Regional Safety Lead (Fixed term contract)

JR United Kingdom; Oldham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK contractor is seeking a Regional Safety, Health, and Environment Lead for a 12-month fixed-term contract for maternity cover. The role involves championing SHE excellence, ensuring high safety standards, and maintaining compliance with regulations across the Midlands and North regions. Commitment to continuous development is emphasized, along with a competitive benefits package including enhanced pension and medical care.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Full private medical care

Life assurance

Incentive bonus

Car scheme

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Level 6 qualification in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Degree in Safety, Health & Environment.

Responsibilities

• Champion SHE excellence within the region.
• Serve as point of contact for Senior Managers.
• Deliver SHE services aligning with strategic direction.

Skills

Microsoft Office suite

Strategic and operational acumen

Exceptional relationship-building skills

Proven leadership

Education

Degree in Safety, Health & Environment

Level 6 qualification in Occupational Safety and Health

Tools

CSCS Card

IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management

SEATS certification

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10.06.2025

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Job Description:

At Willmott Dixon Construction, we're committed to creating environments where our people and projects thrive. As a leading UK main contractor, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional safety, health, and environmental (SHE) standards, ensuring the well-being of our teams and the communities we serve. We're looking for a dedicated individual to join us as our Regional Safety, Health, and Environment Lead on a 12 month fixed term basis for maternity cover.

As the Regional Safety, Health, and Environment Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in championing SHE excellence within your region which covers Midlands and the North (main offices in Birmingham, Oldham, with other delivery offices in Rotherham, Gateshead and Nottingham). You'll serve as the local point of contact for Senior Managers and LCO Boards, ensuring a consistent and efficient approach to delivering SHE services that align with our strategic direction.

Key Success Indicators:

• You're recognized as the local SHE leader, valued by the business, customers, and supply chain.
• Safety, health, and environmental performance consistently meet or exceed targets.
• Customer needs are not just met but exceeded, leading to positive feedback and repeat business.
• Your SHE services are delivered efficiently and effectively, to your regional businesses.
• Timely and accurate SHE data is completed to demonstrate team’s high performance.

Are you passionate about safety, health, and environmental excellence? Do you thrive in a dynamic role where you can make a tangible difference? We're seeking a Regional Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Lead to join our brilliant team at Willmott Dixon.

Willmott Dixon is passionate about its people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development, offering you a career of a lifetime!

Criteria

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• CSCS Card.
• Level 6 qualification in Occupational Safety and Health.
• Associate membership with IEMA.
• IEMA Certificate in Environmental Management.
• SEATS certification.
• Valid driving license.
• Commitment to ongoing CPD.
• Degree in Safety, Health & Environment.
• Relevant operational experience in Construction/Interiors.

Attributes We're Looking For:

• Strategic and operational acumen.
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to drive change through understanding people (behavioural change).
• Proven leadership and team management capabilities.
• Curiosity and a willingness to learn.
• Self-motivation, positivity, and resilience.

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working. We are a disability confident employer.

About Us

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full / heavily discounted private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.