Health and Safety Director

Are you an experienced Health & Safety leader ready to take the next step into a Director-level position?

Do you have major infrastructure experience, ideally on tunnelling or heavy civils projects?

Location:

Manchester initially, with travel across the Lake District
Salary: £125,000 - £150,000 + package

A major infrastructure contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Health & Safety Director to lead the H&S function on a major water infrastructure project in the North West.

The project involves the construction of a 110km aqueduct, with a significant proportion of the works being underground construction and tunnelling. The successful candidate will initially be based around Manchester/Bolton, before moving to one of the project's regional hubs as the works progress.

This is a senior leadership position, requiring an established H&S professional who can provide visible leadership across a complex, high-risk major project.

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for Health & Safety across the project.
• Lead and develop a team of approximately 20 H&S professionals, with scope for this to increase.
• Work closely with the Project Director, Operations Director and wider Senior Leadership Team.
• Drive a strong safety culture across a major, complex infrastructure programme.
• Provide visible leadership across multiple project sites and construction hubs.
• Develop and implement H&S strategy, standards and processes across the project.
• Support the delivery of the project in line with legislative, client and company requirements.
• Work collaboratively with environmental and other project functions.
• Potential responsibility for Security and Facilities, subject to final project structure.
• Lead, inspire and develop the wider H&S team, ensuring strong standards of professional performance.

The ideal candidate will be an established Health & Safety leader with experience working on large-scale, complex infrastructure or major construction projects.

You may currently be working as a Health & Safety Director, Head of Health & Safety, Senior H&S Manager or similar, or be an experienced senior manager ready to take the next step into a Director-level position.

You will need to be a strong leader rather than simply a technical H&S specialist, with the ability to lead, influence and inspire teams across a large and complex project.

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent H&S qualification.
• Chartered membership of IOSH, or working towards Chartered status, preferred.
• Significant senior-level Health & Safety experience.
• Strong understanding of UK construction and infrastructure H&S legislation.
• Environmental experience or an environmental bias would be advantageous given the nature of the project.

• £125,000 - £150,000 salary, dependent on experience.
• Discretionary bonus, typically around 10-15%.
• Excellent EV / company car scheme or travel allowance.
• Pension.
• Private healthcare.
• Perkbox and wider benefits.
• All business travel, accommodation and expenses covered.
• Flexible working arrangements.

This is an opportunity for a senior H&S professional to take a genuine leadership position on a major, nationally significant infrastructure project, with the autonomy and influence expected at Director level.