Health And Safety Manager

Job Description

Health & Safety Manager – Data Centre Project

Location: London

Salary: £90,000 – £110,000/ Negotiable Day Rate CIS or Ltd

Contract: Permanent or Freelance

Project Duration: 36–48 months

Project Value: £220m

A leading building services contractor with a strong reputation for delivering complex, high-value projects across the UK and Ireland is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join their team. Known for their work across critical infrastructure, commercial, and engineering-led developments, this organisation prides itself on quality, innovation, and a strong safety culture.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to take the lead on a high-profile £200m data centre project. This is a senior, site-based role where you will be the principal H&S lead, supported by a team of advisors, and responsible for driving safety standards across the project.

The Role:

• Lead all health, safety, and wellbeing activities on a major data centre build.
• Manage and mentor site-based H&S advisors.
• Act as the key point of contact for safety leadership across the project team and supply chain.
• Ensure full compliance with all relevant legislation, standards, and best practices.
• Support the project through to completion, with the data centre scheduled to be operational by September.

About You:

• Proven experience in a senior Health & Safety role within construction.
• Tier 1 MEP or main contractor experience is highly desirable.
• Data centre project experience is a strong advantage.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to start promptly to support the project timeline.

This is a rare chance to lead H&S on a landmark, high-value project, please apply through this advert or email your CV directly to chloe.kearns@peoplegroup.com to be considered.