Berry Recruitment
Interim Health & Safety Compliance Project Manager
4-Month Assignment | £300-£400 per day | Truro / Hybrid | Immediate Start
A large, multi-site organisation in Cornwall is urgently seeking an Interim Health & Safety Compliance Project Manager to lead sites across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
This is a high-impact role requiring deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to rapidly assess, stabilise and improve statutory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Compliance baseline review – audit existing H&S records, validate statutory inspections, identify gaps and establish an auditable baseline
- Risk assessment & assurance – review compliance across sites, highlight high-risk issues, maintain risk registers, escalate concerns
- Regulatory compliance oversight – fire safety, asbestos, legionella, electrical, gas, lifting equipment, radon, contractor management
- High-risk issue management – lead investigations, develop mitigation plans, implement controls, track remedial actions
- Contractor coordination – specify inspections, coordinate specialists, verify certification, maintain audit trails
- Governance & reporting – daily updates, weekly executive reports, board assurance papers, compliance dashboards
- Audit & regulatory support – prepare evidence, support regulator interactions, ensure documentation withstands scrutiny
Essential Skills
- Demonstrable Health & Safety knowledge and skills
- Proven delivery of complex compliance programmes
- Experience in regulated environments (education, NHS, local government, housing, FM)
- Multi-site portfolio management
- Leading compliance recovery/improvement programmes
- Presenting to Boards, Trustees or Executive Leadership
Technical Knowledge Required
Strong working knowledge of:
- Health & Safety at Work Act
- MHSWR
- Fire Safety Order
- Asbestos Regulations
- COSHH
- Legionella / ACOP L8
- LOLER / PUWER
- Electricity at Work Regulations
- Ionising Radiations Regs (desirable)
- DfE Good Estate Management guidance (desirable)
Qualifications
- NEBOSH Diploma / NCRQ Diploma / NVQ Level 6
- CMIOSH preferred
- GradIOSH considered with substantial experience
- Relevant degree advantageous
Location & Working Pattern
- Truro / Hybrid
- Significant onsite presence required
- Travel across Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
- 4-month initial assignment
- Potential extension
- £300-£400 per day
- Immediate start / ASAP
If you are in-between contracts or finishing a current role soon and are available provide H&S expertise to a local organisation please contact Sally Appleby at Berry Recruitment Truro, Cornwall for a chat today to find out more!
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.
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