Divisional Head of Health, Safety and Environment

Irwin & Colton; Bristol; On-site; GBP 93,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Principal Contractor is seeking a Divisional Head of Health, Safety and Environment to drive safety standards across major infrastructure projects. The role requires proven leadership in health and safety, particularly within construction, and the ability to influence senior management. This position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Excellent Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a similar role within construction or civil engineering.
• Experience in influencing, engaging and coaching senior management.

Responsibilities

• Developing and refining the health and safety strategy.
• Leading the operational health and safety team.
• Coaching key internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Influencing

Engaging

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

NVQ5

Chartership of IOSH

Job description

Divisional Head of Health, Safety and Environment
South West (Home Based with Travel)
Circa 93,000 + Car Allowance & Excellent Benefits

Are you passionate about making a real impact on health and safety within construction? This is your opportunity to join a leading Principal Contractor as their new Divisional Head of Health, Safety and Environment, driving safety standards across a range of their major infrastructure projects in high-risk environments.

Specifically, this organisation is looking for a creative, innovative, individual with new ideas, particularly around health and safety operations & strategy, which can ensure their award-winning safety programme continues to deliver to the highest standard. It is essential that candidates for this role have a proven track record of engaging and influencing senior management.

Responsibilities for the Divisional Head of Health, Safety and Environment will include:

• Working with the Health and Safety Director to develop and continually refine the health and safety strategy
• Leading the operational health and safety team ensuring the delivery of the strategy on site
• Influencing, engaging and coaching key internal and external stake holders to implement change
• Constantly assessing opportunities for improvements and sharing best practice across the organisation

The successful Divisional Head of Health, Safety and Environment candidate will have:

• Proven leadership experience in a similar role ideally within construction or civil engineering or a related industry
• Experience in influencing, engaging and coaching senior management and site level operations
• Ideally a NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ5 (or equivalent) and Chartership of IOSH
• Experience with innovative occupational health, wellbeing, and behavioural programmes
• Security Clearance (SC)

This position will require an individual who is passionate about health and safety and high performance. The position will require the ability to travel occasionally to site. For further information or to discuss your career, contact Kristian Gribble on or (phone number removed). Ref KG 3703.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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