Health, Safety and Environment Manager
Salary: Circa £65,000 plus annual bonus and comprehensive benefits
Location: Thurrock
Do you thrive in complex high hazardous environments and want to make a real impact on safety culture and compliance?
Are you ready to lead health, safety, and environmental strategies at a key logistics hub supporting vital energy markets?
We're supporting a leading chemicals company operating across the UK to appoint an HSE Manager at their busy Thames Terminal. This critical role requires a proactive safety leader to oversee compliance, drive continuous improvement, and ensure the safety of personnel and operations on this busy COMAH site.
The successful HSE Manager will:
- Act as the principal advisor on health, safety, and environment, ensuring statutory compliance and safe working practices.
- Develop, implement, and monitor policies, procedures, and initiatives to improve safety and environmental standards.
- Conduct and oversee risk assessments, incident investigations, and safety audits, ensuring all actions are completed effectively.
- Manage contractor safety processes, including permits, method statements, and hazard controls.
- Provide training, support, and leadership to promote a strong safety culture across the terminal.
The successful HSE Manager will have:
- Relevant health and safety qualifications (IOSH, NEBOSH) or equivalent, with active CPD engagement.
- COMAH experience and / or experience in the chemical, oil and gas, energy or related industries
- Proven ability to lead safety initiatives, conduct investigations, and manage contractors in high-hazard settings.
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and quick adaptation to new systems.
If you're ready to take ownership of health, safety and environmental performance at a high profile COMAH site and play a pivotal role, we would love to hear from you. Apply today or contact Michael Colton at or 01923 432 633 for a confidential discussion.
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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