Rethinking Safety through Inclusion & Wellbeing
Join us in shaping a safer, more inclusive future for construction.
At Expanded – part of the Laing O'Rourke group – we believe safety goes beyond PPE and checklists. It's about creating environments where people feel physically and psychologically safe, supported, and seen. That's why our Inclusion & Wellbeing approach puts people at the heart of everything we do.
We're now hiring a Health & Safety Manager to support multiple major projects across Birmingham, Suffolk and Kent. This is a chance to lead from the front, influence safety culture, and embed wellbeing into every layer of delivery.
What you'll be doing:
- Be the go-to expert, supporting managers and site teams to meet the highest safety standards.
- Coach and guide operational teams using our Inclusion & Wellbeing engagement tools – helping everyone have a voice on site.
- Carry out assurance activities that give confidence in how effectively safety processes are working.
- Work as part of a collaborative, high-performing team on some of the most complex and exciting infrastructure projects in the UK.
What we're looking for:
- Level 5 qualification (minimum) in a relevant subject
- Background in civils or infrastructure projects
- Strong technical knowledge in Occupational Health Risk Management and Safety Risk Management
- Skilled in coaching, training, auditing, and investigations
- Membership of a relevant professional body
Why choose Expanded?
Expanded is the specialist delivery partner within Laing O'Rourke, offering early-stage construction solutions such as piling, precast concrete, post-tensioning, and structural services. With the backing of a global business and access to central design and engineering expertise, we deliver certainty on complex projects – from the ground up.
What we offer:
- A collaborative, values-led culture with care and wellbeing at the core
- Opportunities to work on landmark projects with long-term impact
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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