QHSE Manager

Overview

In this hands-on leadership role, you will shape and continuously improve the QHSE framework across sites, projects and technical services in a high-hazard environment. You will embed a strong safety and quality culture while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence. You’ll lead risk management, audits, and continuous improvement to support the company’s decarbonisation and sustainability goals. This role offers influence across the business and a chance to drive meaningful safety and quality outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary and benefits package
• professional development opportunities
• career progression opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Safety Management System
• Ensure compliance with UK legislation (DSEAR, PSSR, HASAWA, LOLER, PUWER)
• Support safe design, construction, commissioning, and operation of industrial facilities
• Lead hazard identification, risk assessments, and mitigation
• Manage incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Act as primary contact for regulators, clients, and external stakeholders
• Oversee PTW and MOC processes
• Manage contractor safety, inductions, and supplier compliance
• Develop emergency response and business continuity plans
• Ensure RIDDOR reporting compliance
• Environmental management: permits, ISO 14001 alignment, sustainability support, risk assessments
• Own and maintain QMS in line with ISO 9001; improve processes and controls
• Document control and governance; manage non-conformances and CAPA
• Oversee supplier quality management and performance improvement
• Lead internal and external audits (ISO, client, regulatory)
• Monitor compliance performance and drive improvement plans
• Provide assurance to senior leadership on procedures and standards
• Deliver QHSE training and awareness programmes; promote proactive safety culture
• Support managers in fulfilling QHSE responsibilities; drive behavioural safety initiatives

Key requirements

• Proven QHSE leadership in a high-hazard industry
• Experience in sectors such as hydrogen, industrial gases, oil & gas, chemicals, petrochemicals, energy infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory requirements (DSEAR, PSSR, HASAWA, environmental permitting)
• Experience managing ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 systems
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities
• Experience leading audits, investigations, compliance programmes, and continuous improvement initiatives

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• HSE regulatory knowledge (DSEAR, PSSR, HASAWA, PUWER, LOLER)
• QMS ISO 9001 and environmental ISO 14001
• Risk assessment and incident investigation

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