SHEQ Manager

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd | Full time

Slough, United Kingdom | Posted on 09/22/2026

We are working with asuccessful and award-winning commercial landscape construction and maintenance contractor to recruit a SHEQ Manager. This is a great opportunity to join awell-established business known for delivering high-quality hard and soft landscaping schemes, ongoing maintenance services and, with specialist partners, specialist features including irrigation systems and water features across ground-level,podium and roof-terrace environments.

With more than 300employees, annual turnover exceeding £40 million and projects ranging from approximately £100,000 to more than £10 million, this is a substantial business offering plenty of variety. You will have the opportunity to work across projects throughout London and the South of England and make a genuine contribution across Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality matters.

Applications are welcomed from experienced SHEQ Managers, HSEQ Managers, Construction SHEQManagers and Health and Safety Managers who have practical environmental,quality and integrated management-system experience.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be the person colleagues turn to for practical,knowledgeable SHEQ advice and support. You will lead and maintain the company’sSHEQ arrangements across the full project lifecycle and line manage and developa SHE Apprentice.

• Act as the company’s competent Health & Safety adviser, providing practical guidance on UK legislation, HSE guidance and construction industry good practice.
• Review,maintain and continually improve SHEQ policies, procedures, RAMS frameworks and inspection systems.
• Plan and undertake inspections and audits across projects and maintenance operations,investigate incidents and ensure findings and corrective actions are completed.
• ProvideSHEQ input from tender and pre-construction through mobilisation, construction,handover and ongoing maintenance.
• Advise onCDM 2015 duties and Principal Contractor arrangements and support contractor and supplier competence assurance.
• Undertake Appointed Person or Temporary Works Coordinator duties only where separately and formally appointed and competent.
• Maintain and continually improve the Integrated Management System and arrangements supporting ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, surveillance and recertification, including evidence requirements and non-conformity close-out.
• Maintain environmental, sustainability and quality arrangements and administer
  
  Construction line and other compliance or pre-qualification portals.
• Maintain training, competency and CPD records, deliver company-wide SHEQ training and support higher-risk activity authorisations.
• Line manage and mentor the SHE Apprentice, providing structured development,coaching, supervised experience and staged competency support.
• Raisenon-conformities, require corrective action and stop any activity presenting an immediate or serious risk.

The office is near Slough. The role requires regular travel to project sites across London and the South of England, with business travel expenses paid.

A full UK driving licence is required because of the regular project-site travel. Cole &Yates Recruitment welcomes applications from people who meet the role requirements and will support reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

• Strong operational Health & Safety experience gained within landscaping or building construction, together with practical experience of wider SHEQsystems.
• Strong knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, including CDM 2015 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
• Practical working knowledge…