HSEQ Manager

HSEQ Manager – Water

Location: Worsley / North West

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 + Car or Car Allowance

Sector: Water / Utilities / Infrastructure

Morson is recruiting for an experienced HSEQ Manager to support the delivery of major capital projects across the water sector in the North West.

Based from Worsley, with regular travel across the region,

this is a senior HSEQ position supporting complex water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, reservoirs and network infrastructure.

Working closely with operational and project delivery teams, you will provide technical HSEQ leadership across projects from pre-construction through to construction, commissioning and handover.

The Role

As HSEQ Manager, you will:

Provide technical HSEQ and CDM guidance across capital delivery projects.

Ensure compliance with CDM 2015, including Principal Contractor responsibilities and pre-construction requirements.

Review Construction Phase Plans and project HSEQ documentation.

Provide assurance across high-risk construction activities including Temporary Works, lifting operations, confined spaces, excavations and buried services.

Support safe delivery of MEICA installation, commissioning, isolation and decommissioning activities.

Lead HSEQ audits, assurance activities and improvement plans.

Lead and support investigations into high-potential or serious incidents, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.

Work closely with operational teams and contractors to drive strong safety behaviours and improve HSEQ performance.

Support client performance reviews, engagement forums, safety stand-downs and workshops.

Coach and support project teams, promoting a positive and proactive safety culture.

Ensure corporate, regulatory and client HSEQ standards are effectively implemented across projects.

About You

We are looking for an experienced HSEQ professional with a strong understanding of construction and infrastructure risk, ideally gained within the water sector or a comparable regulated infrastructure environment.

You will ideally have experience across:

Water and wastewater infrastructure

Major capital construction projects

CDM Regulations and Principal Contractor assurance

Temporary Works and BS 5975

Excavations, underground services and utility avoidance

Lifting operations / LOLER

Confined space management

MEICA installation and commissioning

Process safety and isolation

Environmental and Quality Management Systems

Previous experience working on large-scale water programmes or frameworks within the North West would be particularly advantageous.

Qualifications

You will hold:

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent H&S qualification

TechIOSH / GradIOSH, ideally working towards Chartered status

Full UK Driving Licence

Additional qualifications in Temporary Works, Confined Space Management, Environmental Management, Internal Auditing or Incident Investigation would be beneficial.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HSEQ professional to take a leading role across a significant programme of water infrastructure investment, working closely with project, operational and client teams across the North West.

To apply, please contact Morson or submit your CV for consideration