Senior health and safety manager

Senior Health and Safety Manager

Guildford

Circa £85,000 + Car Allowance and benefits

Are you an experienced health and safety professional passionate about managing large teams across diverse infrastructure projects?

We are supporting a well-established organisation operating within transport, highways, rail, and aviation sectors to recruit a Senior Health and Safety Manager for the West region. The role involves overseeing operational safety, managing a team of up to seven professionals, and providing strategic guidance across multiple high-profile projects.

The Senior Health and Safety Manager will:

• Lead and support the delivery of safety strategies across highways, rail, aviation, and utilities projects in the West and South regions.
• Manage and develop the safety team, ensuring effective communication and operational excellence.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and operational teams to promote safety and compliance.
• Monitor risk management processes, incident investigations, and ensure all procedures are aligned with legislative requirements.
• Drive safety initiatives, work-winning activities, and support the development of safety procedures and management systems.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Significant experience in managing health and safety within civils, utilities, highways, or rail environments.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams and working closely with operational teams and clients.
• Relevant health and safety qualifications, such as NEBOSH Certificates or equivalent.

To apply or for more information, please contact James Howard at or call 01923 937 129.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England. We recruit across the UK for all roles in the health and safety industry.

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