HSE Manager

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)
Manager

London | Hybrid Working

The Opportunity

An established organisation delivering complex infrastructure,
technology, and operational services is seeking an experienced Health, Safety
& Environmental (HSE) Manager to lead all aspects of safety, health,
environmental compliance, and risk management across a major programme.

This is a senior leadership position responsible for developing and
implementing HSE strategy, ensuring compliance with statutory and contractual
requirements, and embedding a proactive safety culture throughout the programme
and supply chain.

Working closely with programme leadership, operational teams, suppliers,
and customer stakeholders, you will provide expert guidance on all HSE matters
while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

HSE Leadership & Governance

• Develop, implement, and maintain
  programme -wide health, safety, and environmental management plans.
  
• Ensure compliance with all relevant UK
  legislation, regulations, industry standards, and contractual obligations.
  
• Provide strategic HSE leadership across
  all programme activities and workstreams.
  
• Establish governance processes,
  performance measures, and reporting frameworks to monitor HSE performance.
  
• Support external audits, inspections, and
  regulatory reviews.
  

Risk Management & Compliance

• Lead the identification, assessment, and
  management of health, safety, and environmental risks.
  
• Ensure appropriate risk controls and
  mitigation measures are implemented and maintained.
  
• Review and approve risk assessments,
  method statements, safe systems of work, and related documentation.
  
• Monitor compliance across operational,
  technical, and field -based activities.
  
• Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of
  HSE records, reports, and documentation.
  

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the HSE function,
  providing coaching, mentoring, and professional guidance.
  
• Build a positive and collaborative safety
  culture across the programme.
  
• Support managers and supervisors in
  meeting their HSE responsibilities.
  
• Promote accountability and continuous
  improvement at all organisational levels.
  

Incident Management & Continuous
Improvement

• Lead investigations into incidents, near
  misses, environmental events, and non -conformances.
  
• Facilitate root cause analysis and
  oversee the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
  
• Analyse trends and performance data to
  identify opportunities for improvement.
  
• Lead lessons learned activities and
  ensure improvements are embedded into future operations.
  
• Drive initiatives that improve safety
  performance, environmental outcomes, and operational effectiveness.
  

Stakeholder & Supplier Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for
  HSE matters with customers, suppliers, regulatory bodies, and other
  stakeholders.
  
• Support supplier assurance activities,
  audits, and performance reviews.
  
• Ensure subcontractors and partners
  operate in accordance with agreed HSE standards.
  
• Prepare and present HSE performance
  reports to programme leadership and customer representatives.
  

Training & Culture

• Develop and deliver HSE awareness
  programmes, inductions, workshops, and training initiatives.
  
• Promote a positive reporting culture and
  encourage proactive risk management.
  
• Support behavioural safety and wellbeing
  initiatives across the programme.
  
• Ensure employees and contractors
  understand and fulfil their HSE responsibilities.
  

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree qualified in Occupational Health
  & Safety, Environmental Management, Engineering, Construction, or a
  related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  
• Significant experience leading HSE
  functions within complex infrastructure, engineering, operational,
  technology, transportation, utilities, or regulated environments.
  
• Strong knowledge of UK health, safety,
  and environmental legislation and compliance requirements.
  
• Experience developing and implementing
  HSE management systems and governance frameworks.
  
• Proven experience leading incident
  investigations, risk management activities, and continuous improvement
  programmes.
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and
  communication skills.
  
• Strong leadership capability with
  experience managing and developing teams.
  

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
  (minimum requirement).
  
• NEBOSH Diploma, NVQ Level 6, or
  equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
  
• Professional membership of IOSH, IIRSM,
  IEMA, or equivalent.
  
• Environmental management qualification or
  demonstrable experience managing environmental compliance programmes.
  

Desirable

• Experience working within transportation,
  rail, infrastructure, utilities, telecommunications, defence, or public
  sector environments.
  
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001
  management systems.
  
• Experience managing contractor and
  supplier assurance programmes.
  
• Familiarity with safety -critical or
  highly regulated operational environments.
  
• Understanding of construction,
  maintenance, operational support, or managed service delivery
  environments.