Head of Technical & Safety

Membershipbespoke; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international membership organisation in London is seeking a Head of Technical & Safety to provide strategic leadership across technical divisions. The role requires significant leadership experience in offshore marine fields and a strong understanding of safety and sustainability functions. This is a hybrid position with a competitive salary of up to £100,000.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within offshore marine contracting or a closely related technical field.
• Strong understanding of technical, safety and sustainability functions within complex environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence diverse groups across industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of technical and safety specialists.
• Oversee divisional roadmaps aligned to organisational strategy.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety across all technical areas.

Skills

Leadership experience in offshore marine contracting

Technical, safety and sustainability understanding

Stakeholder management skills

Job description

Head of Technical & Safety

Salary: Up To £100,000
Start date: ASAP
Location: Hybrid (London)
Contract: Permanent

We are delighted to be partnering with a leading international membership organisation operating at the forefront of the offshore and marine sectors. They are dedicated to driving excellence, improving safety standards, and promoting sustainable practices across the global industry. As they continue to strengthen their technical capability and future governance, they are now seeking an outstanding Head of Technical & Safety to join their senior leadership team.

This is a rare and high-impact opportunity to shape technical direction, champion best practice worldwide, and lead an expert team delivering safety, sustainability and technical standards for an influential professional body.

The Role

As Head of Technical & Safety, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across all technical divisions. You will:

• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of technical and safety specialists.
• Oversee divisional roadmaps aligned to organisational strategy, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety across all technical areas, including publication of annual safety reports and safety flashes.
• Oversee sustainability initiatives and contribute to internal ESG priorities.
• Manage the development, review and publication of technical guidelines, standards and best‑practice documentation.
• Support and oversee technical committees, working groups and governance frameworks.
• Represent the organisation globally at technical forums, events and industry meetings.
• Play a key role in delivering successful events (webinars, conferences and technical sessions) working collaboratively across internal teams.
• Contribute actively to organisational leadership, ensuring smooth day‑to‑day operations and alignment with strategy, objectives and KPIs.

This role is both strategic and hands‑on, ideal for a decisive leader who enjoys shaping direction while remaining closely connected to technical outputs and stakeholder engagement.

About You

You will bring:

• Significant leadership experience within offshore marine contracting or a closely related technical field.
• Strong understanding of technical, safety and sustainability functions within complex environments.
• A track record of delivering safety and sustainability improvements across multiple technical areas.
• Experience producing and overseeing high‑quality technical reports, guidelines and documents.
• Demonstrated ability to work with technical committees, volunteers and external specialists.
• Credibility and confidence representing an organisation internationally.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence diverse groups across industry and corporate partners.
• Experience driving change, improving processes and leading specialist teams through transformation (desirable).
• Background or exposure to sustainability/ESG initiatives (desirable).

This role is ideal for a forward‑thinking, collaborative leader who thrives in a dynamic technical environment and is motivated by raising standards across an entire industry.

How to Apply

To apply to this role please send your CV

Due to the volume of applications, we are only able to contact successful applicants. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.

Membership Bespoke is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. Membership Bespoke positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.