Health & Safety Manager - Construction in Brighton

Health & Safety Manager - Construction

£50,000 to £55,000

Are you a proactive Health & Safety professional who can influence, lead and make a real difference? This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) standards within a fast-growing UK facilities management and building maintenance business.

Working closely with senior leadership, you’ll have the opportunity to shape safety culture, strengthen compliance and ensure colleagues, subcontractors and clients go home safe every day.

If you’re passionate about continuous improvement and enjoy a role where no two days are the same, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

This is more than a compliance role. You’ll be a trusted HSE partner to the business, providing expert advice, improving systems and embedding best practice across a varied operational environment.

You’ll combine hands-on site engagement with strategic input, helping the business manage risk, meet its obligations and continually raise the bar on health and safety.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead HSE improvements: Develop, implement and review policies, procedures and systems in line with current legislation and best practice.

• Influence and advise: Work closely with senior management, operational teams, engineers, clients and subcontractors to promote a proactive safety culture.

• Get out on site: Carry out inspections, audits and spot checks, focusing on higher-risk activities and driving practical improvements.

• Manage risk: Prepare and review risk assessments and method statements, including COSHH, manual handling, work equipment and lifting operations.

• Investigate and prevent: Lead accident and incident investigations, complete root cause analysis and ensure RIDDOR-reportable incidents are reported within the required timescales.

• Deliver engaging training: Run toolbox talks, inductions and internal training to build awareness and confidence across the workforce.

• Oversee subcontractor compliance: Support onboarding, monitor standards and ensure subcontractors meet required HSE expectations.

• Maintain standards and accreditations: Support compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, keeping audits, records and accreditations up to date.

• Support major projects: Prepare project documentation and site safety folders, including for F10-notifiable projects where required.

• Report and recommend: Produce clear HSE performance reports, identify trends and present recommendations to senior management and the Board.

• Champion continuous improvement: Work alongside HR and operational teams to strengthen safe working practices, PPE provision and equipment compliance.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be a confident, organised and solutions-focused HSE professional who can communicate effectively at every level and turn legislation into practical action.

Essential experience and qualifications:

• Proven experience in a Health, Safety & Environmental management role, ideally within construction, building maintenance or facilities management.

• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent qualification.

• Strong working knowledge of relevant HSE legislation, regulations and industry best practice.

• Excellent communication, report-writing and organisational skills.

• Confidence managing competing priorities, maintaining accurate records and working independently.

• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

• A full, clean UK driving licence.

Desirable experience:

• Internal auditing experience, ideally against ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

• IOSH membership.

• CSCS card or equivalent.

• Face-fit testing experience.

• SMSTS or SSSTS certification.

• First aid qualification.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Make a genuine impact on safety standards and the wellbeing of employees, clients and subcontractors.

• Work with senior leadership and help influence business-wide decisions and improvements.

• Enjoy a varied, hands-on role combining site visits, stakeholder engagement, training and strategic reporting.

• Shape a positive safety culture where your expertise can make a visible difference.

• Join a growing business operating in a dynamic facilities management and building maintenance environment.