Health & Safety Manager

Rethinking Safety through Inclusion + Wellbeing

Inclusion and Wellbeing is our holistic approach to physical and psychological health and safety - addressing the unique risk factors in construction.

Expanded is a member of the Laing O'Rourke construction group. We are recruiting for a Health and Safety Manager to support multiple projects in Birmingham, Surrey, and Kent. The Expanded Group provides total capability in the early construction phases of major projects, offering an end-to-end solution or a bespoke selection of services. Backed by a central technical design and engineering resource, we deliver a full range of piling, precast concrete, post-tensioning, and structural techniques.

The Health & Safety professional will lead and manage health and safety delivery within Expanded and measure Health & Safety performance against strategic deliverables.

What will the role look like?

• Provide local advice and support to assist managers and staff in fulfilling their safety responsibilities to the high standards demanded by the business.
• Facilitate and coach operational teams on Inclusion & Wellbeing and the respective engagement tools, enabling effective workforce engagement.
• Carry out relevant Health & Safety assurance activities, providing confidence that operational effectiveness of all relevant processes is being delivered.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Qualification at level 5 (minimum)
• Experience working on civils infrastructure projects
• Technical knowledge in Occupational Health Risk Management and Wellbeing
• Technical knowledge in Safety Risk Management
• Coaching / Training competence
• Assurance / Audit / Investigation competence
• Member of a relevant professional body

Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.

About us:
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to enable access to candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an Interview' scheme. This supports applicants who meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please inform us prior to the interview of any adjustments required and discuss how we can support you in the workplace.

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