Health & Safety Manager

Health & Safety Manager
North Wales | Temp to Perm | +£400/day [DOE]

Red Sky Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to support the delivery of a major infrastructure and civil engineering project in North Wales. This is an excellent opportunity for a proven H&S professional to join a complex heavy civils environment, supporting the safe delivery of large-scale infrastructure works within a live construction setting. The successful candidate will play a key role in promoting a positive safety culture across site operations while ensuring all activities are carried out in accordance with current legislation, company procedures, and project requirements.

The Role
Reporting into senior project leadership, the Health & Safety Manager will lead and oversee all health, safety, and wellbeing activities across the project. You will provide guidance and support to operational teams, contractors, and supervisors while driving high standards of compliance and continuous improvement throughout the construction phase. This role would suit someone with previous experience operating within major infrastructure, heavy civils, utilities, rail, energy, or complex construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and managing all Health & Safety activities across the project
• Supporting site management teams in discharging their H&S responsibilities
• Carrying out site inspections, audits, and compliance reviews
• Leading accident and incident investigations and implementing corrective actions
• Monitoring project H&S performance and identifying areas for improvement
• Delivering safety briefings, lessons learned sessions, and wellbeing initiatives
• Reviewing RAMS, H&S documentation, and contractor procedures
• Supporting project inductions and workforce onboarding processes
• Promoting a proactive behavioural safety culture across site operations
• Ensuring compliance with client standards, company procedures, and statutory requirements
• Exercising stop-work authority where safety concerns arise

Project Overview
The project involves the delivery of a major infrastructure package incorporating complex civil engineering and construction activities within a technically challenging environment.

Works are expected to include:

• Heavy civils and infrastructure construction works
• Large-scale structural and underground works
• Multi-disciplinary contractor coordination
• Environmental and sustainability-focused delivery
• Complex logistics and construction operations

Requirements

• Previous experience working as a Health & Safety Manager or Senior H&S Advisor within construction or infrastructure
• Strong understanding of current Health & Safety legislation and compliance
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations
• Ability to engage effectively with site teams, subcontractors, and senior management
• Experience within heavy civils, infrastructure, utilities, rail, tunnelling, energy, or related sectors would be advantageous
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Essential Qualifications

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Diploma
• CSCS Card
• IOSH Membership or equivalent

Desirable

• Experience working on large infrastructure or heavy civils projects
• Temporary Works awareness
• Previous Tier 1 contractor experience
• Chartered Membership (CMIOSH)

Why Apply

• Opportunity to join a major infrastructure project
• Competitive day rate circa £400/day Umbrella PAYE DOE
• Initial 3-month contract with potential for extension
• Monday–Friday working pattern
• Long-term project exposure within a complex construction environment

If you’re interested, apply now. Alternatively, if you know someone suitable, please get in touch with Cleo at Red Sky Personnel.