You will also support the winning of work process by developing and maintaining proposal information.

Key objectives include advising operational management on HSE performance, analysing data to identify root causes and recommend improvements, supporting project management in implementing HSE improvement plans, and ensuring all incidents are thoroughly investigated with effective action plans. You will act as the interface between central UK HSE functions and contract operations, driving compliance with policies and standards.

Additional responsibilities include conducting surveillance and compliance audits, supporting ISO and customer accreditations, promoting behavioural safety and continuous improvement programs, deploying industry best practices, and liaising with Occupational Health and Wellbeing personnel. You will also develop and support delivery of training programmes to enhance HSE capabilities across the division.

Experience
Extensive senior HSE leadership experience within major projects, infrastructure, or engineering environments is essential. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders. Strong understanding of UK HSE legislation, CDM Regulations, and ISO management systems. Demonstrated success in using data and insights to drive performance improvement and cultural change.

About you
You are a proactive leader with excellent communication and mentoring skills. You thrive in dynamic environments and are committed to promoting operational excellence, wellbeing, and sustainability. You have the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally and are passionate about continuous improvement and behavioural safety.

Qualifications
NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent is required. Chartered status (CMIOSH) is preferred.