Principal People are delighted to be recruiting for an exciting and significant Head of Health and Safety position to join one of UK’s leading Infrastructure contractors. This position will offer the successful candidate a unique opportunity to work within a high profile organisation who have a national portfolio of diverse projects.
A strategic and operational position, the successful Head of Health and Safety will work closely with all levels of the organisation to develop and implement the Health and Safety strategy.
Taking responsibility for the strategic development and improvement of the Health and Safety function, the successful candidate will take the lead and maintain an excellent Health and Safety culture. This significant but hugely positive challenge will include supporting the business to achieve best practice in all aspects of HSEQ, maintaining and developing management systems and manage and develop a team .
This hybrid position will have opportunities to work from home, an office based in Cambridge and also visit sites frequently.
Key responsibilities of this Head of Health and Safety include:
Support in the development and implementation of the HSEQ strategy
Lead and develop a team of Health and Safety professionals
Assist in the review and continuous improvement of the ISO Management systems
Review HSEQ performance including the output of certain activities, to identify root cause analysis and corrective actions needed
Providing leadership and expertise to all operational teams across the business on all Health and Safety matters
Support the business to ensure continual improvement
Attend sites and engage with the workforce. The successful Head of Health and Safety will hold:
Experience working in either Utilities, Power, Telecommunications, Civil Engineering, Construction or similar
NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Construction certificate as a minimum.
Full UK Driving license In return the successful Head of Health and Safety will receive:
Base salary up to £90,000 plus
Company car or car allowance
Discretionary bonus scheme
Excellent private pension scheme
Plus additional benefits If you are interested and would like to learn more, please apply today