Head of HSSE

Job title: Head of HSSE

Location: Remote – UK-wide travel

Who are we recruiting for?
Our client is a leading renewable energy business on a mission to deliver safe, sustainable, and resilient power generation across the UK. They are seeking a Qualified and highly motivated Head of HSSE to provide strategic leadership and act as the company’s competent person under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

What will you be doing?
As Head of HSSE, you will be the Winner shaping and driving a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. This is a unique sole-practitioner role with significant influence, giving you the autonomy to set the agenda and create impact. Duties include:

• Acting as the company’s competent source of HSSE advice, guiding board members, senior leaders, and employees.

• Designing and delivering a forward-looking HSSE strategy aligned with business and ESG goals.

• Leading compliance, risk management, and governance across the full renewable energy portfolio.

• Driving performance through robust policies, audits, investigations, and contractor management.

• Representing the business at national forums, regulatory discussions, and industry bodies.

• Building a proactive safety culture, embedding HSSE in every decision and developing capability across all teams and contractors.

• Leading emergency preparedness, ensuring resilience, business continuity, and public safety.

• Collaborating with ESG colleagues to integrate HSSE into sustainability and innovation initiatives.

Are you the ideal candidate?
The successful candidate will be an Inspired leader who is determined, focused, and commercially astute. You will bring:

• Chartered or Fellow membership of IOSH (or working towards).

• Proven track record in senior HSSE leadership, ideally within energy, construction, or infrastructure.

• In-depth knowledge of UK H&S legislation and management systems.

• Strong experience acting as an organisation’s competent person under law, with expertise in CDM 2015.

• Confidence engaging and influencing at board level.

• A creative, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to lead through complexity.

What’s in it for you?
This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of HSSE at a pivotal time for a growing renewable energy business. You will enjoy:

• The chance to shape a brave and award-winning safety culture from the ground up.

• Strong support from senior leadership while operating with independence and authority.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Pension contributions and bonus structure.

• Flexible working with regular travel to offices and project sites.

• Vibrant, values-driven company culture committed to sustainability.

• Career-defining opportunity to make HSSE a driver of competitive advantage in the renewable energy sector.

Who are we?
Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy for a more sustainable world with a focus on talent within the Maritime and Renewable Energy sectors. We give a proportion of all our profits to Renewable World, a charity that develops affordable and innovative renewable energy solutions to poverty-stricken communities.