EHS Director - Healthcare Construction

Turner & Townsend; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in the United Kingdom is seeking an EHS Director to oversee major healthcare construction projects. The role involves driving EHS standards and cultivating an EHS culture. Candidates should have over 10 years of HSE experience in construction, strong communication skills, and proficiency in management systems like OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001. A successful candidate will enhance EHS performance by supporting the team, creating engagement strategies, and maintaining client relationships.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in HSE in construction.
• Strong interpersonal skills required.
• Ability to handle strict deadlines and conflicting priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in achieving EHS performance standards.
• Create and deliver an EHS engagement strategy.
• Manage and mentor the team for excellent business support.
• Conduct site visits and leadership tours.
• Cultivate an EHS culture within T&T and the supply chain.
• Maintain relationships with key clients.

Skills

HSE management

Communication skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Computer skills (MS Office, AutoCAD)

Education

CMIOSH preferred

HSE Management Systems experience

Principal Contractor experience

Tools

MS Office

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 be part of our team delivering major healthcare construction projects nationwide.

This is a genuine opportunity to help shape the landscape of healthcare construction for a generation.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Support and enablethe existingteam in achievingthe highest standards in EHS performance
• Creating and delivering a positiveEHS engagement strategyacross major health construction projects
• Manage and mentortheteam to ensure that they provide excellent support to the business
• Carry out site visits andleadership tours
• Help to create aEHS culturewithin T&T, our major programmes and our supply chain
• Maintain excellent relationships withkey clients

Qualifications

• 10 years+ experience in HSEin construction
• CMIOSH is preferred
• Principal Contractor experience
• HSE Management Systems experience, OHSAS 18001, ISO 45001
• Excellent written communications and interpersonal skillsare essential
• Team player, self‑motivated, and able to work using his/her own initiative
• Excellent organisational skillswith a positive, can‑do flexible work attitude
• Ability to work to strict deadlinesand handle conflicting priorities
• Strong computer skillsincluding 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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