Health & Safety Manager
Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Health and Safety. This role will be covering construction sites across London and surrounding areas.
To provide health, safety and wellbeing (HS&W) support and guidance to Sector/Region leadership, contribute to the delivery of divisional and regional HS&W strategies, support and develop junior team members, and promote industry collaboration and continuous improvement in HS&W performance.
Making Possible
Key Responsibilities
• Provide expert Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HS&W) advice and support across the Sector/Region, influencing positive outcomes at all levels of the business.
• Partner with operational and leadership teams to drive a proactive safety culture and ensure HS&W remains a key business priority.
• Support the delivery of divisional and regional HS&W strategies, helping to embed best practice and continuous improvement across projects and operational activities.
• Ensure compliance with company, client and legislative HS&W requirements, policies and standards.
• Monitor workforce competence and support training and development initiatives to maintain high standards of HS&W performance.
• Support, coach and mentor junior members of the HS&W team, fostering an inclusive environment that promotes growth and development.
• Champion wellbeing, inclusion and psychological safety, helping to create a healthy and supportive workplace culture.
• Conduct site visits, inspections, audits and assurance activities, identifying improvement opportunities and supporting corrective actions.
• Monitor and analyse HS&W performance data, identifying trends, sharing insights and driving improvement initiatives.
• Lead and support incident investigations, ensuring root causes are identified, lessons learned are communicated and preventative actions are implemented.
• Review and monitor supply chain HS&W performance, working collaboratively to drive high standards across all activities.
• Engage with clients, supply chain partners and industry stakeholders to promote collaboration, share best practice and support industry-wide improvement.
• Support emergency preparedness and resilience planning, helping to ensure effective response arrangements are in place.
• Contribute to the production of HS&W reports, communications and performance updates for leadership teams and clients.
• Champion the sharing of learning, celebrating success and embedding continuous improvement as part of everyday business.
What’s in it for you?
In addition to an attractive salary we offer a significant benefits package which could include;
⦁ Competitive salary
⦁ Company Car or Car allowance
⦁ A wide range of family friendly policies
⦁ 8% matched pension contributions
⦁ Private healthcare
⦁ Life assurance
⦁ 26 days holiday
⦁ 2 wellbeing days
⦁ 1 volunteering day
⦁ Personal and professional development
⦁ Flexible benefit pot
What do you bring to the role?
Qualifications & Experience
• GradIOSH, or TechIOSH demonstrably working towards GradIOSH status
• NEBOSH NVQ Diploma or equivalent Level 6 qualification
• Experience in H&S, within the Construction industry
• Ideally experience within the Commercial, Education and healthcare sectors
• Strong people leadership skills and able to work well with others
• Experience of providing technical H&S support to complex Construction or Civil Engineering projects
• Driven to deliver tangible H&S improvements
• Excellent influencing and communication skills
• Solid understanding of root cause analysis
• Appreciation of behavioural science and human factors
• Commitment to personal learning and development
• Engages with industry contacts to broaden knowledge and experience
About BAM
Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
The application process
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. "Join us in Making Possible"
