MB948: Health and Safety Manager
Location: Inverness
Salary: £80,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP
Overview:
First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Health and Safety Manager on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Inverness depot.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establish and provide leadership in best practice in safety, health and Sustainbility matters on Project in Scotland
- Advise and support team from the Project in Scotland , including :Director, Managers and Supervisors to discharge their H & S responsibilities regarding their employees and others to whom they have a duty as defined by legislation and procedures.
- Ensure management controls are in place so that all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities and to provide advice as and when required.
- Take a lead with site management teams to ensure compliance with all requirements
- Manage & carry out surveillance/ regular inspections/ audits of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with policy, procedures and the relevant statutory provisions. Where appropriate make recommendations for improvement.
- Lead, partake and oversee accident/ incident investigations in accordance with the procedure and, analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences.
- Manage, collate & review H & S statistics on Project in Scotland to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Develop and implement lessons learnt sessions, H & S campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with procedure.
- Manage and where required be involved in the preparation & review of documents including H & S plans and procedures, methods statements and those of 3rd parties.
- Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with legislation, procedures and contract requirements
- Provide reports, presentations and information as directed.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant schedule of partners KPIs
- Stop work at any time H & S elements of the works are in question
- Develop, organise and oversee the induction process; ensuring everyone at a Project in Scotland has attended a project induction and a BRAVE day.
Skills and Experience:
- Demonstrable experience leading Health & Safety on complex construction or infrastructure projects
- Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation and compliance frameworks
- Experience conducting audits, incident investigations, and safety performance analysis
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive behavioural change
- Experience managing H&S systems, procedures, and site-wide initiatives
- Track record of delivering measurable safety improvements on major programmes
- Relevant H&S qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH or equivalent)
- Experience within renewable energy, hydro-electric, or major civil engineering projects (desirable)
- Knowledge of large-scale infrastructure delivery in remote or challenging environments (desirable)
- Experience working with Tier 1 contractors or joint ventures (desirable)
- Familiarity with digital H&S systems (e.g., Themis or similar) (desirable)
MB948: Health and Safety Manager
Location: Inverness
Salary: £80,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP
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