Health & Safety Lead for Data Centre Ops & New Builds

Carbon3.ai; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Era4 is seeking a proactive Health & Safety lead to stand up HSE across data centre operations and upcoming build projects. You will own the function end-to-end, setting policies and systems with autonomy and authority.

You will translate strategy into practical, compliant safety practice, coordinating with external consultants while maintaining ownership of outcomes across sites. This role offers real influence and visibility.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent for high-level health & safety leadership.
• IOSH Chartered (CMIOSH) or GradIOSH membership.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate focused on CDM 2015.
• Fire Safety qualification such as NEBOSH Fire Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Act as the organisation’s competent person for Health & Safety, providing technical judgement across both live data centre operations and new-build activity.
• Design, write, and implement H&S policies, risk assessments, and management systems from scratch.
• Own day-to-day H&S delivery across multiple sites; inspections, audits, incident investigation, near-miss reporting, and permit-to-work management.
• Act as client-side H&S lead on new-build projects to ensure CDM 2015 compliance from design through to handover.

Skills

HSE Leadership

CDM 2015 Expertise

Incident Investigation

Training & Induction

Education

NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety

Chartered IOSH (CMIOSH) or GradIOSH

NEBOSH Construction Certificate (CDM 2015)

Fire Safety Qualification (e.g. NEBOSH Fire Safety)

Job description

Era4 is seeking a proactive Health & Safety lead to stand up HSE across data centre operations and upcoming build projects. You will own the function end-to-end, setting policies and systems with autonomy and authority.

You will translate strategy into practical, compliant safety practice, coordinating with external consultants while maintaining ownership of outcomes across sites. This role offers real influence and visibility.