Interim EHS Lead — Safety, Compliance & Sustainability

Adecco Portugal; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate start

Contract extension opportunity

Competitive hourly rate

Job summary

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager for an interim contract at our Heysham site. You will lead all EHS activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving continuous improvement across the operations.

Key responsibilities include maintaining EHS systems, leading risk assessments and incidents investigations, training, and reporting. The role requires strong leadership in a regulated industrial setting and collaboration with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant EHS leadership experience in regulated industrial environments.
• Experience with COMAH, environmental permitting, and waste management licensing.
• Strong knowledge of ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Proven ability to lead EHS programmes and influence safety culture.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the site's EHS management systems and programmes.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety legislation and industry standards.
• Act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Support operational teams with risk assessments, audits, inspections, and safety initiatives.
• Lead investigations into incidents and near misses, perform root cause analysis, implement corrective actions.
• Manage relationships with regulatory bodies and ensure timely reporting.
• Drive behavioural safety programmes and promote a strong safety culture.
• Provide EHS training, guidance, and technical expertise across the business.
• Monitor and report EHS performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Manage EHS budgets and support sustainability initiatives.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Audits & investigations

Incident investigations

Education

NEBOSH National Diploma

IOSH membership

IEMA membership

Degree in Safety & Health

Job description

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is seeking an Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager for an interim contract at our Heysham site. You will lead all EHS activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and driving continuous improvement across the operations.

Key responsibilities include maintaining EHS systems, leading risk assessments and incidents investigations, training, and reporting. The role requires strong leadership in a regulated industrial setting and collaboration with senior leadership.