Health & Safety Manager (Empower

Location:

Multi-site role requiring regular travel, working between offices currently located in Castleford and Blackburn. Additional locations may be added as the business grows.

Empower Technical Services is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to drive standards, ensure compliance, and strengthen safety culture across our engineering and project delivery teams. This is a key group position, reporting directly to the Group COO and supporting multiple operational businesses across the UK.

The ideal candidate is field-based, pragmatic, and confident leading safety on complex projects—someone who can balance compliance with practical delivery and enjoys building strong relationships with engineers, supervisors, and clients alike.

• Lead day-to-day H&S management across multiple live projects and operational sites
• Develop, review, and approve RAMS, CPPs, and permit-to-work documentation in line with CDM 2015
• Plan and complete site inspections and audits, ensuring corrective actions are identified and closed out
• Investigate incidents, lead root-cause analysis, and implement preventative measures
• Maintain and improve policies, procedures, and risk assessments in line with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
• Manage and update training and competency matrices (EUSR, Confined Space, Electrical Safety, etc.)
• Deliver toolbox talks, inductions, and refresher sessions to site teams and supervisors
• Promote a proactive, coaching-led approach to safety and wellbeing across all levels
• Support external accreditations (CHAS, Construction line, Achilles UVDB) and manage audits
• Drive consistency and digital record-keeping across Empower’s H&S systems
• Support with internal audits ISO 9001 compliance

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
• Significant site-based H&S experience within construction or M&E sectors
• Strong knowledge of CDM 2015, permit-to-work systems, and confined space regulations
• Proven multi-site audit and incident investigation experience
• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels
• Full UK driving licence
• Experience with in utilities or MEICA environments (water, wastewater, or energy)
• ISO 45001/14001 internal auditor qualification and/or TechIOSH/GradIOSH membership
• Experience implementing H&S management systems and digital reporting tools