Salary: £50000 – £65000/annum Full Benefit Package
Permanent – Full Time
Construction
Gravesend, Kent
date posted: 2026-08-03 11:03:42
Our client is a specialist Scaffolding contractor who have an excellent reputation across the South East. Due to a restructure and further investment in growth, they require an experienced Scaffolding Health Safety Manager to lead the HS across their projects in the South East London.
This job is a key role and excellent opportunity for an experienced HS Manager to join a fast paced, friendly company.
Key responsibilities:
– Promote and implement positive health and safety behaviour change within the business.
– Provide support and technical advice and coaching to all Managers, Supervisors and Operatives to enable them to undertake their roles and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment.
– Work with managers to audit and assess their current health and safety standards, recognising gaps and areas for improvement.
– Take action whenever you witness any works that in your opinion, pose an uncontrolled risk.
– Engage with management to ensure compliance with current and incoming legislation, providing corrective advice where necessary.
– Identify and implement opportunities to improve health and safety across the businesses.
– Participate in (and improve where necessary) audit and inspection processes, documenting all accidents, risk assessments and other statutory records.
– Instigate, co-ordinate and administer incident investigations and lessons learned process, as required. Manage the overall incident management process and report findings to the Directorate, and where necessary, the HSE.
– Conduct annual review of all the policies and procedures within the IMS ensuring that they reflect the needs of the business.
– Establish effective business relationships and work closely with the Operational and Senior Management teams.
– Assist in implementation health and safety policies, procedures and systems in accordance with legislation, industry safety guidelines and the IMS policy.
– Conduct random reviews on method statements to ensure compliance with company expectations, the IMS policy and current legislation.
– Act as company representative at designated external meetings relating to health and safety.
– Assist with the initial health and safety inductions for new starters.
– Maintain a reference library for appropriate legislation and technical standards / advances.
– Production and review of accident frequency rates (AFR).
– Maintain procedures for monitoring etc. and review against benchmarking.
– Manage relationships outside of the group, e.g. Local Authorities, Contractors, Consultants, Fire Authority HSE.
– Comply with professional bodies (IOSH, IIRSM) Codes of Conduct.
– To take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks within the employee’s skills and abilities.
Person specification;
The successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following criteria: Essential
· NEBOSH qualification
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Previous experience of managing a team.
· Able to communicate at all levels within the businesses.
€¢ Able to encourage and coach individuals.
€¢ Numerate: able to both produce and analyse statistical information.
€¢ Ability to draft accurate and complex reports, policies, procedures
· Strong IT skills (including Email, Word and Excel)
· Driving licence (with no more than 6 points)
€¢ Good standard of personal presentation.
€¢ Familiarity with NASC Technical Guidance. Desirable
· Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).
· Previous experience of managing a team.
