Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing

Occupational Health and Wellbeing - National (hybrid role, can be based in any location) - 37.5 hours p/w - £100k-£120k + benefits package (car or car allowance, pension, bonus) - construction sector

As Head of Health and Wellbeing, you will be a transformational leader with a full understanding of relationships and culture of organisations that impact on the wider determinants of health, wellbeing and health risk management resources and services. This role will be a member of the HSW Leadership team and lead other strategic steering and working groups to deliver respective objectives.

• Providing strong transformational leadership, setting a clear vision and strategy for the proactive management of occupational health and wellbeing, including mental health.
• Accountability and responsibility for the delivery of the H&W area of the 2027 business plan actions.
• Engage and develop a collaborative partnership with HR and across the Business unit to ensure strategic goals and plans are achieved.
• Ensure that all significant organisational risks to health are consistently and appropriately identified, communicated and that programmes are put in place to effectively manage those health risks within the HoC working towards elimination.
• Expand the focus on OH from site operations to design and applying hierarchy of control to OH risk management.

• Delivers quality outcomes to meet strategic objectives.
• Develops effective strategic relationships.
• Proactively manages risk through informed and reliable judgement.
• Manages and reviews resources to drive efficient practices.

• Knowledge of mental health programme development & experience.
• Experience, in matrix or JV projects/organisations: construction or safety critical work environments.
• Experience and/or qualification in Occupational Safety, Risk Management or Occupational Hygiene preferred.
• Development and deployment of national & strategic programmes to effect cultural change.
• Data and digitally driven with demonstrable experience. Commercial service management including procurement and contract management.