Health & Safety Manager Location: Central London office with regular travel to sites across London
Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 + package
Reporting to: Group Head of Health & Safety
Sector: Commercial Office Fit-Out, Refurbishment, Cut & Carve & CAT A Projects
Position: Permanent, Full-Time
The Opportunity
An established and growing main contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Health & Safety Manager to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of commercial office refurbishment, CAT A fit-out, cut & carve and structural alteration projects across London.
Reporting directly into the Group Head of Health & Safety, this is a standalone operational role offering significant autonomy and responsibility. The successful candidate will act as the key H&S lead across multiple projects, partnering closely with operational teams to drive compliance, improve behaviours, and promote a proactive safety culture throughout the business.
This position would suit an experienced construction H&S professional who enjoys being visible on site, building relationships with delivery teams, and providing practical, commercially aware health and safety guidance.
Key Responsibilities Project & Site Safety Leadership - Lead health and safety activities across multiple live construction projects.
- Conduct regular site inspections, audits and compliance reviews.
- Ensure projects are operating in accordance with company procedures, CDM Regulations and statutory requirements.
- Support project teams with the implementation of RAMS, permits to work, temporary works controls and safe systems of work.
- Monitor high-risk activities including:
- Structural alterations
- Demolition and enabling works
- Temporary works
- Lifting operations
- Hot works
- Work at height
- Investigate incidents, near misses and unsafe behaviours, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and closed out.
Compliance & Governance - Maintain robust H&S reporting and documentation across the business.
- Support and prepare projects for client, internal and external audits.
- Monitor H&S KPIs and provide regular reporting to senior leadership.
- Review construction phase plans, site-specific risk assessments and method statements.
- Ensure legislative updates and industry best practice are effectively communicated and implemented.
Training & Safety Culture - Deliver toolbox talks, safety briefings and awareness initiatives.
- Promote a positive and collaborative safety culture across all operational teams.
- Identify competency gaps and support ongoing training requirements.
- Provide coaching and guidance to project teams, supervisors and subcontractors.
Stakeholder Management - Work closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, Site Managers and commercial teams.
- Liaise with clients, consultants, principal designers and subcontractors as required.
- Act as a trusted advisor to operational teams, balancing compliance requirements with practical project delivery needs.
Experience Required - Proven experience operating as a Health & Safety Manager within the construction industry.
- Strong background working for a main contractor delivering commercial refurbishment, fit-out or cut & carve projects.
- Excellent knowledge of:
- CDM Regulations 2015
- Construction Health & Safety legislation
- Risk management and compliance processes
- Experience overseeing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong auditing, reporting and investigation capabilities.
- Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of a business.
- Practical, solutions-focused approach to health and safety management.
Qualifications Essential - NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent.
- Membership of IOSH (minimum TechIOSH, ideally CertIOSH or working towards).
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable - Experience within CAT A commercial office projects.
- Temporary Works awareness.
- First Aid qualification.
- Experience working within ISO accredited management systems.
The Individual The successful candidate will be:
- A visible and approachable health & safety professional.
- Comfortable challenging behaviours where required.
- Commercially aware and pragmatic in their approach.
- Confident managing multiple stakeholders and live projects.
- Organised, proactive and capable of working independently.
- Passionate about driving standards and continuous improvement.
What's on Offer? - Opportunity to join a growing and well-established contractor delivering high-profile commercial projects across London.
- Direct exposure to senior leadership and business-wide H&S strategy.
- Autonomy to influence standards, behaviours and processes across the business.
- Long-term career development within an expanding organisation.
- Competitive salary and package commensurate with experience.
For a confidential discussion regarding the opportunity, please get in touch. 
