Health and Safety Manager

Octopus Energy Ltd; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in Camden Town seeks a Health & Safety Manager to oversee health and safety across its portfolio. The role focuses on proactive risk management and compliance with legal requirements while working with external safety advisors. Candidates should have experience in renewable energy, CDM regulations, and managing safety across multiple regions.

Qualifications

• Strong background in renewable energy or complex infrastructure sectors.
• In-depth understanding of UK CDM regulations, with experience managing safety from a client's perspective.
• Experience working with external advisors and managing H&S across multiple geographies.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and accountability for H&S within OEGEN.
• Oversee and manage the performance of external H&S advisory providers.
• Develop and maintain OEGEN's H&S strategy and policies.

Skills

Background in renewable energy

Understanding of UK CDM regulations

Experience managing safety

Ability to communicate complex risks

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Overview

As part of our Centre of Excellence, which provides specialist contract, construction, technical, safety and operational expertise across funds and technologies, we are looking for a Health & Safety Manager. The Health & Safety Manager is the lead for health and safety across OEGEN's portfolio, embedding proactive risk management, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and strengthening a culture of safety excellence. This role does not carry sole operational responsibility for contractor safety or site-level delivery (this is to be achieved through third party safety advisory companies) but instead ensures that effective systems, oversight, competent parties and governance are in place. The position requires an average of 3 days in the office per week in London.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and accountability for H&S within OEGEN.
• Oversee and manage the performance of external H&S advisory providers.
• Act as the focal point for OEGEN boards and funds on H&S performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Champion continuous improvement and a positive safety culture across diverse technologies and geographies.
• Develop and maintain OEGEN's H&S strategy, policies, and management system, aligned with international best practice and local legal requirements.
• Provide oversight, ensuring that H&S duties are appropriately delegated to external service providers and contractors (e.g., CDM appointments, competence checks).
• Lead board-level engagement on H&S, delivering clear, actionable insights.
• Advise on H&S policy, systems, and standards, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions.
• Conduct reviews and gap analyses against regulatory requirements, advising on best practices.
• Maintain oversight of supplier competence frameworks (e.g., Achilles) and contractor approvals.
• Oversee identification, assessment, and monitoring of key safety risks across the portfolio.
• Ensure OEGEN directors and teams are appropriately trained to fulfil their H&S duties.
• Embed H&S risk management within investment and operational decision-making.
• Consolidate H&S KPIs and incident data provided by external advisors, preparing clear board-level reporting with trend analysis.
• Act as the senior escalation point for major H&S incidents, providing confident leadership during crises.
• Coordinate advisory input and ensure alignment to OEGEN's incident management.
• Support lessons learned processes to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications / Experience

• Strong background in renewable energy or complex infrastructure sectors.
• In-depth understanding of UK CDM regulations, with experience managing safety from a client's perspective.
• Experience working with external advisors and managing H&S across multiple geographies.
• Ability to communicate complex risks to non-technical stakeholders.
• Flexible, collaborative, and solutions-focused mindset, with willingness to travel internationally.

About OEGEN & Opportunities

At Octopus Energy Generation (OEGEN), we are passionate about powering a sustainable future. We invest in people, communities, and a greener tomorrow. Our experience in renewables includes onshore wind across mainland Europe and a large solar portfolio, with a growing focus on energy storage and related technologies.

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture where people learn, decide, and build quickly. We value autonomy, collaboration, and ownership, and we were named the UK's top company to work for and ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg, has recorded a podcast about our culture and leadership. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diverse perspectives.

Application & Logistics

Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we will flex around what works for you. You’ll chat with our recruitment team, and your Recruiter will assist you through the stages. For questions, please email [e-mail]. If you require accommodations in the interview process, let us know and we’ll do what we can to help.