Health & Safety Manager

Job title: Health & Safety Manager

Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Company

Our client is an industry leading technology solutions provider delivering innovative workplace experience, immersive experience, digital distribution, and media production to a global clientele across a wide range of markets. Their award-winning team understands the real-world application of technology, which informs each client engagement from consulting and design to construction, service and management. They specialise in Collaboration, Video Conferencing, Service & Maintenance Contracts, System Design, Video Wall Solutions, Installations, and Managed Services.

Role Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead, develop, and maintain a robust safety culture across our audio visual (AV) installation and technology project portfolio. The successful candidate will support delivery teams operating across the UK and Europe, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, managing risk across diverse environments, and embedding best practice within both site and corporate operations.

This role sits at the heart of our project delivery function, covering environments including:

• Main Contractor office fit out projects
• Stadiums and arenas
• Music and entertainment venues
• Large scale corporate workplaces and event spaces
• Live event deployments and temporary installations

The successful individual will work closely with engineering, project delivery, warehousing, and onsite teams to ensure health and safety standards are maintained across all phases of project delivery. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive health and safety professional who enjoys operating within fast paced, technically complex environments while helping shape and influence a positive safety culture across a growing international organisation.

Role Responsibilities

• Act as the company's competent person for health and safety in line with UK and European regulations
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve health and safety management systems, policies, and procedures
• Support project mobilisation and delivery activities where the business operates as Principal Contractor under CDM regulations
• Review and approve RAMS, Construction Phase Plans, Safe Systems of Work, and task specific risk assessments across the project portfolio
• Conduct regular site inspections and audits across UK and European project locations, ensuring corrective actions are tracked and completed
• Lead accident, incident, and near miss investigations using root cause analysis methodologies
• Manage subcontractor health and safety compliance, including vetting, auditing, and ongoing performance monitoring
• Deliver health and safety guidance, reporting, and training support to internal teams and senior stakeholders

Essential Skills & Experience

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent qualification, with strong working knowledge of construction related health and safety practices
• Proven experience managing health and safety within construction, technical installation, AV integration, or live event environments
• Strong understanding of UK CDM Regulations, Health & Safety at Work Act, PUWER, LOLER, Working at Height, and manual handling legislation
• Experience working across live construction sites, active venues, and fast paced project delivery environments
• Ability to produce and review high quality RAMS and health and safety compliance documentation
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence teams at all levels
• Experience supporting multi site or multi project delivery operations
• Willingness to travel across the UK and Europe as required

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience within audio visual installation, broadcast, live events, or related technology sectors
• IOSH membership such as TechIOSH or GradIOSH
• Familiarity with European health and safety legislation and compliance standards
• First Aid at Work or Mental Health First Aider qualification
• Experience supporting continuous improvement programmes following audits or compliance reviews
• Exposure to warehousing, logistics, or technical engineering operations
• Ability to work independently while driving a collaborative and positive safety culture
• Multilingual capability would be advantageous