Head of Environmental
Location: Cardiff, UK
Employer: MSS Group (RSK Group)
About MSS Group (RSK Group): A leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business based in Cardiff, offering industrial and commercial cleaning, waste management, asbestos removal, and related services.
Role Overview: Overall responsibility for daily operations to meet client and contract requirements efficiently, achieving commercial and financial targets while maintaining safety, technical and quality compliance.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage daily operations in line with contract requirements and budgets.
* Oversee office/site-based staff, ensuring health & safety, quality and environmental requirements are met.
* Allocate labour capacity against contract requirements.
* Maintain and develop client relationships.
* Determine expenditure trends and implement cost‑saving measures.
* Communicate changes, encourage reporting of incidents and suggest improvements.
* Measure and improve operational performance against KPIs.
* Forecast commercial performance and report to senior management.
* Coordinate with Contract Management and Technical Manager to ensure competent site staffing.
* Assist in managing vehicle fleet inspections, maintenance and mileage reporting.
* Handle selection and performance reviews of sub‑contractors.
* Identify opportunities to increase margin return from supply chain.
* Develop strategic direction and present to Managing Director with commercial lead.
* Implement strategic vision in collaboration with BRM (Env).
* Promote the business at trade events and industry functions.
* Attend Senior Management Team meetings and update SMT members.
Skills & Experience
* Health & Safety management experience.
* Extensive experience in the asbestos industry.
* Regulatory technical competence.
* Excellent communication and people management skills.
* Ability to drive efficiency and productivity.
* Systematic record‑keeping and attention to detail.
* Continuous improvement mindset.
* Motivator and morale booster.
* Strong organisational, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities.
* IT literacy.
Salary & Benefits
* Competitive salary based on experience.
* Salary sacrifice option for electric vehicle purchase.
* Smart Health/digital GP service.
* Permanent additional annual leave days for 5, 10 and 15 years of service (MSS); additional days for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years (RSK).
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Wellbeing ambassadors – internal mental health first aiders.
* Gym/lifestyle discounts.
* Bereavement counselling.
* Life assurance – up to three annual salary payments on death in service.
Seniority Level
Executive
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Equal Opportunity: The RSK Group is an equal opportunities employer.
Agency Notice: RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or secondary agencies.
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