Health & Safety Manager
PR/081772
Posted: 13/04/2026
- £60000 - £75000 per annum, Benefits: + Vehicle & Bonus
- Scotland, Aberdeenshire
- Permanent
Orion Group, are working with a successful Construction & Infrastructure client at the forefront of delivering a 400kv HVDC Converter Station in Perterhead, to source a Health, Safety & Wellbing Manager on a full time staff basis.
As the HSW Manager, you will support the safe delivery of the work at Netherton and will liaise directly with the client in the strategic delivery of the overall ASTI framework of projects.
What you'll be doing?
Who we're looking for?
The following qualities/experience are essential:
**PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS THE RELEVANT RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK UNRESTRICTED AS VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT PROVIDED>
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
As the HSW Manager, you will support the safe delivery of the work at Netherton and will liaise directly with the client in the strategic delivery of the overall ASTI framework of projects.
What you'll be doing?
- Manage day to day Health and Safety resources to support Operations implement the Health and Safety Policy and standards across all business unities in their area of responsibility.
- Manage the resource allocation and deployment of competent HS&E delivery resource across their area of responsibility, ensuring resource utilisation data is collected and made available to implement a risk-based support schedule.
- Support work winning and bid support for the operational teams, where required.
- Manage the programme of inspection and audit to provide assurance that all business units continue to comply with company requirements.
- Fulfil HSW, Customer and business incident reporting and performance requirements (7 Day Report, KPIs,) and act as incident lead if required.
- In collaboration with Project Director/Head of Operations Directors, carry out
- project and business sector HSW performance reviews using lagging and leading indicators.
- Support the Operations/Project Director with contract/project level SHELTs to drive and deliver HSW improvement plans.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of developments in Health and Safety
Who we're looking for?
The following qualities/experience are essential:
- Corporate Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (or working towards)
- NVQ Level 4/5 (or equivalent qualification/experience).
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate / Diploma.
- Must have detailed, technical knowledge and experience health and safety legislation, regulations and guidance.
- Construction industry experience (or experience in an equivalent sector) and in particular CDM (where work within a specific construction sector experience is advantageous then specify).
- Must have prior experience of providing leadership and support to operational and functional teams
- Be able to commit to 5 days on site.
- Excellent package, including Vehicle / Car allowance, Bonus
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.
**PLEASE NOTE ALL APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS THE RELEVANT RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK UNRESTRICTED AS VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT PROVIDED>
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
John MacRitchie
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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