Head of Health, Safety, Security & Environment

Job Description

The Opportunity

As the Head of Health, Safety, Security & Environment, you will lead Zenobe's global HSSE strategy, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, investor, insurance, and customer requirements across all markets. This role requires a strategic leader who can drive continuous improvement, manage compliance across multiple international jurisdictions, and embed a strong HSSE culture throughout the business. You will play a critical role in supporting Zenobe's expansion into new markets while maintaining high standards of safety, health, environmental responsibility, across all operations.

A Taste of the Day to Day

• Develop and implement a global HSSE strategy, ensuring compliance in all operating regions (UK, USA, Australia & New Zealand, Canada & Germany).
• Maintain and uphold compliance with legal, regulatory, investor, insurance, and customer requirements related to HSSE across all regions.
• Lead HSSE governance and integrate best practices across the business, ensuring alignment with international standards.
• Work alongside the COO, Director of Delivery, and Director of Asset Management to define and oversee internal audit requirements, policies, and processes.
• Establish, monitor, and manage HSSE KPIs, ensuring performance is continuously improved through collaboration with operational teams.
• Ensure that Zenobe maintains compliance with relevant ISO standards in the UK and aligns with the equivalent regulations in all other operating regions. Collaborate with third-party specialists to adapt processes for local compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, working closely with delivery and operational leads to enhance safety, environmental sustainability, and security performance.
• Develop and implement security protocols and procedures to protect personnel, assets, and information across all operational regions. Including Crisis Management, physical security risks and compliance against security-related regulations.
• Oversee the investigation of accidents, incidents, and dangerous occurrences, ensuring lessons are learned, communicated, and preventative measures are implemented across the business.
• Conduct regular on-site audits and support for projects in both delivery and live operation phases, ensuring HSSE standards are upheld globally.
• Provide leadership and advisory support on CDM regulations and manage Principal Contractor and Principal Designer appointments across the portfolio.
• Manage third-party HSSE consultants and advisors, ensuring effective oversight and strategic alignment.
• Foster a strong HSSE culture, promoting engagement, awareness, and accountability across all teams.

Health and Safety

• Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability by; integrating these principles into daily responsibilities, ensuring a safe and supportive work environment, promoting both the physical and mental health of self and colleagues, and adopting sustainable and energy-efficient practices to minimize environmental impact. By doing so, each employee at Zenobe plays a vital role in fostering a culture that prioritises overall safety, holistic wellbeing, environmental sustainability in our business operations.

What We're Looking For

We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.

• 10+ years of experience in HSSE leadership roles within construction, operations, or energy sectors, with experience managing international compliance.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing global HSSE strategies and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of international HSSE regulations, including CDM 2015 (UK) and equivalent standards in other markets.
• Experience working with ISO management systems and ensuring compliance with multiple country-specific regulations.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and drive cultural change.
• A hands-on, collaborative leadership style, with excellent coaching and training skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally on a regular basis to support regional teams and conduct on-site audits.
• Experience in Crisis Management and managing physical security frameworks across international jurisdictions.

Desirable Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline (Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field).
• Environmental Management System Qualification (e.g., ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, IEMA).
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (e.g., ISO 9001, Six Sigma, Lean methodologies).