Head of Health & Safety

Charlton Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlton Recruitment recherche un Head of Health & Safety pour un rôle clé dans le programme HS2, supervisant la sécurité sur plusieurs contrats majeurs. Ce rôle de leadership nécessite une expertise en H&S dans des industries à haut risque. Le candidat idéal aura un parcours éprouvé en leadership transformationnel et en gestion technique de la sécurité, avec la capacité d'influencer sans autorité directe.

Benefits

Pension

Santé

25 jours de congés

Qualifications

• Leader en H&S avec expérience avérée dans des industries multisites à haut risque.
• Capacité à influencer sans autorité directe.
• Compréhension technique de la gestion H&S sur de grands programmes, y compris la gestion des risques HS2.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des conseils stratégiques en matière de H&S aux équipes de direction.
• Gérer les managers QHSSE au sein des équipes de projet.
• Établir une culture de sécurité dans tous les domaines de développement.

Skills

Leadership en H&S

Expertise technique en H&S

Leadership transformationnel

Education

Chartered H&S

Job description

Pivotal Head of Health & Safety role for Main Works civils working on the High Speed Two programme, responsible for H&S across 4 multibillion-pound main works civils contracts, consisting of 350 sites, over 30,000 workers, and representing 5 million hours worked per month.

Interested in Health & Safety Leaders with experience in high hazard, fast-paced industries with multisite operations and complex supply chains such as rail, manufacturing, utilities, civil, aggregates, waste, power, nuclear, aviation, stations, infrastructure, and complex buildings.

This high-impact, visible leadership role reports to HS2's Health & Safety Director for Construction and directly manages a team of H&S professionals.

Your Mission

You will provide strategic health, safety, and security leadership across four multibillion-pound Joint Venture contracts:

• SCS JV: £4.2bn Euston Tunnels & Approaches, Northolt Tunnels
• Align JV: £1.6bn Chiltern Tunnels & Colne Valley Viaduct
• EKFB JV: £4bn 80km from Chilterns to Brackley to Long Itchington
• BBV JV: £6bn 100km from Long Itchington to Birmingham Spur

You will work closely with the main contractors to embed safety culture and performance standards across a vast and complex supply chain, influencing many without direct authority.

Working Situation

This is a visible, site-facing role where most of your week will be spent on sites and at HS2 offices located between London and Birmingham, working in integrated project teams. Likely 4 days a week onsite and in offices. The role is formally based in London or Birmingham.

Head of H&S Salary

Birmingham: £100,000 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days

London: £100,000 - £120,000 + Pen (6:12) + health + 25 days

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide strategic health, safety, and environmental management advice and support to leadership and delivery teams.
• Oversee the functional line management of embedded QHSSE Managers within Integrated Project Teams across the 4 main contracts and supporting areas.
• Support leadership on Safe Decision Making and CSM-RA compliance.
• Embed a Safe at Heart culture across development and delivery areas.
• Support health, safety, and security in the design of Main Works Civils.
• Validate and approve subcontractor H&S performance and support onboarding.
• Facilitate H&S services to support development and delivery teams.

Required Criteria

We seek an inspirational, chartered H&S leader with a proven track record in high-hazard, fast-paced, multisite industries such as rail, manufacturing, utilities, civil, aggregates, waste, power, nuclear, aviation, infrastructure, and complex buildings.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• H&S Leadership: Ability to influence and steer complex supply chains without direct authority.
• H&S Technical Expertise (SME): Chartered or equivalent, with technical understanding of managing H&S on large programmes, including HS2 risks as Principal Designer (CDM).
• Transformational Leadership: Ability to embed a safety culture across organizations and supply chains.
• Personal Traits: Confidence, resilience, inspiration, and presence to influence senior industry figures.