Head of Health & Safety

Ardent Advisors, LLC; Hoi Pa Village South Terrace; Hybrid; HKD 720,000 - 876,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm is seeking a dynamic Head of Health & Safety to shape health, safety, and wellbeing strategies across operations. This role requires extensive leadership experience, particularly in utilities or construction. Strong interpersonal and analytical skills are essential, along with a NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma. The position offers flexibility in location and a competitive salary package, inclusive of benefits such as healthcare and holiday allowance.

Benefits

Pension

Healthcare

24-26 days holiday allowance

Employee benefits programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior health and safety leadership role, ideally in utilities or construction.
• Strong interpersonal skills for engaging stakeholders and influencing at all levels.
• Practical understanding of diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of health and safety policies.
• Provide oversight to the health and safety team.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to influence health and safety priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Incident investigation

Interpersonal skills

Analytical mindset

Communication

Empathy

Education

NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma (or equivalent)

Job description

Head of Health & Safety

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We care about our colleagues, customers, business, environment and community. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing to join our team. This leadership role will work closely with our Director, shaping and delivering the health, safety and wellbeing strategy across our operations in the South.

Salary: Up to £85,000

Location: Harefield

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of health, safety and wellbeing policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Provide senior leadership and oversight to the health, safety and wellbeing team, supporting their development and performance.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and accountability in health, safety and wellbeing across all operational areas.
• Oversee escalated incident investigations, ensuring root cause analysis is conducted in a fair and just manner, and that corrective actions are implemented.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to influence and embed health and safety priorities across the business.
• Monitor and report on health and safety performance, using data and insights to inform decision‑making and drive improvements.
• Support organisational change initiatives, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing considerations are fully integrated.
• Promote diversity, equality and inclusion within health, safety and wellbeing practices and across the wider team.

Qualifications

Extensive experience in a senior health and safety leadership role, ideally gained within the utilities or construction sector. You will need to hold a NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma (or equivalent) and be confident leading and developing teams, supporting others, and managing challenging situations in a positive and constructive way. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, as you'll be engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and influencing at all levels of the organisation. You should be able to demonstrate solid experience in incident investigation and report writing, with a fair and balanced approach to identifying root causes. A practical understanding of diversity, equality and inclusion is important, as is the ability to communicate clearly—both in writing and in person—and present with confidence to varied audiences. An analytical mindset will help you use data effectively to guide decisions and shape improvements, and you will naturally role‑model empathy, professionalism and integrity in everything you do. A full UK driving licence is essential.

The role covers the South East and South; your location can be relatively flexible, provided you are happy to travel for a significant portion of the week. Clients include Southern Water, South East Water and South West Water.

Benefits

Competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, along with perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well‑known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme, and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations. Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more. We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

Next Steps

You apply, and we respond within two weeks. If you don't receive feedback within that timescale, please don't be afraid to chase us.

Equal Opportunity

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.