Senior Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Senior Health, Safety and Environment Manager
Salary: 70,000- 80,000 Plus Excellent Benefits
Location: South London (on-site)

Are you excited by the challenge of developing and implementing a high-performing safety management system in a fast-paced, technically complex environment?
Do you enjoy being highly visible on site, balancing operational progress with rigorous, risk-based safety controls?

We're supporting an innovative, high-growth organisation operating within the advanced technology and industrial engineering sector to recruit a Senior Health, Safety and Environment Manager. As the business continues to expand its operational capabilities, this is an opportunity to play a key role in developing and embedding effective health, safety and environmental practices across its facilities and project operations. This is a hands‑on role for someone who can implement practical, proportionate safety controls while supporting innovation and business growth.

The successful Health, Safety and Environment Manager will:

• Build and maintain a risk‑based safety management system, including SOPs, SSOW, risk assessments and key regulatory assessments (e.g., COSHH, DSEAR, PUWER, LOLER, LEV).
• Lead regular site inspections, drive actions to closure, and manage robust incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Own critical site systems including permit‑to‑work and fire safety, ensuring they remain fit for purpose as operations evolve.
• Coordinate statutory inspections/examinations and support occupational health and surveillance programmes (noise, vibration, respiratory).
• Lead reporting to senior leadership using meaningful leading/lagging indicators and continuous improvement cycles.

The successful candidate will have:

• A strong background in health and safety within an R&D, workshop, laboratory or manufacturing setting.
• Practical experience implementing safety controls in a pragmatic, "get it done" environment.
• NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and/or process safety credentials (desirable).
• Working knowledge of high‑hazard compliance areas such as DSEAR, COSHH and PSSR (desirable).

This is a rare opportunity to shape and develop health and safety practices within a high-growth, forward‑thinking organisation.

Irwin and Colton are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.