SHEQ Director

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver a modern SHEQ strategy aligned with business goals and operational risk
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on safety, compliance, and risk
• Drive a company-wide shift to proactive safety behaviours and ownership
• Oversee safety across:
  • Operational energy and engineering assets
  • Infrastructure and distribution systems
  • Construction, commissioning, and maintenance activities
• Ensure robust systems for:
  • Permit-to-work
  • Isolation and authorisation
  • Contractor management
• Lead high-quality incident investigations focused on root cause and learning
• Embed a "safety-first" culture across all levels of the organisation
• Improve reporting and data integrity, ensuring accurate and transparent insights
• Drive accountability for SHEQ beyond the central function into operational teams
• Own SHEQ reporting for executive leadership and investors
• Develop meaningful performance indicators and dashboards
• Engage with regulators, external stakeholders, and industry bodies
• Lead and develop an established SHEQ and compliance team
• Strengthen capability, standards, and ways of working
• Build credibility across a team with established legacy practices
• The role sits within a high-risk, engineering-led operational environment, involving:
  • Energy generation and plant operations
  • Mechanical and electrical systems
  • Pressurised and gas-based infrastructure
  • Confined spaces and chemical management
  • Extensive contractor interfaces across multiple live sites.