Health & Safety Compliance Project Manager, Truro

Interim Health & Safety Compliance Project Manager

4‑Month Assignment | £300–£400 per day | Truro / Cornwall based only / Travel Across Cornwall | Immediate Start ideally

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 / Travel across Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
• Significant onsite presence required

• 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 dutie