Head of HS&E

Job-: H&S

Location:

United Kingdom;
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom;
Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom;
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom;
Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

Schedule:

Full time, Day Posted:
Head of HS&E - Asset Management

Location:

Flexible UK Location (with regular UK-wide travel)
Business Unit:
Asset Management, Environment Division About UsGalliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction and infrastructure businesses, delivering projects and services that create lasting value for our clients, communities and the environment.

Within our Environment Division, the Asset Management Business Unit provides specialist engineering, manufacturing, maintenance and asset support services across the UK. Comprising Lintott, Ham Baker Engineering, GT Fabrications, AVRS and GT Capital Maintenance, we offer a comprehensive asset lifecycle solution, from design and manufacture through to installation, maintenance, refurbishment and operational support.

Our Asset Management businesses play a critical role in helping clients maintain, improve and extend the life of essential infrastructure assets across regulated and industrial sectors.

Purpose of the Role We are seeking an exceptional Head of HS&E to join our Asset Management senior leadership team.

This is a significant strategic leadership opportunity, responsible for setting the direction for Health, Safety and Environmental performance across a diverse portfolio of specialist engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, maintenance and installation businesses.

Reporting to the HS&E Director (Environment), you will develop, implement and assure the Asset Management HS&E strategy, ensuring all businesses consistently achieve exemplary standards of health, safety and environmental performance whilst supporting sustainable business growth.

Operating across multiple businesses, locations and operational environments, you will balance governance, assurance and compliance requirements with the need for agility, operational effectiveness and commercial performance. You will be equally comfortable providing Board-level strategic leadership and hands-on support to operational teams.

Working closely with the Asset Management Managing Director, Managing Directors across the individual operating businesses, and senior leadership teams, you will help shape culture, improve performance and create a consistency of standards while recognising the unique requirements of each business.

What You'll Be Doing As Head of HS&E, you will:

Develop and implement the Asset Management HS&E Strategy, ensuring alignment with divisional and Group objectives.

Lead the continual development of a positive, inclusive and high-performing HS&E culture across all Asset Management businesses.

Provide strategic HS&E leadership across engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, workshop, maintenance, installation and field-service operations.

Act as the principal HS&E advisor to senior leaders across the Asset Management portfolio.

Balance governance and assurance requirements with operational and commercial realities.

Drive behavioural safety programmes and initiatives that improve culture, engagement and performance.

Lead the development of robust governance, assurance and performance management frameworks.

Ensure compliance with Galliford Try standards, legal requirements and client expectations.

Build strong relationships with clients, regulators, industry bodies and key stakeholders.

Lead significant investigations and ensure lessons learned are embedded across the business.

Drive environmental sustainability and carbon reduction initiatives.

Support acquisition activity, business integration programmes and organisational change initiatives.

Lead and develop the Asset Management HS&E team, creating a culture of learning, accountability and continuous improvement.

Act as the senior HS&E representative for Asset Management within the wider Environment Division and Galliford Try community.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Governance Develop and maintain an effective HS&E governance framework across a diverse portfolio of specialist businesses.

Provide assurance over performance, risk management, legal compliance and management systems.

Ensure consistent standards and expectations whilst recognising differing operational models, customer requirements and risk profiles.

Challenge and influence where Group, business and client requirements differ, ensuring practical and sustainable solutions.

Lead implementation of…