EHS Director - Construction

Turner & Townsend; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm in the UK is seeking an EHS Director to support their expanding real estate business. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in HSE, particularly in construction, and possess strong leadership and communication skills. This role involves managing EHS performance and driving industry-leading standards across major health construction projects.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Equal opportunity employer

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• 10 years+ experience in HSE in construction or infrastructure.
• Principal Contractor experience is required.
• Experience with HSE Management Systems like OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001 is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support and enable the PMC Ops team to achieve the highest standards in EHS performance.
• Manage and mentor the PMC H&S team to ensure excellent support.
• Create and deliver a positive EHS engagement strategy.

Skills

HSE management

Excellent written communications

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Strong computer skills

Education

CMIOSH

Tools

MS Office

Excel

AutoCAD

MS Project Primavera

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

The EHS Director will support an expanding part of the T&T real estate business in the UK, delivering PMC contracts. The role will be part of our team delivering a major health construction project UK wide.

This is a genuine opportunity to help shape the landscape of H&S in UK construction.

The role holder will act as the H&S competent person and EHS management system process owner and will be integral to driving and achieving industry leading EHS standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and enable the PMC Ops team to achieve the highest standards in EHS performance
• Creating and delivering a positive EHS engagement strategy
• Manage and mentor the PMC H&S team to ensure that they provide excellent support to the business
• Carry out site visits and leadership tours
• Support work winning
• Help to create a EHS culture within T&T and our supply chain
• Maintain excellent relationships with key clients

Qualifications

• 10 years+ experience in HSE in construction or infrastructure.
• CMIOSH is preferred
• Principal Contractor experience
• HSE Management Systems experience, OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001.
• Excellent written communications and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Team player, self‑motivated, and able to work using his/her own initiative.
• Excellent organisational skills with a positive, can‑do flexible work attitude.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and handle conflicting priorities.
• Strong computer skills including MS Office, Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project Primavera.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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