HS&E Manager - Vulcan

Rolls-Royce; Thurso; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) manager to join their Thurso team. The role involves driving health, safety, and environmental compliance, engaging with senior leaders, and implementing safety initiatives. Candidates should possess a NEBOSH Diploma and relevant HSE experience in a high-risk industry. This position offers a career growth opportunity within a committed safety culture.

Qualifications

• Relevant HSE experience within a manufacturing, engineering, or high-risk industry.
• Ability to engage and influence at all levels.
• Self-motivated and able to lead safety initiatives independently.

Responsibilities

• Support local management in identifying hazards and implementing mitigation actions.
• Promote a proactive HSE culture and support cultural improvement.
• Conduct compliance gap analyses and help deliver improvement plans.

Skills

HSE legislation knowledge

Risk management

Emergency planning

Proactive communication

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) manager to join our Thurso team. This is a key role where you’ll report to the director and work closely with senior leaders to drive health, safety and environmental compliance, risk mitigation, and cultural improvement across the site. You’ll safeguard people, operations and the wider community through proactive engagement and expert HSE support.

The Vulcan site, at Thurso, is operated by Rolls-Royce on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). As an authorised nuclear site, knowledge of, and adherence to, the Vulcan Safety and Environment Management system is key to the role.

This role blends HSE leadership, strategic influence, regulatory knowledge, and close customer liaison, making it ideal for someone looking to deepen their impact within a high-performing safety culture.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is a leading engineering company designing, building and servicing systems that provide critical power where safety and reliability matter. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are committed to innovation and inclusion, and offer opportunities to grow your career within our Defence business at the Thurso site.

This role sits within our Defence business, supporting safety and environmental leadership at our Thurso site.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Support local management in identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing mitigation actions
• Promote a proactive HSE culture and support behavioural and cultural improvement
• Facilitate local HSE governance, conduct compliance gap analyses, and help deliver improvement plans
• Prepare and support credible emergency response planning and execution

Who we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you will need to:

• Hold a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent qualification
• Have relevant HSE experience within a manufacturing, engineering, or high-risk industry
• Be a confident communicator with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of HSE legislation, risk management and emergency planning
• Be proactive, self-motivated and able to lead on safety initiatives independently

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

Job Category HS & E • Posting Date 09 Sept 2025; 00:09 • Posting End Date 23 Sept 2025