QHSE Manager: Safety, Quality & ESG Leader

The Green Recruitment Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The QHSE Manager role is a hands-on leadership position responsible for shaping and sustaining the company’s Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental framework across multiple sites and projects. You will drive continuous improvement, embed a strong safety and quality culture, and ensure compliance in a high-hazard industrial environment.

Key duties include leading the Safety Management System, managing audits and regulatory reporting, and collaborating with regulators, clients and internal teams

Qualifications

• Proven QHSE leadership in high-hazard environments.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety law and policies.
• Experience implementing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Safety Management System.
• Ensure compliance with UK legislation (DSEAR, PSSR, HASAWA, LOLER, PUWER).
• Support safe design, construction, commissioning and operation of industrial facilities.
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments and mitigations.
• Manage incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Act as primary contact for regulators, clients and external stakeholders.
• Oversee permit-to-work (PTW) and management-of-change (MOC).
• Manage contractor safety, site inductions and supplier compliance.
• Develop emergency response and business continuity plans.
• Ensure RIDDOR reporting requirements are met.

Skills

QHSE leadership

Regulatory compliance

Auditing

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Job description

The QHSE Manager role is a hands-on leadership position responsible for shaping and sustaining the company’s Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental framework across multiple sites and projects. You will drive continuous improvement, embed a strong safety and quality culture, and ensure compliance in a high-hazard industrial environment.

Key duties include leading the Safety Management System, managing audits and regulatory reporting, and collaborating with regulators, clients and internal teams