Title:  Head of HSEQ ( Heath Safety Environment & Quality)

Head of HSEQ (Health, Safety, Environment & Quality)

Permanent | Full Time | 37.5 hours per week

Remote with regular travel across our client site (Midlands, Wales, North England & Scotland)

Lead the Future of Safety at Amey

We are seeking an exceptional Head of HSEQ to join our senior leadership team, reporting directly to the Director of Health & Safety for Complex Facilities at Amey. This is one of the most senior HSEQ leadership positions within the business and offers the opportunity to influence health, safety and operational excellence across a workforce of 5,000 employees plus contractors, delivering critical services across the UK.

As the principal HSEQ leader within your remit, you will provide strategic direction, governance and assurance, ensuring the highest standards of compliance, operational excellence and continuous improvement are embedded throughout the business.

Leading a team of 28 HSEQ professionals, including 4 direct reports, you will play a pivotal role in developing capability, driving cultural change and ensuring HSEQ remains at the heart of operational and business decision-making.

Leadership Scope

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What you will do

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of 28 HSEQ professionals across multiple locations and operational environments, creating a high-performing and collaborative team environment.
• Direct line management responsibility for 4 senior HSEQ managers.
• Providing strategic HSEQ leadership and direction for HSEQ across a workforce of approximately 5,000 employees plus contractors.
• Influencing Executive Leaders, Directors and Operational Management teams to drive a positive and proactive safety culture.
• Lead and continually improve HSEQ governance frameworks, management systems and assurance programmes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, industry standards and ISO management systems.
• Analyse performance data, trends and incidents to identify opportunities for improvement and drive corrective actions.
• Lead investigations into significant incidents, ensuring lessons learned are embedded throughout the business.
• Develop and implement innovative strategies that improve HSEQ performance and organisational resilience.
• Build strong relationships with clients, regulators, professional bodies and key stakeholders.
• Support wider business objectives by ensuring HSEQ considerations are integrated into operational decision making, business growth and continuous improvement initiatives.

What we need

We are looking for a proven senior HSEQ leader who has operated within a large, complex and multi-site organisation. You will have experience influencing senior stakeholders, managing sizeable HSEQ teams and embedding a positive safety culture across a workforce of several thousand employees and contractors.

We're less concerned about the sector you've come from and more interested in the scale, complexity and impact of your leadership experience. Whether your background is in FM, infrastructure, utilities, transport, manufacturing, engineering, energy, defence or another high-hazard environment, you'll bring the credibility, strategic capability and leadership presence required to succeed in this role.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety Management, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of IOSH with an up-to-date CPD record.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in Health and Safety within complex operational businesses.
• Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation and recognised industry standards.
• Experience leading assurance programmes, audits, investigations and safety improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders while building strong working relationships.
• Experience engaging with regulators, clients and industry bodies.
• Demonstrable success leading and developing high-performing teams.

Desirable

• Lead Incident Investigator qualification (TopSet or equivalent).
• Management qualification (CMI or equivalent).
• Environmental, behavioural science or project management qualifications.

What will make you successful

• Strong strategic thinking and commercial awareness.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative and engaging leadership style.
• The credibility and confidence to challenge constructively.
• Passion for creating positive and sustainable safety cultures.
• Resilience, adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset.

This role will suit an experienced senior HSEQ leader from a large, complex and operationally intensive organisation. We welcome applications from candidates within sectors such as infrastructure, utilities, transport, engineering, manufacturing, construction, energy, defence or other highly regulated environments where safety leadership is critical to business success.

Why join Amey?

At Amey, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on the safety, wellbeing and success of our people and operations. You'll join an organisation that is committed to innovation, excellence and creating environments where everyone can thrive.

Our benefits are designed to support your professional growth, wellbeing and life outside work:

• Competitive salary with annual review opportunities.
• Performance-related bonus potential
• Career development opportunities across a diverse and growing organisation.
• Fully funded professional development and leadership programmes.
• Minimum 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional leave.
• Generous pension scheme with enhanced employer contributions.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.
• Flexible benefits platform, including health and wellbeing options.
• Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships.
• Retail and lifestyle discounts through our employee portal.
• Two Social Impact Days per year for volunteering and community projects.
• Family-friendly policies supporting every stage of life.
• Employee Affinity Networks that champion inclusion, belonging and diversity.

About Amey

Amey is a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.

Our purpose is to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.

Every day, our teams deliver critical services that improve the places where people live, work, learn and travel. Together, we're shaping a more sustainable future for generations to come.

Application Guidance & Diversity and Inclusion

At Amey, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation or age.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're proud to offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain relevant security clearances where required for the role.

Apply today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so we encourage early applications.

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