Ben Cronin
- Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner
- Exeter, Southwest
Personal Summary
I am a Chartered SHEQ professional with over 12 years' experience across construction, utilities, and infrastructure sectors, including more than 6 years in senior leadership positions. My passion lies in developing positive safety cultures, strengthening behavioral performance, and creating psychologically safe environments where people can thrive. I combine strategic leadership with practical operational support, helping organizations improve compliance, culture, performance, and wellbeing while delivering sustainable business improvement.
Skills
- Founded Cronin's Consultancy Ltd providing modern, practical, and people-focused SHEQ consultancy services.
- Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH).
- Developed and implemented SHEQ strategies across utilities, highways, infrastructure, and construction sectors.
- Led regional SHEQ teams supporting multiple operational frameworks.
- Successfully maintained and improved ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management systems.
- Supported major frameworks including National Grid, Welsh Water AMP8, South West Water, Wessex Water, SGN, National Highways, and Somerset Council.
- Delivered behavioral safety and culture improvement programs across multi-disciplinary workforces.
Licenses and certifications
- CMIOSH
- AIEMA
- Level 6 Diploma
- NEBOSH
- ISO Lead Auditor
- CSCS
- IOSH Trainer
Awards and achievements
- NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Work Experience
Established and lead an independent Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality (SHEQ) consultancy providing strategic and operational support to businesses across construction, utilities, infrastructure, and commercial sectors throughout the Southwest and wider UK. Responsibilities included providing competent SHEQ consultancy support, delivering audits, supporting ISO implementation, developing management systems, conducting investigations, providing safety coaching, delivering training, managing business development, and more.
Regional SHEQ lead supporting a diverse portfolio of utilities, infrastructure, and construction frameworks. Responsibilities included leading a team of SHEQ professionals, creating and implementing strategy, managing resources, driving compliance and safety culture, ensuring accreditations, reviewing procedures, monitoring trends, conducting inspections, and assisting with tenders.
SHEQ Stakeholder for an Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, participated in company rebrand, created and managed IMS/BMS, transitioned IMSs, managed compliance and performance, ensured accreditations, reviewed policies, maintained registers, chaired meetings, and conducted audits.
Drove and improved safety compliance and performance, presented SHEQ information, monitored management systems, established safety improvement plans, managed CDM requirements, delivered health arrangements, conducted inspections, provided safety advice, and maintained certifications.
Managed Plant & Compliance Operations, coordinated with planners and supervisors, led support drivers, ensured compliance, conducted audits, carried out toolbox talks, assisted with risk assessments, trained operatives, and supported external audits.