Are you a senior Head of Health, Safety & Environment professional who thrives on driving cultural change, improving safety performance and embedding best-in-class HSE standards across manufacturing operations? If you’re passionate about protecting people, improving sustainability and influencing at board level, this could be a standout opportunity.
We’re supporting a well-established Portsmouth-based manufacturing organisation with a strong international footprint across Europe, Asia and the US. Operating in highly regulated engineering and electronics markets, this business places safety, quality and continuous improvement at the heart of everything it does.
What’s the role all about?
As Head of HSE, you’ll lead the health, safety and environmental strategy across all UK operations, while also providing governance and alignment support to global sites overseas.
This is a senior leadership role where you’ll influence business-wide decision making, shape culture and ensure the organisation operates safely, compliantly and sustainably.
You’ll be responsible for:
* Developing and leading the HSE strategy, policies and procedures
* Ensuring compliance with UK legislation and international standards (ISO 45001 and ISO 14001)
* Owning and maintaining the HSE management system
* Advising senior leadership and reporting HSE performance at board level
* Driving accident prevention, behavioural safety and cultural change initiatives
* Leading audits, inspections and incident investigations
* Working closely with Engineering, Production and People teams to embed HSE best practice
* Reducing environmental impact through energy, waste and emissions initiatives
* Managing COSHH, REACH and waste compliance
* Designing and delivering HSE training across all levels of the organisation
* Supporting global HSE alignment and continuous improvement projects
This is a highly visible, influential role with genuine scope to shape long-term safety and sustainability performance.
What you’ll bring
To succeed as Head of Health, Safety & Environment, you’ll need:
* 10+ years’ experience in a senior HSE leadership role within manufacturing
* Strong working knowledge of UK HSE legislation and standards
* Experience operating in high-risk environments (e.g. electroplating, machining, assembly)
* Proven delivery of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems
* NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent); CMIOSH preferred
* Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels
* A track record of driving behavioural and cultural change
* Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management capability
Who you are
You’re pragmatic, credible and solutions-focused. You know how to balance governance with operational reality and can build trust across engineering, production and leadership teams.
You’ll be:
* A visible HSE leader and role model
* Passionate about safe, sustainable operations
* Strategic, organised and detail-driven
* Confident coaching others and influencing change
* Collaborative and respected across the business
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays
* Additional 3 festive shutdown days
* Company pension scheme
* Life cover (3x salary)
* Bonus scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Opportunity to shape HSE strategy across a global organisation
Ready to take the next step?
If you’re an experienced Head of Health, Safety & Environment looking for a senior leadership role where you can genuinely make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today — or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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