Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing
Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing
Location: Birmingham / London
Job type: Permanent role with hybrid working (3 days a week in the office or on site)
Salary: £98-£110k + package
Sector: Major Infrastructure / Rail Programme
We’re recruiting a Senior Occupational Health & Wellbeing leader to shape and deliver the strategic health agenda for one of the UK’s most significant and complex infrastructure programmes.
This is a highly influential position, responsible for setting the direction for workforce health, wellbeing and occupational risk reduction across a multi-billion-pound programme, working closely with senior leadership, government interfaces, regulators, and major supply chain partners.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop organisational policies, strategies and standards for occupational health across construction and operational activities.
* Lead health surveillance and monitoring programmes, ensuring effective management of workforce health risks.
* Create and implement health and wellbeing communications and engagement strategies.
* Oversee health assurance programmes to monitor compliance, performance and continuous improvement.
* Drive innovation in health risk elimination and reduction through design, technology and best practice.
* Collaborate with external health partners (NHS, local authorities, community organisations) to support workforce and community wellbeing.
* Provide expert strategic advice to senior leaders as the Professional Head of Occupational Health.
* Guide contractors and suppliers in best practice health management throughout the supply chain.
* Champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion across all health and wellbeing initiatives.
About You
* Degree-level education in a relevant health discipline (or equivalent experience).
* Strong knowledge of occupational health legislation, standards and ethical frameworks.
* Excellent influencing and communication skills, capable of engaging at board level.
* Experience developing and delivering health strategies within construction, rail, engineering or other high-risk industries.
* Proven ability to lead teams, drive cultural change and influence at programme level.
Why Apply?
You’ll play a pivotal role shaping the occupational health strategy for a nationally significant programme — setting new standards for health, wellbeing and risk management across UK infrastructure.
How to Apply
Please click Apply Now or contact Paul at Bryan & Armstrong Ltd for a confidential discussion.
Bryan & Armstrong Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We are specialist Health & Safety recruiters, supplying Health & Safety professionals on an interim and permanent basis across the following disciplines: Health & Safety, Health, Safety & Environment, SHEQ, CDM, Fire, Environmental, Quality Management and Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Systems