Health & Safety Manager

Location: Gloucester – office and site based

Salary: £50,000–£55,000

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm

Travel: Regional travel, typically 3 days per week

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

The Opportunity

We are recruiting a Health & Safety Manager on behalf of an established, family-run construction business based in Gloucester.

This is a hands-on role responsible for maintaining and improving health and safety standards across the business and multiple live construction sites.

You will typically spend around three days per week travelling to projects across the region, generally within a 60–80-mile radius. When not visiting sites, you will be based at the company's Gloucester premises. This is not a remote or hybrid position.

Working closely with senior management and operational teams, you will provide practical health and safety guidance, ensure legislative compliance and help drive a positive safety culture throughout the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the organisation's competent health and safety professional, providing practical advice across the business.
• Conduct regular inspections and audits across live construction sites, identifying hazards and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
• Prepare, review and approve Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
• Maintain and review health and safety policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
• Support compliance with UK health and safety legislation and relevant contractor accreditation schemes.
• Develop and deliver toolbox talks and coordinate health and safety training.
• Maintain training records and competence matrices.
• Lead investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses, including RIDDOR reporting where applicable.
• Assess subcontractor competence and monitor health and safety compliance on site.
• Produce regular performance reports and monitor key health and safety KPIs.
• Promote continuous improvement and a positive, practical safety culture.