Health and Safety Manager - Civil engineering and groundworks.

Health & Safety Manager required to join a well-established civil engineering and groundworks contractor delivering enabling works packages as part of a major multi-phase development project in the North Cambridgeshire area.

Salary: Circa £55,000 + Company Car, Pension & Private Healthcare
Additional Earnings: Saturday work required (paid at 1.5x) – potential to earn an additional £10,000–£15,000 per year.  c£70k total earnings.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join the team on a full-time, permanent basis. You’ll take ownership of the health and safety function across a large site, supported by a small team of up to four on-site Health & Safety Advisors.

You will play a key role in maintaining and promoting best practice, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement across all aspects of site safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage health and safety across all project phases as part of a team of on-site Health & Safety Advisors.
• Conduct site audits, inspections, and safety briefings.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations and company safety policies.
• Develop and implement risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).
• Liaise with site management, contractors, and clients to maintain the highest safety standards.
• Prepare reports and support incident investigations where necessary.

Strong background within civil engineering, groundworks, or infrastructure.

Proven experience in managing health and safety on large or multi-phase projects.

Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Ability to influence and engage at all levels of site operations.

NEBOSH Construction Certificate (minimum) or equivalent qualification.  Ideally higher level Health and Safety qualifications such as NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ.  IOSH membership preferred but not essential.