Lead HSE

Bilfinger UK; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger UK is seeking an experienced HSEQ Lead to drive safety and quality across a COMAH/high-hazard site. You will shape policies, oversee audits, and partner with client and leadership to maintain regulatory compliance.

You will lead a team of HSE professionals, implement robust training, and ensure incident-free operations through proactive risk management and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience on a COMAH site or high-hazard/regulated sector.
• Proven track record delivering HSEQ system/process improvements.
• Experience leading Safety and Quality teams.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with adaptable approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of HSE strategies, policies, programmes and initiatives.
• Oversee HSE systems, standards and behaviours in line with regulatory requirements.
• Develop HSE audits and management plans to ensure safe and quality delivery.
• Drive safety innovations and company-wide HSEQ uplift initiatives.
• Lead quality and H&S systems development and training across the business.
• Engage with leadership to promote a culture of HSEQ and safe practices.

Skills

Senior-level experience

Delivery of HSEQ improvements

Leading safety teams

Excellent communication

Audience adaptation

Education

Degree qualification

IOSH Diploma or CMIOSH

Lead Assessor - ISAS

CCNSG

Job description

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning.

This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

The HSEQ Lead is responsible for leading the development of a culture of safety and quality performance across the BPT business, ensuring all activities and resources consistently work within HSE standards.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of HSE strategies, policies, programmes and initiatives to reflect current and future requirements and direction of the business.
• Lead the monitoring and management of HSE systems, standards and behaviours in line with regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Lead the development of HSE audits and management plans to ensure BPT activities are delivered safely and within quality standards.
• Drive innovation in HSE across the project, introducing project and company-wide safety initiatives and company to enhance and uplift HSEQ standards.
• Lead the development and delivery of quality management and H&S systems, practices and procedures; engaging across the business to drive a relentless focus on HSE behaviours and standards.
• Define and lead the implementation of a range of HSE activities to promote and exemplify the behaviours and attitudes for a healthy, safe and quality focussed workforce.
• Represent Bilfinger with the client and other stakeholders on all matters relating HSE, providing technical input and assurance at all times.
• Engage proactively across leadership and senior managers to consistently promote, demonstrate, and drive a culture of HSEQ.
• Develop the HSE function to ensure the structure meets the needs of the business and talent is developed
• Recruit, manage and develop the HSE team ensuring effective development processes are in place, performance is managed enabling current and future capabilities requirements to be met.
• Role model the relationship building across the team, the wider business and stakeholders to ensure broadest understanding of the business and the commercial environment, enabling Commercial plans and objectives to be delivered.

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience of at senior level on a COMAH site or high hazard/regulated industry sector
• Proven track record of successful delivery of HSEQ system/process improvements
• Experience of leading and managing Safety and Quality teams
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt and contextualise approach to meet audience requirements
• Degree qualification
• IOSH Diploma or equivalent and CMIOSH
• Lead Assessor - ISAS or equivalent
• CCNSG