Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Salary: Circa £65,000 plus annual bonus and comprehensive benefits. Location: Thurrock.

Do you thrive in complex high hazardous environments and want to make a real impact on safety culture and compliance?

Are you ready to lead health, safety, and environmental strategies at a key logistics hub supporting vital energy markets? We're supporting a leading chemicals company operating across the UK to appoint an HSE Manager at their busy Thames Terminal. This critical role requires a proactive safety leader to oversee compliance, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the safety of personnel and operations on this busy COMAH site.

The successful HSE Manager will:

• Act as the principal advisor on health, safety, and environment, ensuring statutory compliance and safe working practices.
• Develop, implement, and monitor policies, procedures, and initiatives to improve safety and environmental standards.
• Conduct and oversee risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety audits, ensuring all actions are completed effectively.
• Manage contractor safety processes, including permits, method statements, and hazard controls.
• Provide training, support, and leadership to promote a strong safety culture across the terminal.

The successful HSE Manager will have:

• Relevant health and safety qualifications (IOSH, NEBOSH) or equivalent, with active CPD engagement.
• COMAH experience and / or experience in the chemical, oil and gas, energy or related industries.
• Proven ability to lead safety initiatives, conduct investigations, and manage contractors in high-hazard settings.
• Strong IT skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and quick adaptation to new systems.

If you're ready to take ownership of health, safety and environmental performance at a high profile COMAH site and play a pivotal role, we would love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Michael Colton at or for a confidential discussion.

Irwin and Colton is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.