Health & Safety Manager

Equans Data Centers is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to support a Data Centre project in the South of England. The role provides expert guidance to project teams, drives continuous improvement, and fosters a proactive safety culture in data centre projects.

• Promoting a safety‑first culture in the business and ensuring compliance with the company's Management System. Influence site management on best practice and compliance requirements.
• Ensuring that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and regularly reviewed, updated and communicated.
• Carrying out audits and routine inspections to report findings and recommendations to the project team.
• Advising project and site leadership to align safety practices with business strategy.
• Carrying out accident investigations and reporting to project leads and the HSQ Director.
• Conducting tool‑box talks regarding high‑risk activities.
• Liaising with the supply chain to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Reporting all Health and safety observations via Safety Lens.
• Leading audits, inspections, risk assessment and management (RAMS, RACE) ensuring compliance with ISO 45001 regulations and internal policies.
• Exercise authority to stop unsafe work and provide advice throughout all project phases.
• Monitoring, reporting and analysing H&S performance, incidents and trends and implementing corrective action and lessons learned.
• Delivering targeted training and onboarding support, managing records and working proactively with managers and other key staff to establish and maintain a programme of continuous improvement in Health and Safety management.
• Keeping up to date with all aspects of relevant health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicating relevant changes to the business.
• Driving sub‑contractor performance.

• 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays)
• Life cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company stakeholder pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, including professional qualifications, collective/individual training and personalised support programmes
• Attractive employee referral rewards scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks, including Access Ability, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents and Young Professionals
• 24/7 employee assistance programme and access to a mental wellbeing app

• A Health & Safety professional with strong teamwork and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively.
• Extensive knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and standards, including CDM Regulations, HSG
  65 and ISO 45001.
• Able to challenge when unsafe acts or behaviours are identified.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to write weekly summaries of site conditions.
• Proficient in delivering impactful training to groups.
• Skilled in creating and developing charts and graphs for monthly reports.
• Proficient in Health & Safety data systems with analysis tools and general IT applications including Excel and Pivot Tables.
• Strong analytical skills with a structured, accurate and proactive problem‑solving mindset.
• Previous construction experience.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience using PowerPoint and preparing presentations.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check.

Equans encourages applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, and all candidates who identify with protected character groups under the Equality Act 2010.