HSE Governance, Risk and Assurance Lead

Rolls-Royce; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the East Midlands is seeking an HSE Governance, Risk, and Assurance Lead. This role involves overseeing HSE management systems, ensuring compliance, and leading the planning of crucial governance meetings. Ideal candidates will be chartered HSE professionals with strong organizational abilities and experience in risk assurance within global frameworks. The position offers a hybrid working model and opportunities for development alongside a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Chartered HSE Professional required.
• Experience in HSE governance, risk, assurance and compliance broadly.
• Working knowledge of HSE legal requirements is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and documentation of HSE Governance & Assurance meetings.
• Coordinate maintenance of the HSE Management System.
• Drive improvement opportunities in HSE governance processes.

Skills

Chartered HSE Professional

Excellent organisational skills

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

HSE Governance, Risk and Assurance Lead
Derby (Hybrid - min 3 days on site)
Full Time

Why join Rolls-Royce

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HSE Governance, Risk and Assurance Lead to join the Team in Derby.

The Rolls-Royce Group HSE organisation supports the Business in driving down risk to people & the environment through a regional and divisional support model. Acting as the conscience for the function, the role of the Compliance team is to helpensure the HSE Function delivers what they say they will, when they say they will,and that they do this effectively, efficiently and to a high standard.

The HSE Compliance team oversees the delivery of effective, timely and professional support to the Divisions & Functions and drives functional compliance to HSE governance, risk, assurance, reporting and investigation requirements.

To facilitate this, the HSE Compliance team maintains robust governance and assurance processes, leads on setting policy and strategic direction for HSE improvement, target setting, performance monitoring and reporting.

What you will be doing

As HSE Governance, Risk and Assurance Lead, you will take the lead in the planning, facilitation and documentation of critical HSE Governance & Assurance meetings:

• Work with action owners to ensure actions from HSE Governance & Assurance meetings are adequately documented, closed within the required timeframes and escalated as required.
• Ensure the required cadence of HSE Governance, Risk & Assurance meetings is maintained.
• Coordinate the ongoing maintenance, review and update of the HSE Management System and associated Governance meetings.
• Coordinate the ongoing maintenance review and update of the HSE training catalogue on Leatro.
• Facilitate the twice-yearly update of the Group and Business HSE Risk Profiles and associated meetings.
• Support the Head of HSE Compliance in developing HSE risk and assurance updates for the Executive Team.
• Lead on the planning, development, management and communication of the annual internal HSE audit plan.
• Act as key point of contact for ISO 45001 / 14001 Certification audits and Rolls-Royce Internal Audits.
• Act as Subject Owner for HSE Governance, Risk & Assurance.
• Drive for and advise on improvement opportunities in HSE governance and assurance processes, programmes, IT platforms and resources.
• Monitor governance and assurance themes and trends and advise the HSE Leadership Team on opportunities and emerging risks.
• Ensure central Governance, Risk & Assurance documentation is maintained to an up-to-date and auditable standard.

Basic and preferred qualifications:

• Chartered HSE Professional.

Preferred requirements:

• HSE governance, risk, assurance and compliance experience across a Global landscape.
• Experience of building and overseeing global assurance programmes.
• Working knowledge of HSE legal and other requirements.
• Experience of working within a global role, dealing with different jurisdictions and cultures would be advantageous.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Experience working across different business functions and Divisions.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Closing Date: 17th February 2026

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category HS & E Posting Date 03 Feb 2026; 00:02 Posting End Date 17 Feb 2026