HSE Manager

Our client is looking for an HSE Manager to lead and direct health, safety, quality assurance, and environmental strategies across their distribution and infrastructure teams based in Andover. This is a permanent, senior office/site-based role responsible for setting the health, safety, and environmental vision, driving compliance, and leading a proactive safety culture across all projects and operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Shape, implement, and oversee company-wide health, safety, quality, and environmental policies, ensuring full compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
• Stop-Work Authority: Enforce stop-work authority where unsafe practices are identified; oversee the agreement, documentation, and re-briefing of suitable, safe operational solutions.
• CDM & Compliance Assurance: Lead the operational team in the rigorous review of CDM documentation, process assurance, and working methods.
• Cultural Promotion: Champion a proactive, positive HSQE culture, ensuring that requirements and findings are closed out within required timescales.
• Risk & Task Management: Direct the task analysis of risk assessments, method statements, and task briefings, proactively driving down risk through robust planning.
• Auditing & NCR Management: Manage the timely closure and reporting of Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs) across all projects.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain high-level working relationships with senior leadership, site teams, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Incident Investigation: Lead on Level 1 and major incident investigations, identifying root causes and driving company-wide lessons learned.
• Workforce Training & Development: Oversee the delivery of workforce engagement, including toolbox talks, awareness sessions, and health and wellbeing promotion.
• Sustainability Initiatives: Support and guide staff in adopting sustainable practices, carbon reduction strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent advanced qualification).
• Mental Health First Aider.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Kelvin Top Set (1-day to 3-day training).
• Advanced Report Writing Certification.
• Behavioural Safety Training (including TCUP).
• Extensive experience in a senior HSE role within the infrastructure services, utilities, or transmission sector.
• Proven track record in managing and implementing safety management systems.
• Deep understanding of CDM regulations, industry standards, site inspections, and risk assessments.
• Demonstrated experience in sustainability practices and carbon reduction initiatives.
• Strong leadership qualities with a hands-on approach to problem-solving and mentoring.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of influencing senior stakeholders and driving cultural change.
• Ability to work weekends or overtime when project demands require.
• High proficiency in IT systems, including Microsoft 365 and dedicated HSQE management software.
• Exceptional written, numerical, and organizational literacy.

If you are interested in this role, please apply.

Please note: you must already have the right to work in the country where this role is based to be considered for it.