Health and Safety Consultant (Operational)

Health and Safety Consultant (Operational) - 12 month FTC
Salary: 65,000 FTE (equivalent to 39,000 per annum)
Location: Woking, Surrey

This role is also open to Ltd Company Contractors.

Are you a proactive safety specialist with hands-on experience in high-voltage environments?

We're supporting a vital infrastructure operator in the energy sector to recruit a Part-Time Health and Safety Manager to lead on-site safety across live operational sites. This role offers the chance to make a tangible impact by ensuring safe systems of work, promoting incident prevention, and embedding a strong safety culture in a high-risk environment.

The successful Health & Safety Manager will:

• Provide direct, practical safety leadership on operational sites, engaging with managers, engineers, and contractors.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and compliance checks to ensure safe working practices.
• Lead investigations of incidents and near-misses, delivering clear root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Oversee risk assessments, RAMS, and permit-to-work procedures, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate toolbox talks, safety briefings, and promote proactive safety engagement across teams.

The ideal candidate will have:

• NEBOSH Diploma (essential) and IOSH membership desirable.
• Extensive experience working within high-risk environments such as energy, utilities, or infrastructure.
• Proven knowledge of High Voltage safety rules, permits, and Electricity at Work Regulations.
• Ability to challenge unsafe practices confidently and influence stakeholders at all levels.

This is an excellent opportunity to deliver meaningful safety leadership within critical infrastructure, offering flexibility and professional growth in a vital sector. For more information or to apply please contact Tom Hewat at or (phone number removed).

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.
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