HSE Director

Company: NES Fircroft
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Location: London
Job Description:

Are you an experienced HSE leader with a track record of driving health, safety and environmental excellence across major infrastructure, construction or heavy industry organisations? NES Fircroft has been exclusively retained to support a leading organisation in the appointment of an HSE Director to provide strategic leadership across its UK & Ireland business.

This is a senior leadership role working closely with the UK & Ireland Board to shape HSE strategy, strengthen safety culture, and ensure compliance across a diverse portfolio of projects and operations. You’ll provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders while supporting the ongoing development of systems, processes and leadership behaviours that promote a positive and high-performing safety culture.

In this HSE Director role, your key responsibilities will involve:

  • Leading the development and implementation of HSE strategy across the UK & Ireland business
  • Providing expert advice and guidance to senior leadership on health, safety and environmental matters
  • Driving continual improvement in safety culture, risk management and compliance performance
  • Leading incident investigation processes and supporting effective corrective actions
  • Developing and mentoring HSE teams while engaging with clients, regulators and key stakeholders

To be successful in this position, you will need:

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in Health & Safety, Engineering, Science or a related discipline
  • Significant experience leading HSE functions within construction, infrastructure or heavy industry environments
  • Strong knowledge of ISO 45001 management systems and regulatory compliance requirements
  • Experience engaging with regulators, clients and senior business stakeholders
  • Proven ability to lead teams and drive positive safety culture improvements across complex organisations

If you’re looking for an opportunity to influence HSE performance at a strategic level and support the delivery of major infrastructure programmes across the UK & Ireland, we encourage you to apply.

Posted: July 12th, 2026