At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct health & safety surveys and provide practical risk management advice to clients.
- Company: Leading risk management consultancy in the property and construction sector.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, car allowance, private medical insurance, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Structured development programme with long-term progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in health & safety while managing your own client portfolio.
- Qualifications: NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent; strong understanding of UK health & safety legislation.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 55000 £ per year.
Location: Milton Keynes – projects across the region
Salary: Up to £50,000 - £55,000 + £4,800 car allowance
Sector: Property & Construction
WRG is representing a leading risk management and health & safety consultancy that is looking to appoint an experienced Risk Manager to join its Health & Safety Consultancy team. This is a predominantly field-based role, covering Milton Keynes and the surrounding region, where you will manage your own portfolio of commercial clients and provide practical and focused health & safety advice.
The role would suit an experienced Health & Safety professional with a strong understanding of risk management who enjoys working directly with clients and wants the autonomy of managing their own regional portfolio.
The Role
- Undertake health & safety surveys, inspections and risk assessments across a broad range of commercial and industrial environments.
- Identify areas of risk, provide pragmatic recommendations and support clients in improving their health & safety standards and overall risk management performance.
- Work closely with clients, brokers, insurers and underwriters, helping communicate risk findings and recommendations and supporting positive insurance outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct health & safety surveys, inspections and risk assessments across client sites.
- Identify operational, regulatory and health & safety risks.
- Produce practical risk improvement recommendations.
- Prepare clear and professional survey reports.
- Manage and develop an allocated portfolio of clients.
- Act as a trusted adviser to clients on health & safety and risk management.
- Liaise with insurers, brokers and underwriters regarding survey findings.
- Advise clients on legal obligations and industry best practice.
- Monitor agreed risk improvement actions and provide follow-up support.
- Manage your own diary, workload and regional travel.
- Maintain accurate client records and documentation.
- Keep up to date with UK health & safety legislation and industry developments.
About You
- Experience undertaking health & safety inspections, audits, surveys or risk assessments, combined with strong practical knowledge of UK health & safety legislation.
- Confident working directly with clients and able to translate technical findings into clear, practical and commercially focused recommendations.
- Experience within consultancy, advisory or operational environments would be beneficial.
- Experience in the following sectors would be advantageous: Manufacturing, Logistics & Warehousing, Engineering, Construction, Automotive, Retail, Industrial / Commercial environments.
- Experience with accident investigations, RAMS, risk assessments or safety management systems would also be beneficial.
Qualifications
- Essential: NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health & safety qualification. Full UK driving licence.
- Desirable: NEBOSH Diploma, NCRQ Diploma or equivalent. CMIOSH or working towards Chartered status. Additional specialist health & safety or risk management qualifications.
Key Skills
- Strong health & safety auditing and inspection skills.
- Good understanding of risk assessment methodology.
- Strong report writing and technical documentation.
- Current knowledge of UK health & safety legislation.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Commercial and pragmatic approach to risk.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong organisation and diary management.
- Professional, client-focused approach.
- High attention to detail.
Package & Development
- Structured development programme, including starting salary in the region of £50,000 - £55,000.
- £4,800 car allowance.
- 5% pension contribution.
- Private medical insurance along with life insurance cover at 4 x salary.
- Training towards relevant H&S qualifications.
- Technical mentoring from experienced consultants.
- Practical exposure across a variety of client environments.
- Development of technical report writing and consultancy skills.
- Ongoing CPD.
- Long-term progression opportunities within the safety consultancy team.
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