Health and Safety Manager

Octopus Energy Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy firm in London is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to lead safety initiatives across its portfolio. This role includes overseeing external advisors, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and advocating for a positive safety culture. Candidates should have a strong background in renewable energy and be skilled at communicating complex risks. Competitive benefits and flexibility in working arrangements are provided.

Benefits

Unique company culture

Opportunities for professional growth

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong background in renewable energy or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience working with external advisors.
• Ability to communicate risks to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and accountability for health and safety.
• Manage performance of external health and safety advisors.
• Champion a positive safety culture across technologies.

Skills

Communication of complex risks

Knowledge of CDM regulations

Management of safety across geographies

Flexible and solutions-focused mindset

Job description

At Octopus Energy Generation (OEGEN), we're passionate about powering a sustainable future. As pioneers in the renewable energy space, we don’t just invest in utility-scale projects; we invest in people, communities, and a greener tomorrow.

Since stepping into the renewables arena in 2010, we've made waves - becoming a top investor in onshore wind across mainland Europe and the largest backer of solar power in Europe. Today, we proudly manage over £7bn in renewable energy assets worldwide.

Our portfolio includes over three hundred major energy-generating companies, from wind farms to solar power plants, with exciting new ventures in energy storage, e-fuels and beyond. As we continue to grow, we're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and dedicated team, helping us drive the future of renewable energy forward.

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.

Whilst we maintain a degree of flexibility, this position requires an average of 3 days in the office per week in London.

What you\'ll do

• 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.

What you\'ll need

• 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.

Why else you\'ll love it here

• Octopus Energy Group has a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the UK\'s top company to work for, and we 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 how we empower our people. We\’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [e-mail] and we’d love to help!

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.🚀

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Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.