Your newpany
A leading transportand infrastructure organisation operating in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment is seeking a senior leader to drive its Safety, Security, Health & Environment strategy. With a strong focus on operational excellence and sustainability, the organisation plays a vital role in connectingmunities and delivering essential services on a 24/7 basis.
You will join a forward-thinking business with a strongmitment to safety culture, governance, and continuous improvement, working closely with executive leadership and influencing at board level.
Your new role
As Head of Safety, Security, Health & Environment, you will play a pivotal strategic role in shaping and embedding a proactive and transparent safety culture across the organisation. Reporting into the Operations Director with exposure to executive leadership and board stakeholders, you will lead the development, oversight, and assurance of safety and environmental systems across both operational and corporate functions.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Driving a high-performing safety andpliance culture across all levels of the organisation
2. Leading safety management systems, including incident reporting, investigation, and continuous improvement
3. Ensuringpliance with all relevant health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
4. Acting as a key liaison with external regulatory bodies and emergency response stakeholders
5. Providing strategic advice to senior leadership on legislative changes and risk management
6. Delivering ESG reporting and performance insights to internal and external stakeholders
7. Leading internal audits, inspections, and assurance frameworks
8. Developing and implementing training programmes to enhance capability andpliance
9. Supporting operational teams across a 24/7 environment and fostering collaboration between different functions
This is a highly visible leadership role requiring both strategic oversight and hands-on engagement with operational teams.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful, you will bring a strong blend of leadership capability, technical expertise, and stakeholder engagement experience within a safety-critical environment.
You will ideally have:
10. In-depth knowledge of health, safety, environmental, and security legislation acrossplex operational settings
11. Experience spanning both operational and corporate environments (ideally across multi-site or infrastructure-based organisations)
12. Strong leadership experience, including managing teams, driving change, and fostering a positive safety culture
13. Proven experience working with regulators and external bodies
14. Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including board-level interaction
15. Strong analytical, reporting, and decision-making skills
16. Experience delivering safety improvement programmes and managing audits and investigations
17. Excellentmunication and presentation skills
A recognised professional qualification (such as CMIOSH or working towards) is expected.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will take on a high-impact leadership role within a respected organisation, where you can genuinely influence safety culture and business performance.
You will benefit from:
18. A senior strategic position with board-level exposure
19. The opportunity to shape and drive a best-in-class safety and environmental function
20. A collaborative and values-driven working environment
21. The chance to work within a plex, operational, and purpose-driven organisation
22. petitive salary and benefits package (dependent on experience)