Head of Health & Safety

CloudAdvies; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Head of Health, Safety & Security based in Birmingham. This senior role involves shaping safety policies in a high-profile infrastructure project, providing strategic direction, and embedding a safety culture across diverse teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong leadership background in regulatory environments and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Hybrid working model

Opportunity to work on significant infrastructure projects

Qualifications

• Chartered-level Health & Safety qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant senior-level experience in health, safety, and security leadership.
• Strong understanding of occupational health and security management.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on health, safety, and security across teams.
• Lead and manage a team of Senior HSS Managers.
• Influence policy development and represent the organisation in stakeholder forums.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Cultural change

Education

Chartered Health & Safety qualification (e.g., CMIOSH)

Job description

Head of Health, Safety & Security

Location:Birmingham (Hybrid working model)

Salary:£90,000 £100,000 + Excellent Benefits

We are currently supporting a high-profile national infrastructure organisation in the search for aHead of Health, Safety & Securityto join their Technical Services Directorate. This is a senior leadership opportunity, offering the chance to influence and drive the strategic approach to health, safety, and security across one of the UKs most ambitious infrastructure programmes.

Operating at the forefront of design and delivery, this role is responsible for embedding a robust safety culture, providing expert advice at both operational and leadership levels, and ensuring regulatory and organisational standards are not only met, but exceeded.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction on all matters related to health, safety, and security across development and delivery teams.
• Lead and manage a team of Senior HSS Managers and oversee functional line management of embedded HSS professionals.
• Promote and embed a proactive safety culture and behavioural safety programme across the business and supply chain.
• Support compliance with Safe Decision Making and Common Safety Method Risk Assessment (CSM-RA) requirements.
• Oversee the validation and onboarding of subcontractors from an HSS perspective.
• Facilitate the provision of HSS support services across complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Influence policy development and represent the organisation in senior-level stakeholder and delivery forums.
  
  

Candidate Requirements

• Chartered-level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. CMIOSH) or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• Significant senior-level experience in health, safety, and security leadership within a regulated and high-risk environment (e.g. infrastructure, construction, nuclear, transport).
• Strong understanding of occupational health, wellbeing, behavioural safety, and security management.
• Proven track record in driving cultural change and continuous improvement across complex organisational structures.
• Effective communicator with strong analytical and influencing skills, and experience working collaboratively across client, consultant and contractor functions.
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £80,000 £100,000 (depending on experience)
• Generous benefits package
• Hybrid working (Birmingham-based office with flexible home working)
• Opportunity to work on a nationally significant infrastructure programme
  
  

For more information or to apply, please contact Paul Armstrong at Bryan & Armstrong, specialists in Health, Safety & Fire recruitment.

Bryan & Armstrong Ltd is a specialist Health & Safety recruiter, supplying Health & Safety professionals on an interim and permanent basis across the following disciplines: Health & Safety, Health, Safety & Environment, SHEQ, CDM Coordinator, Fire, Environmental, Quality Management and Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Systems.

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