QHSE Manager

£55,000 + car or car allowance | 50 hours per week | 25 days holiday + benefits | Office & site-based across the UK

Be part of a growing, investment-backed maritime and civil engineering business where you’ll have real influence, visibility, and the opportunity to shape safety culture at scale. This role offers the chance to drive meaningful change, elevate standards, and embed best practice across a diverse portfolio of projects nationwide.

TMS Maritime operates across the marine and civil engineering sectors, delivering complex infrastructure and marine-based projects throughout the UK. Combining technical expertise with strong operational capability, the business supports a wide range of clients in challenging environments.

As the company enters an exciting phase of growth, this role will play a key part in supporting its continued commitment to safety, quality, and environmental responsibility. Working closely with operational teams and senior leadership, you will help strengthen and evolve systems, influence behaviours, and lead the development of a proactive, high-performing QHSE culture across the business.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of QHSE, you will take ownership of quality, health, safety, environmental and emergency preparedness activities across the business. Your role will be varied, combining hands‑on site engagement, audit and compliance, and strategic input at leadership level.

A typical week could see you:

• Supporting project teams on-site, building relationships and improving safety culture
• Conducting audits, inspections, and compliance reviews
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders across marine and civils operations
• Developing and improving QHSE systems and processes
• Responding to incidents and supporting emergency preparedness where required

This role requires someone who is comfortable operating both practically on-site and strategically within the business, acting as a trusted partner to leadership.

Why Join TMS Maritime?

• Be part of a growing, evolving business with clear investment and direction
• Opportunity to influence cultural change in QHSE across the organisation
• Work across diverse, technically interesting environments (marine & civils)
• Collaborate with experienced professionals across compliance, operations and marine teams
• Join a leadership team that values trust, autonomy and professional development

Location & Working Arrangements

• Based at Head Office (in Dawlish) with regular UK travel to project sites
• Predominantly office and site-based role
• 50 hours per week

What We’re Looking For

We are seeking a well-rounded QHSE professional who can operate confidently across both operational and leadership environments. You will bring:

• Strong experience within construction, civil engineering and/or infrastructure environments, with a practical understanding of site operations and management-level capability
• Solid knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation, alongside experience implementing and maintaining ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001)
• The ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels, building trust from site teams through to senior leadership
• A collaborative, practical approach with the confidence to balance compliance requirements with real-world delivery
• Adaptability and resilience, with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset and willingness to respond to business needs, including occasional out-of-hours support

Qualifications such as NEBOSH (essential), IOSH and environmental certifications are highly desirable.

If you’re looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact, influence culture, and grow with a business that is evolving - Click to Apply.

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