Health and Safety Manager

Shape a faster, smarter, safer future. Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions. We know that different people have different priorities, which is why we're here to support you. Flexible and remote working is a central part of our culture. So talk to us about what's ideal for you – from reduced weeks to buying more leave over school holidays. And if you're returning from a career break, ask us how we can help you transition back into work with us. Join our team as a Health and Safety Manager and play a crucial part in projects of all sizes, scopes and scales. You'll find plenty of interesting opportunities to grow and challenge yourself across your technical, people, stakeholder and management responsibilities. If you believe that anything worth doing is worth doing properly, then you'll fit in here. Supporting the Markets and Practices within Transportation you will help develop and deliver various plans and initiatives to support the delivery of a safe and healthy workplace where our people can thrive. This is a full-time, fixed term contract role for the duration of 2 years with hybrid working of approx. 2-3 days to be office or site based (national travel). The office location is Birmingham (preferred) but could be negotiated. Your purpose: Supporting the development of strategic business plans, you'll be responsible for cascading and communicating targeted campaigns within the markets and practices. Working alongside the leadership teams, you'll identify risk profiles, and tailor initiatives that align with UK&I and Transportation business plans. To provide day to day operational support to the Transportation teams. Monitoring incident reports, you'll support investigations, escalating and providing competent advice and guidance where required. As a confident and experienced health and safety professional you'll provide subject matter expert and technical advice where required, providing business partnering support. Proactively promote safe by design principles, and effective ‘top down’ risk management controls. Attending and supporting leadership meetings, you'll be required to develop and deliver risk-based best practice and lessons learned materials as appropriate. To provide delegation support to the Head of Health and Safety for Strategic Rail, Highways and Local Transport. Completing audit and assurance activities, and supporting visible safety leadership engagement activities. What you can bring: Hold a recognised safety health and environmental certificate level qualification and be working towards diploma (minimum). A recognised relevant professional membership (e.g. IOSH or IIRSM) and be maintaining CPD. Experience of working within the transportation sector either in a rail, highways or local authority environment (preferred). Experience of incident investigation and analysing performance data to give insight and develop lessons learned materials. Strong working knowledge of regulatory requirements including CDM 2015 and duty holder responsibilities. Being a high-level user of Microsoft Office applications, you'll able to develop interactive and informative material that facilitates valuable health safety and wellbeing conversations. You'll exhibit strong people skills that align with our values; being someone who can partner, empower, enable and influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders and promote psychologically safe environments. You will be a motivational force for our people to take ownership of putting safety at the heart of everything we do. Why Work for AtkinsRéalis? Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same. Security clearance: This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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