Project HSE Manager
Blunham
Contract role outside IR35 (6 Months)
Are you an experienced Health & Safety professional with strong CDM expertise?
We are seeking a confident and proactive HSER specialist to support the delivery of a high-profile project, ensuring full compliance with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM). This role is central to safeguarding people, processes, and project delivery — embedding safe design and construction principles at every stage.
To provide competent Health & Safety support to the site HSER function for a 6-month period, specifically supporting the delivery and compliance of a Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) project.
The role will ensure CDM compliance across all stages of the project lifecycle, supporting the Client, Principal Designer and Principal Contractor in meeting statutory obligations. The successful candidate will promote safe design and construction practices, ensure documentation compliance, and support effective risk management throughout the project.
Role Responsibilities
- Support fulfilment of Client duties under CDM regulations
- Ensure robust arrangements for planning, managing, and monitoring construction work
- Review and maintain CDM documentation including Construction Phase Plans, Pre-Construction Information, and Health & Safety Files
- Liaise with Principal Designer and Principal Contractor to coordinate HSER activities
- Lead and support risk reviews to eliminate or reduce hazards so far as reasonably practicable
- Conduct inspections and audits to monitor CDM compliance on site
- Review and approve RAMS and Safe Systems of Work (SSOW)
- Support incident, accident, and near-miss investigations with corrective action tracking
- Lead development and implementation of risk assessments related to project assets
- Act as a key CDM contact for contractors, operations, and project stakeholders
- Provide HSER input during project meetings
- Track and report CDM and HSER compliance metrics
- Maintain accurate project documentation and audit trails
- Prepare HSER reports for senior leadership
About You
You are a confident HSER professional with proven CDM project experience and the ability to influence safe behaviours in a construction environment. You bring strong technical knowledge, sound judgement, and the confidence to challenge where necessary.
- NEBOSH General and Construction Certificates
- Demonstrable experience supporting CDM projects
- Strong working knowledge of CDM regulations and HSER legislation
- Experience reviewing RAMS and Construction Phase Plans
- Ability to build effective relationships across operational and contractor teams
- Confidence to challenge unsafe practices professionally
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Experience supporting investigations and reporting
- Experience collaborating with regulatory or external bodies
- Understanding of sustainability, environmental, and risk management principles
- Experience contributing to HSER audit programmes
We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, e
ven those not meeting all criteria.”
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Skills Required
- NEBOSH General and Construction Certificates
- Demonstrable experience supporting CDM projects
- Strong working knowledge of CDM regulations and HSER legislation
- Experience reviewing RAMS and Construction Phase Plans
- Ability to build effective relationships across operational and contractor teams
- Confidence to challenge unsafe practices professionally
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Experience supporting incident, accident, and near-miss investigations and reporting
- Experience collaborating with regulatory or external bodies
- Understanding of sustainability, environmental, and risk management principles
- Experience contributing to HSER audit programmes
DS Smith Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered okay to good across many roles, with some plants indicating competitive or above‑market hourly rates for operators and similar positions. This supports a broadly fair perception of base pay even as experiences vary by site.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. offerings include day‑one medical/vision and dental, employer HSA contributions, and 100% company‑paid life and short/long‑term disability, alongside an EAP. Some role descriptions also highlight mental‑health and fertility options.
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Retirement Support — Packages commonly reference a 401(k) with company match and, in some locations, pension eligibility or company‑funded retirement contributions. This positions retirement benefits as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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What We Do
DS Smith provides innovative packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services with a commitment to sustainability and a circular economy. Our core purpose is to Redefine Packaging for a Changing World, and our expert teams work closely with like-minded partners to incorporate renewable resources for products that minimize our environmental impact, reduce complexity and increase profitability through supply chain optimization
