Health, Safety & Compliance Lead

HSEQ Lead – UKAt CTI, health, safety, environmental care, and quality standards are fundamental to how we operate. As HSEQ Lead, you will act as the company's guide, advisor, and escalation point for HSEQ across the UK, while supporting our continued growth into Europe. You will ensure we meet our legal and regulatory obligations, but just as importantly, help us build a culture where good HSEQ practice is understood and owned throughout the business.

This is a practical, operational role. You will be expected to spend time in our branches, warehouses and active project sites, carrying out site walks, talking to our teams and seeing first-hand how work is being delivered. You will work closely with Branch and Regional Leadership to create the standards, reporting and assurance processes that give us clear visibility of risk and compliance across the operation.

You will own the HSEQ framework, standards, reporting, assurance and escalation process. Operational leaders will remain accountable for implementing those standards within their own areas.

Your role is to make sure they have the right processes, information and support, and to challenge where standards are not being met.

As part of a U.S.

-headquartered organisation, you will also work regularly with U.S.

-based leadership and HSEQ colleagues. You should be comfortable explaining UK and European requirements, comparing these with U.S. and OSHA approaches where useful, and making clear where local legislation or working practices require a different approach.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and Maintain HSEQ Policies
- Create, review and update health, safety, environmental and quality policies that reflect CTI's operational goals and comply with applicable UK legislation and, as the business grows, relevant European requirements.

Serve as HSEQ Escalation Point
- Act as the primary point of contact for complex, high-risk or significant HSEQ matters, providing clear advice and direction to project managers, site supervisors, Branch Leadership and Regional Leadership.

Ensure Legal Compliance
- Maintain current knowledge of applicable UK legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, CDM Regulations, Management Regulations, PUWER, LOLER and relevant environmental requirements, and translate these into practical controls for the business.

Support European Expansion
- Help establish an appropriate HSEQ framework as CTI expands into Europe. Maintain a high-level understanding of European HSEQ requirements, identify country-specific obligations and coordinate local competent or specialist advice where detailed jurisdictional knowledge is required.

Conduct Site Walks and Operational Inspections
- Maintain a regular and visible presence across CTI offices, warehouses and active project sites. Carry out structured and informal site walks to understand working practices, identify emerging risks, engage with employees and subcontractors, and verify that agreed HSEQ standards are being applied in practice.

Partner with Branch and Regional Leadership
- Work directly with operational leaders to establish clear local HSEQ ownership, create appropriate inspection and reporting processes, review performance and corrective actions, and ensure leaders have clear visibility of the risks and compliance position within their areas.

Develop Operational Compliance Reporting
- Create, develop and maintain consistent reporting for operational areas including tools and work equipment, company vehicles, PPE, ladders and access equipment, electrical equipment and testing, warehouse activities, fire and first aid arrangements, training and competency, contractor compliance and workplace safety. Ensure actions have clear owners and are tracked through to…