Group Head of EHS

HEYSHAM PORT LTD; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Flexible benefits programme

Learning & development focus

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

HEYSHAM PORT LTD is recruiting a Group Head of Environment, Health and Safety to lead the development and delivery of the EHS strategy across a leading UK port and logistics group. You will work with the Executive Team to share governance, drive policy implementation, and ensure zero-harm and sustainable operations.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, translate priorities into action, and deliver measurable improvements while championing safety culture across the business.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering EHS improvements in hazardous industrial environments.
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders to drive a positive safety culture.
• Capability to operate at both strategic and operational levels.
• Experience working with senior leadership and translating EHS priorities into clear actions.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable EHS improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of group-wide EHS policies, procedures and guidance.
• Drive strategic EHS projects and provide assurance through audits and governance.
• Support compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Lead incident investigations when required and promote EHS communications.
• Deputise for the Group EHS Director when necessary and engage with Board-level stakeholders.

Skills

EHS leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic & operational

Board-level collaboration

Results-driven

Job description

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Group Head of EHS

Date: 16 Sept 2026

Location: Liverpool, GB, L21 1LA

Group Head of Environment, Health and Safety

Your role

This is a highly visible leadership role where you will work closely with the Executive Team playing a key role in helping to share and deliver the EHS strategy across one of the UK’s leading port and logistics businesses. You will support our aim of achieving our goal of zero harm and sustainable operations. You will lead the development of group-wide EHS policies, procedures and guidance, drive strategic EHS projects, and provide assurance through audits and governance activities across the business. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will support compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation, lead incident investigations where required, promote EHS communications and best practice, and deputise for the Group EHS Director when necessary.

What you'll bring

You will have:

• significant experience of delivering EHS improvements within hazardous industrial environments;
• the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels to drive a positive safety culture;
• the ability to operate at both a strategic and operational level;
• experience working closely with senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders, translating EHS and business priorities into clear, actionable outcomes;
• an outcome-focused approached, being highly organised, and a proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in EHS

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• Up to 10% Matched Contribution Pension
• Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, Critical Illness insurance, Gym Membership Scheme, Retail Vouchers, plus more!
• Commitment to learning and personal development – Last year we supported over 50,000 hours of training and personal development!
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our Employee Assistance Programme when required