Health and Safety Manager

We're looking for a Health & Safety Manager to join our A417 Missing Link team based in Gloucester.

The project has achieved an excellent safety record, and we're seeking an exceptional candidate to continue this progress. As we enter the final 18 months of the contract, the successful candidate will lead the A417 to completion. Following this, there are outstanding opportunities to progress onto our recently awarded Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction framework - a £968m National Highways programme running from 2026 to 2032.

Location: Gloucester - travel to the office required with some remote working available.
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
Salary: £64,000 - £77,000 per year + private healthcare + £6.7k annual car allowance + benefits

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Health & Safety Manager, you'll be working within the A417 project team, supporting them in maintaining outstanding health, safety and wellbeing standards. Your day to day will include:

• Leading, managing and developing the project HSW team, ensuring the right levels of competent resource
• Building strong working relationships with the Construction Manager, Senior Project Managers and Project Director
• Coordinating and providing HSW support across all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring risks are identified and effectively managed
• Investigating accident and incident events through root cause analysis, proposing mitigation and identifying lessons learnt
• Promoting innovation in HSW to improve performance and outcomes, sharing improvements across the wider Kier business

What are we looking for?

This Health & Safety Manager role is a great fit for someone who:

• Is a Chartered SHE professional (CMIOSH or equivalent) with a recognised Diploma in Health and Safety
• Brings strong leadership capability, with proven experience in a similar role within civil engineering or a related environment
• Has a detailed understanding of health, safety and wellbeing legislation, alongside practical knowledge of ISO 45001, 45003 and 44001
• Communicates confidently at all levels, building credibility and engagement with teams, clients and stakeholders
• Is committed to promoting a positive culture of wellbeing, inclusion and continuous improvement

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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