Health & Safety Director

Allen & York; England; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Allen & York is recruiting a Health and Safety Director for a leading UK mobile and digital infrastructure provider. This board-facing role drives safety strategy, governance and assurance across a complex asset base.

You will lead a specialist team, partner with Senior Leadership, customers and a large supply chain to safeguard people and assets, reporting to the Board and shaping culture.

Qualifications

• Senior health and safety leader with board-level experience.
• Expert knowledge of UK health and safety law.
• Proven track record in contractor and supply-chain assurance.
• Experience leading serious incident investigations and regulator engagement.
• Chartered IOSH or near; NEBOSH Diploma; Level 6 qualification.

Responsibilities

• Set health and safety strategy, annual plan and assurance programme.
• Advise the Board on duties, risks and controls.
• Oversee national asset base safety programs and inspections.
• Lead incident response, investigations and regulatory engagement.
• Strengthen contractor assurance from pre-qualification to performance.
• Maintain ISO 45001-aligned system and report leading/lagging indicators.
• Represent the organisation with customers, regulators and industry forums.

Skills

Board-level leadership

UK health and safety law

Contractor & supply-chain assurance

Incident investigations

Governance & assurance

Regulator engagement

Education

IOSH Chartered (or close)

NEBOSH Diploma

Level 6 qualification / relevant degree

Job description

Allen & York are working with one of the UK's foremost providers of mobile and digital infrastructure. Its national estate underpins the connectivity that millions of people, businesses and essential services rely on every day. With ambitious plans for growth and transformation, it is now appointing a Health and Safety Director to set the direction for safety across the whole organisation.

This is a board-facing role with real authority and influence. You will be the principal adviser to the Board and Senior Leadership Team, and you will have the mandate and resources to shape strategy, strengthen governance and lead a step change in safety culture across a complex, high-risk, contractor-led operating environment.

You will own the company-wide health and safety strategy, governance and assurance framework. You will lead a capable team of specialists and work with operational leaders, customers, and a large supply chain to protect everyone affected by the business's activities. Your remit includes:

• Setting the health and safety strategy, annual plan and risk-based assurance programme, aligned with business priorities and risk appetite.

• Advising the Board and governance committees on legal duties, material risks and the decisions needed to control them.

• Overseeing a national asset base, making sure inspection, prioritisation and remediation programmes keep pace with asset condition and risk.

• Directing the control of high-hazard activities, including work at height, electrical safety, lifting operations, driving and construction.

• Leading serious incident response, investigation, regulatory engagement and organisation-wide learning.

• Strengthening contractor assurance from pre-qualification through to performance management and intervention.

• Maintaining an ISO 45001-aligned management system and providing insightful reporting on leading and lagging indicators.

• Representing the organisation with customers, shareholders, regulators and industry forums.

You are an established senior health and safety leader who has operated at or near board level in a multi-site infrastructure, telecoms, utilities, construction, or similarly high-risk environment. You combine deep technical credibility with commercial judgement, and you can turn complex legal and technical issues into clear business decisions.

You are likely to bring:

• Significant director-level or senior leadership experience in health and safety.

• Expert knowledge of UK health and safety law, in a regulatory environment.

• A strong track record in contractor and supply-chain assurance for high-risk activities.

• Experience leading serious incident investigations and engaging with regulators.

• A proven record of changing culture, strengthening governance and delivering lasting improvement.

• Chartered Membership or Fellowship of IOSH (or close to achieving it), plus a NEBOSH Diploma, a relevant degree or an equivalent Level 6 qualification.

You will join a business whose work is vital to national infrastructure, at a point where you can make a visible, lasting difference and the chance to lead a talented team with real investment behind it.

About us

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

Let us help build a better world, together.