HSE Lead

Millbank Holdings; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Millbank Holdings Ltd is seeking an experienced HSEQ Lead to shape and deliver the health, safety, environmental and quality strategy across a COMAH‑class site. You will embed a strong safety and quality culture, ensuring compliance, risk control and continuous improvement within a large workforce and supply chain.

You will lead policy development, audits, stakeholder engagement and capability building, partnering with senior leadership to drive tangible performance gains while maintaining a

Qualifications

• Senior-level HSEQ leadership experience in a COMAH site or heavily regulated industry.
• Proven track record delivering HSEQ system and process improvements.
• Extensive experience leading and developing Safety and Quality teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences.
• Degree-qualified (or equivalent level of underpinning technical knowledge).
• IOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and CMIOSH.
• Lead Assessor qualification (ISAS or equivalent).
• CCNSG certification (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead HSE strategy, policies, programmes and initiatives aligned to current and future business needs.
• Monitor and improve HSE systems, standards and behaviours to meet regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Developing and delivering audit programmes and management plans to ensure safe, compliant, quality delivery.
• Driving innovation and continuous improvement initiatives to uplift HSEQ performance across the organisation.
• Owning and enhancing quality management and H&S systems, practices, and procedures.
• Acting as the senior HSEQ representative with the client and wider stakeholders, providing assurance and technical input.
• Partnering with leadership teams to consistently promote and role model HSEQ culture.
• Building and developing the HSE function: structure, capability, recruitment, performance, and succession planning.

Skills

HSEQ leadership

HSEQ system improvements

Safety and Quality team leadership

Communication and presentation

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree-qualified (or equivalent)

IOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and CMIOSH

Lead Assessor qualification (ISAS or equivalent)

CCNSG

Job description

The Opportunity

Join an established engineering organisation operating in a high-compliance environment where safety, quality, and assurance are treated as business‑critical—not box‑ticking. You’ll be supported by engaged leadership, empowered to implement meaningful improvements, and given the platform to influence culture across a sizeable workforce and supply chain. The environment is professional, structured, and delivery‑focused, with clear expectations and the backing to make change happen.

The Role

As the HSEQ Lead, you will lead the development and delivery of the business’s health, safety, environmental and quality approach ensuring standards are met, risks are controlled, and a consistent culture of safe and quality‑focused behaviours is embedded.

Your duties and responsibilities will be:

• Leading HSE strategy, policies, programmes, and initiatives aligned to current and future business needs
• Monitoring and improving HSE systems, standards, and behaviours to meet regulatory and corporate requirements
• Developing and delivering audit programmes and management plans to ensure safe, compliant, quality delivery
• Driving innovation and continuous improvement initiatives to uplift HSEQ performance across the organisation
• Owning and enhancing quality management and H&S systems, practices, and procedures
• Acting as the senior HSEQ representative with the client and wider stakeholders, providing assurance and technical input
• Partnering with leadership teams to consistently promote and role model HSEQ culture
• Building and developing the HSE function: structure, capability, recruitment, performance, and succession planning

You will have the following qualifications & experience:

• Proven senior‑level HSEQ leadership experience within a COMAH site or other high‑hazard / heavily regulated industry
• Proven track record delivering successful HSEQ system and process improvements
• Extensive experience leading and developing Safety and Quality teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for different audiences
• Degree‑qualified (or equivalent level of underpinning technical knowledge)
• IOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and CMIOSH
• Lead Assessor qualification (e.g., ISAS or equivalent)
• CCNSG

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.