Health & Safety Manager - £55,000 - £65,000 + Package - Utilities – Essex/Suffolk – ID: 11554

Are you a hands-on Health & Safety Manager who can build relationships on site and drive real change?
We’re working with a growing utilities contractor delivering drainage and water infrastructure projects across the East of England. With a strong pipeline of secured work, they are expanding into wider water utilities services, now looking to bring in a Health & Safety Manager to lead Safety across the business.

This is a key hire, reporting into the Operations Director, with the autonomy to shape standards, influence senior stakeholders, and improve site performance. This is a hybrid role, on site for 2 days a week, in the office 2 days and at home 1 day a week

What’s on offer:

• £55,000 - £65,000 Salary
• Company Car or £4,500 Car Allowance + Mileage
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Standard Pension
• 4x Annual Salary Life Assurance
• Medicash Plan with the option of adding family
• Long-term secured work with major water clients
• Clear opportunity to shape and improve the function

What you will be doing:

• Lead and manage Health & Safety across multiple live sites
• Maintain and improve ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 systems
• Ensure compliance with UK legislation including HSAW and CDM
• Carry out audits, inspections, and support external accreditations
• Review RAMS and implement safe systems of work
• Investigate incidents and drive corrective actions
• Deliver training, toolbox talks, and inductions
• Build strong relationships with site teams and clients
• Support tenders with Health and Safety input

What we’re looking for:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or higher)
• Experience in utilities, civil engineering or related infrastructure sectors
• Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation and ISO standards
• Confident influencing site teams and senior stakeholders
• Proactive approach - someone who gets out on site and engages

If you want a role where you can influence, improve, and be visible across the business, this is worth a conversation. Apply today!