Head of Health, Safety and Environment

Head of Health, Safety and Environment – Civil Engineering and Infrastructure

We are working with a well established, privately owned civil engineering contractor with a strong reputation for direct delivery across major infrastructure frameworks. The business has a long term pipeline of secured work, particularly within water and utilities, offering genuine stability and the opportunity to influence HSE performance at scale. Due to continued growth, they are looking to appoint a Head of HSE to lead health, safety and environmental performance across a key regional business unit.

The Role

This is a senior leadership position focused on driving HSE strategy, improving performance and embedding a strong safety culture across multiple live projects.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading and developing a regional HSE team

Driving delivery of corporate HSE strategy and regional plans

Ensuring full compliance with HSE legislation and internal systems

Acting as the senior HSE representative with clients

Leading incident investigations and ensuring robust root cause analysis

Monitoring HSE performance, trends and reporting

Supporting continuous improvement and cultural change across the business

About You

Proven HSE leadership experience within civil engineering or infrastructure

Strong track record managing teams and influencing at senior level

NEBOSH Diploma essential

Experience operating across frameworks or major projects

Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

What’s on Offer

Long term secured work through major frameworks

Senior leadership role with real influence on business performance

Strong career progression and development opportunities

Competitive salary, car allowance and benefits package

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply with an updated CV