Newsom Consulting Ltd
Health & Safety Director
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Health and Safety Director
We are seeking an exceptional Health and Safety Director to join the Executive Board of one of the UK’s largest and most complex infrastructure programmes.
Role Overview
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will lead an established function and set the Health and Safety strategy across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, communicate, and deliver the Health and Safety strategy across the organisation and its supply chain.
- Advise and provide assurance to the Chief Executive and Executive Board on performance, significant risks, and critical controls.
- Adapt the safety strategy as the programme transitions into a new phase.
- Lead organisational and cultural change, strengthening psychological safety and constructive challenge.
- Lead, motivate, and develop the Health and Safety function, ensuring it has the capability required for the programme’s next phase.
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Requirements
- Senior Health and Safety leadership experience in a complex, safety-critical environment.
- A record of delivering strategic and cultural transformation.
- Experience in a client or contractor organisation in complex infrastructure.
- The intellect and judgement to shape strategy through changing programme phases.
- Executive-level influence and the confidence to challenge constructively.
- Experience building alignment across complex delivery partners and supply chains.
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Preferred Background
Candidates from infrastructure, rail, highways, nuclear, aviation, energy, defence, and other regulated sectors are encouraged to apply.
Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity to shape safety culture across a nationally important programme.
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