Job Title: Senior Head of Health & Safety Events
Reporting To: Event Experience Director
Function: Event Experience
Direct Reports: 3
Location: London Bridge, with UK-wide travel
Working Pattern: Hybrid working – minimum 2 days per week in the office
Hours: Office hours with flexibility required to support events
Salary: £90,000 plus 10% performance bonus
Role Overview
Our client, an events company, is seeking a Senior Head of Health & Safety to provide organisation-wide strategic leadership for health, safety, wellbeing, and compliance across the company, its subsidiaries, and selected partner entities.
This role sets the vision for a proactive, prevention-focused safety culture and ensures that all premises, people, and event operations adhere to the highest standards of legal compliance and risk management.
The Senior Head of Health & Safety will oversee Event Safety, Security, Traffic Management, Medical functions, and Safeguarding across the client’s event portfolio, ensuring safe, compliant, and resilient delivery during planning, build, live, and break phases. The role works closely with event planning teams, freelancers, contractors, and a wide range of external stakeholders.
Responsibilities include developing and implementing safe working practices, reviewing and testing contingency plans, and coordinating with blue light services and local councils to deliver secure, compliant, and resilient events.
A strong background in events and large-scale operations is essential.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Set and refine the organisational strategy for health and safety across offices, warehouses, event sites, and group companies.
Act as principal adviser to the Board, Executive Team, and senior leaders.
Lead the development of a unified safety culture built on collaboration and continual improvement.
Policy, Governance & Compliance
Continue to develop the Group Safety Management System (SMS).
Lead creation and assurance of H&S policies for workplace, event, contractor, and incident management.
Oversee group audit, inspection, and assurance across the organisation.
Ensure compliance with Martyn’s Law and building safety legislation.
Workplace, Building & Facilities Health & Safety
Provide strategic oversight of building safety and facilities-related H&S across offices and warehouses.
Partner with the Head of Workspace & Properties to define responsibilities and governance.
Oversee fire safety, maintenance-related risk, contractor management, and workspace assessments.
Event Safety, Security & Medical Operations
Take ownership of emergency response and crisis management for events.
Work with the Event Experience Director on business continuity planning to ensure robust preparedness and resilience.
Lead the Event Safety & Security Manager, Coordinator, and Medical Manager.
Oversee medical governance, provider performance, and operational readiness.
Direct family liaison and safeguarding practices in collaboration with the Event Experience Director.
Oversee security planning with a focus on protective security measures and counter-terrorism.
Maintain planning documentation, RAMS, contingency plans, and compliance with the Purple Guide, Green Guide, and Martyn’s Law.
Build and maintain strong relationships with Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), blue light services, and local authorities.
Traffic Management Leadership
Lead the Traffic Planning Manager and Traffic Management Planner.
Oversee traffic plans, road closures, sterile route design, and hostile vehicle mitigation (HVM) deployment.
Group-Wide Risk Management
Direct risk assessments across offices, warehouses, events, and subsidiaries.
Lead investigations and regulatory reporting.
Ensure the organisation meets all legal reporting duties, including RIDDOR.
Culture, Engagement & Training
Champion health and safety training and induction programmes.
Mentor managers and build health and safety capability across teams.
Required Skills & Experience
Essential
Level 6 Occupational Health & Safety Diploma.
NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum); NEBOSH Diploma preferred.
Experience leading health and safety across multi-site organisations, including offices, warehouses, and events.
Strong knowledge of CDM regulations, Purple Guide, Green Guide, traffic management, and medical governance.
Proven leadership in large-scale event safety planning.
Security management experience.
Fire safety and environmental experience.
Experience working with emergency services, SAGs, and regulators.
Desired
Level 4 Spectator Safety – Safety Officer qualification.
Experience supporting subsidiaries or partner companies.
Training, mentoring, and coaching experience.
Crowd dynamics and mass participation event experience