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£45k-£65k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Culture, not just compliance
Ask how they've changed behaviour and reduced incidents, not just written policy.
Relevant qualifications
NEBOSH and sector experience matter. Match them to your environment.
Influence at all levels
They must get the floor and the boardroom on side. Look for persuasion.
How to run the hire
1. Define the environment
Be clear on the site, risks and the standards that apply.
2. Score for culture and compliance
Weight behaviour change and reduced incidents alongside qualifications.
3. Source and screen
Approach candidates with matching sector and risk experience.
4. Test with a scenario
Use a serious near-miss to hear how they'd respond and prevent it.
5. Reference the results
Confirm they improved safety and culture.
Fees typically run 15-20% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts.
Usually 5-9 weeks.
The variable is how high-risk and specialist your environment is.
A Health & Safety Manager owns workplace safety - risk assessment, policy, training, audits, incident investigation and building a safety culture.
They keep people safe and the business compliant with health and safety law.
NEBOSH qualifications are the common baseline, with membership of IOSH.
We match qualification level and sector experience to your risk profile, since a high-hazard site needs more than a low-risk office.
Try: Tell me about a safety culture you changed and the numbers.
How do you get a resistant workforce to take safety seriously?
Walk me through investigating a serious incident. and How do you influence senior leaders?
A range including manufacturing, construction-adjacent, warehousing and process industries.
We match risk and sector experience to your environment.
Tell us about your role and a specialist engineering recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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