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