Irwin and Colton
Director of Health, Safety and Fire Safety
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Director of Health, Safety and Fire
Braintree
£90,000 - £110,000 + Car Allowance, Bonus and Benefits
Do you want to shape the safety strategy for a complex, high-profile operational environment? Are you driven to influence senior leaders, contractors, and frontline teams to embed a proactive, high-performing safety culture?
Irwin and Colton are delighted to have been engaged by a leading UK organisation to recruit a Director of Health, Safety and Fire for one of its most complex and high-profile operational environments.
The successful individual will strengthen safety governance, assurance, and risk management while working closely with senior leaders to embed a proactive safety culture. With ongoing investment, infrastructure development, and organisational change, this is an opportunity to influence safety at an organisation-wide level and make a lasting impact on performance and culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Setting the strategic direction for health, safety, and fire across the estate, ensuring alignment with legal requirements, industry best practice, and internal standards.
- Leading company-wide safety risk management and safety assurance, embedding robust governance, reporting, and leading indicators to drive performance.
- Influencing senior stakeholders and acting as a trusted adviser to the executive leadership team, shaping priorities and decision-making.
- Providing leadership to a multidisciplinary team, developing capability, performance, and a visible, collaborative safety function.
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Requirements
The successful Director of Health, Safety and Fire will have:
- NEBOSH Diploma and a Chartered membership of IOSH is essential.
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, and fire safety legislation, with the ability to apply it in complex and fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrable experience of driving cultural change, improving Health & Safety performance, and influencing across all levels.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, including working with external regulators and partners.
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This is a senior opportunity to make a lasting impact on safety strategy, assurance, and culture. For further information and to apply, please contact:
Job Reference: AL 5028
About Irwin and Colton
Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England. We recruit across the UK for all roles in the health and safety industry, from Health and Safety Manager to Health and Safety Advisor positions. Irwin and Colton Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
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