Health and Safety Manager

Overview

Shape a faster, smarter, safer future. 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.

Your Role

• To provide professional HSE leadership across the Transportation business—driving continuous improvement, strengthening safety culture, and enabling safe, efficient project delivery through collaboration, risk‑based decision‑making, and expert support to the HSE Director and leadership teams.
• Support HSE Director and leadership teams in the creation, alignment and implementation of HSE plans, ensuring consistency with the Transportation Business Plan and risk profile.
• Translate corporate HSE strategies (e.g., critical risks, safe by design, leadership expectations) into specific delivery plans.
• Provide proactive ownership of the Transportation HSE risk profile by analysing emerging risk intelligence, offering clear data‑driven insights to support senior decision‑making, and ensuring all assurance, audit and improvement actions are effectively managed and closed out to strengthen overall safety performance.
• Act as the HSE point‑of‑contact for key clients within the Market, maintaining strong relationships through regular engagement, transparent communication and active participation in client safety forums.
• Lead and support proportionate, evidence‑based incident investigations, ensuring findings reflect best practice, drive targeted improvements and support a learning culture.
• Provide authoritative, solution‑focused HSE advice to project teams, senior leaders and stakeholder groups, enabling safe and compliant delivery while supporting operational excellence.
• Coordinate the capture, analysis and communication of best practice, lessons learned and industry insights, ensuring effective knowledge flow across Transportation and promoting continuous improvement.
• Represent the HSE Director when required, providing leadership presence, supporting strategic initiatives, and maintaining strong engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
• Champion the AtkinsRéalis Safety Management System and associated systems & platforms, building subject matter expertise and ensuring consistent, pragmatic application across diverse project environments.
• Model and promote a positive, proactive safety culture, demonstrating visible leadership and embodying the behaviours expected of all employees.

About You

• Technical: Strong background in HSE management within transport, rail, highways or related infrastructure markets. Demonstrable experience in major projects / transportation. Strong knowledge of CDM 2015 duty holder roles and practical implementation. Experience in ISO 45001 systems, audits, and risk-based assurance. Experienced in incident analysis, trend interpretation and risk‑based assurance.
• Leadership & Behavioural: Excellent stakeholder and client engagement skills; confident in influencing senior leaders. Proactive, visible leadership aligned to the Transportation HSE behavioural expectations. Strong communicator with the ability to distil complex risk information into actionable insights.
• Qualifications: Professional HSE qualification (e.g., NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent). Chartered membership (CMIOSH) or working toward chartered status preferred. Additional qualifications related to CDM, design safety, behavioural safety or operational risk advantageous.

Reward & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

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 creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.