Health and Safety Manager

AnaVation LLC; City of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in London is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to lead health and safety across its portfolio. The role involves managing external safety advisors, ensuring compliance with UK regulations, and fostering a culture of safety excellence. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in renewable energy, an understanding of CDM regulations, and a collaborative mindset. This is an on-site position requiring 3 days in the office per week.

Benefits

Unique company culture with autonomy on projects

Ranked as a top company to work for

Qualifications

• Experience managing safety from a client’s perspective.
• Experience working with external advisors and managing H&S across multiple geographies.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and accountability for H&S within OEGEN.
• Manage the performance of external H&S advisory providers.
• Champion continuous improvement and a positive safety culture.

Skills

Strong background in renewable energy or complex infrastructure sectors

In-depth understanding of UK CDM regulations

Ability to communicate complex risks to non-technical stakeholders

Flexible, collaborative, and solutions-focused mindset

Job description

Overview

At Octopus Energy Generation (OEGEN), we’re passionate about powering a sustainable future. As pioneers in the renewable energy space, we invest in people, communities, and a greener tomorrow. Since 2010 we have grown to become a top investor in onshore wind across mainland Europe and the largest backer of solar power in Europe, managing over £7bn in renewable energy assets worldwide. Our portfolio includes over three hundred major energy-generating companies, with ventures in energy storage, e-fuels and beyond. We are looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and dedicated team to help drive the future of renewable energy forward.

As part of our Centre of Excellence, which provides specialist contract, construction, technical, safety and operational expertise across funds and technologies, we are looking for a Health & Safety Manager. The Health & Safety Manager is the lead for health and safety across OEGEN’s portfolio, embedding proactive risk management, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and strengthening a culture of safety excellence. This role does not carry sole operational responsibility for contractor safety or site-level delivery (this is achieved through third party safety advisory companies) but ensures that effective systems, oversight, competent parties and governance are in place. This position requires an average of 3 days in the office per week in London.

Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we will flex around what works for you. You will chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. If you have any burning questions, please email [e-mail] for assistance.

What you’ll do

• Provide direction and accountability for H&S within OEGEN.
• Oversee and manage the performance of external H&S advisory providers.
• Act as the focal point for OEGEN boards and funds on H&S performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Champion continuous improvement and a positive safety culture across diverse technologies and geographies.
• Develop and maintain OEGEN’s H&S strategy, policies, and management system, aligned with international best practice and local legal requirements.
• Provide oversight, ensuring that H&S duties are appropriately delegated to external service providers and contractors (e.g., CDM appointments, competence checks).
• Lead board-level engagement on H&S, delivering clear, actionable insights.
• Advise on H&S policy, systems, and standards, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions.
• Conduct reviews and gap analyses against regulatory requirements, advising on best practices.
• Maintain oversight of supplier competence frameworks (e.g., Achilles) and contractor approvals.
• Oversee identification, assessment, and monitoring of key safety risks across the portfolio.
• Ensure OEGEN directors and teams are appropriately trained to fulfil their H&S duties.
• Embed H&S risk management within investment and operational decision-making.
• Consolidate H&S KPIs and incident data provided by external advisors, preparing clear board-level reporting with trend analysis.
• Act as the senior escalation point for major H&S incidents, providing confident leadership during crises.
• Coordinate advisory input and ensure alignment to OEGEN’s incident management.
• Support lessons learned processes to drive continuous improvement.

What you’ll need

• Strong background in renewable energy or complex infrastructure sectors.
• In-depth understanding of UK CDM regulations, with experience managing safety from a client’s perspective.
• Experience working with external advisors and managing H&S across multiple geographies.
• Ability to communicate complex risks to non-technical stakeholders.
• Flexible, collaborative, and solutions-focused mindset, with willingness to travel internationally.

Why you’ll love it here

• Octopus Energy Group offers a unique culture where people learn, decide, and build quickly, with autonomy and collaboration on projects that break new ground.
• We were named the UK’s top company to work for and ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024.
• Group CEO Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people.
• We’ve been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

Interested in joining us? Apply and we’ll help you through the process. If you have questions, contact [e-mail]. We’d love to hear from you.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.