Hseq Manager - Steelwork / Fabircation

Role Overview

Are you an experienced HSEQ Manager / Health & Safety professional with a background in steelwork / fabrication, engineering?

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality across an established engineering/fabrication business, with a broad role spanning compliance, auditing, accreditations, systems and day-to-day H&S.

You’ll be responsible for keeping the business compliant, continually improving its HSEQ standards and ensuring its management systems and industry accreditations remain robust and up to date.

• Salary £55,000 dependant on experience
• Company car
• Office based, Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

The HSEQ Manager role is commutable From: Derby, Nottingham, Leicester, Burton upon Trent, Tamworth, Lichfield

HSEQ Manager Candidate Requirements

• An experienced HSEQ Manager professional with a background in structural steelwork, fabrication, engineering, construction, manufacturing or another safety-critical environment.
• NEBOSH Construction.
• Proven experience managing HSEQ systems, ISO standards and internal/external audits, ideally with Lead Auditor experience.
• Strong knowledge of EN1090-1 and CE/UKCA compliance, with RISQS/rail experience highly desirable.
• Experience maintaining contractor and supply-chain accreditations such as Achilles, Constructionline, Safe Contractor and UVDB.
• Ideally TechIOSH or above, with IEMA/environmental experience and/or a Level 5 occupational health & safety qualification being advantageous.
• A hands-on, confident and commercially aware communicator who can influence people at all levels and genuinely improve HSEQ standards — not simply manage paperwork from behind a desk.

HSEQ Manager Key Responsibilities (but not limited to)

You’ll take the lead on the company’s HSEQ function, including:

• Own the HSEQ function across the business, driving high standards of health, safety, environmental and quality performance.
• Lead and continually improve the Integrated Management System, ensuring policies, procedures, risk assessments and processes remain effective and compliant.
• Manage ISO, EN1090 and RISQS compliance, planning and coordinating audits while taking ownership of internal audit programmes and corrective actions.
• Maintain key industry accreditations including Achilles, Constructionline, SafeContractor, RISQS and UVDB, ensuring the business remains audit ready.
• Drive a positive safety culture, delivering toolbox talks, supporting training needs and introducing practical initiatives that improve behavioural HSEQ performance.
• Provide expert advice and support across the business, including incident investigations, human factors, change management and legislative compliance.
• Be a visible and influential HSEQ leader, working closely with employees and management while also supporting wider operational and office activities where required.