Board-Level Health & Safety Leader – Major Construction

4tify; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

4tify seeks an experienced Health & Safety Lead Manager to own HSE strategy across major construction projects in the UK and Ireland. You will report to the Board and shape safety culture, driving compliance with CDM Regulations and ISO standards while advising senior management and project teams from pre-construction through commissioning.

This senior role requires strategic board-level influence with hands-on site presence and national travel across multi-site projects.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety is required.
• CMIOSH membership is required or expected.
• Full UK Driving Licence is required.
• Minimum 6 years' experience in construction Health & Safety.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior H&S leadership role.
• Proven experience managing H&S across multiple large-scale construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations and UK & Irish construction legislation.
• Experience leading audits, compliance programmes and incident investigations.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement Health, Safety, Environmental and Compliance strategy across projects.
• Drive a proactive safety culture across all operations.
• Provide expert H&S guidance to the Board, senior management and project teams.
• Ensure compliance with UK & Irish health & safety legislation and standards.
• Oversee ISO 45001, 14001 and 9001 management systems.
• Lead site audits, inspections and assurance programmes.
• Manage incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Support teams across pre-construction to commissioning.
• Build relationships with clients, contractors, regulators and auditors.
• Develop training programmes and competency frameworks.
• Monitor safety performance and drive improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Behavioural safety

CDM Regulations

Education

NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

CMIOSH

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

4tify seeks an experienced Health & Safety Lead Manager to own HSE strategy across major construction projects in the UK and Ireland. You will report to the Board and shape safety culture, driving compliance with CDM Regulations and ISO standards while advising senior management and project teams from pre-construction through commissioning.

This senior role requires strategic board-level influence with hands-on site presence and national travel across multi-site projects.