Offshore Health Safety Manager

Astute’s Power Team is recruiting an Offshore Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager to support a major project based in Avonmouth and offshore.

This 12-month contract role is full-time and project-based, with flexible working options, and offers up to £80 per hour (inside IR35).

If you’re a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager with experience in construction and offshore or marine environments and want to lead H&S delivery on a major project from February 2027, submit your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities of the Offshore Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager

You will:

• Lead and manage Health, Safety & Wellbeing resources across the project, ensuring effective support for operational teams
• Drive a Zero Harm culture, promoting employee engagement and safe working practices across the project and supply chain
• Manage inspection and audit programmes to ensure compliance with management systems, legislation and project requirements
• Lead or support incident investigations, ensuring lessons learned are shared and corrective actions are tracked
• Monitor H&S performance through KPIs, reporting requirements and leading and lagging indicators
• Support project leadership in delivering H&S improvement plans and aligning stakeholders on priorities
• Build strong working relationships with clients, operational teams, supply chain partners and regulatory bodies
• Lead, develop and coach H&S personnel, supporting team performance and continuous improvement
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of health and safety legislation, regulations and industry guidance

Required qualifications and experience

To be considered, you must have:

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Diploma
• NVQ Level 4/5
• Corporate Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH), or be working towards it
• Construction industry experience, with knowledge of CDM regulations
• Experience or knowledge of offshore, marine and diving industry standards, including Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels health and safety regulations

Salary and benefits

• Rate: Up to £80 per hour (inside IR35)
• Contract: 12 months
• Start date: February 2027
• Working pattern: Full-time, with flexible working options
• Location: Avonmouth and offshore

Astute People are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.