Role: Health & Safety Director
Location: London
Salary: £100K - £110K Per Annum + Bonus + Car Allowance
Client:
Our client is one of the UK’s leading technical and energy services provider specialising in engineering, facilities management, and decarbonisation solutions. They deliver complex infrastructure, maintenance, and energy optimisation projects across public and private sectors, with strong expertise in critical environments and long-term sustainability programmes.
Due to continued growth, they are now looking for a Health & Safety Director to join their team in London.
Overview
They are seeking an experienced and strategic Health, Safety & Security Director to lead and continuously enhance the organisation’s safety culture and performance. This is a critical leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering a best-in-class safety and security strategy across a complex, multi-site operation.
The successful candidate will join the Senior Leadership Team, playing a key role in influencing business decisions, driving cultural change, and ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, and security are embedded across all activities.
About the Organisation
The organisation is recognised as a leader in safety excellence, having achieved a 99% score in its flagship “Changing Gear” safety campaign. This achievement reflects a deeply embedded culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
They are also proud recipients of back-to-back industry awards for safety performance and accident prevention, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to protecting our people, partners, and communities.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership and culture
* Act as a senior leader and role model, championing health, safety and security at board level.
* Lead, develop and inspire the health, safety and security team
* Build capability, encourage new thinking and create a high performing, forward looking function.
* Works in collaboration with the wider group on shared initiatives and supporting the Group QSHE Director role
* Drive a strong, values led safety culture that prioritises engagement, learning and continuous improvement.
* Influence and challenge at all levels throughout the business to think differently about health, safety and security.
* Develop and lead cultural change initiatives that embed accountability, ownership and pride in doing things well.
* Provide support and guidance to our Mental Health First Aiders community
* Embodies the values and Company’s culture, is dedicated to the employee safety first culture
Strategy and change
* Develop and deliver a clear, forward-looking health, safety and security strategy aligned to organisational objectives.
* Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, introducing new ideas, initiatives and ways of working.
* Translate strategy into practical, impactful programmes that deliver real change on the ground.
* Use insight, data and external best practice to shape priorities and influence decision making.
Governance, risk and assurance
* Provide assurance that health, safety and security risks are effectively identified, assessed
* Ensure appropriate governance, policies and frameworks are in place and fit for purpose. and managed.
* Oversee incident management, learning and improvement processes, ensuring a just and transparent approach
* Act as a trusted adviser to the executive team and board on health, safety and security matters.
Stakeholder engagement
* Build strong relationships across the organisation to gain trust, credibility and buy in.
* Engage with external stakeholders, regulators and partners as required.
* Communicate clearly and persuasively, making health and safety relevant and meaningful to all audiences.
* In coordination with the HR function identify initiatives to improve Health and Wellbeing for our workforce
* Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, regulators, and external partners
Key Requirements
* Proven experience in a senior safety leadership role within a complex operational environment
* Demonstrated ability to influence at executive level and drive cultural transformation
* Strong track record of delivering measurable improvements in safety performance
* In-depth knowledge of health, safety, and security regulations and frameworks
* Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
* Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent)