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January 22, 2025 | Comments Off on Head of Health & Safety
Role: Head of HSE
Salary: Competitive
Location: various sites across the UK
This is a newly created senior position with our Sales GB business unit. This role will be responsible for leading the HSE and wellbeing strategy and delivery across the business unit and its operational sites throughout Great Britain. Our Sales GB team deliver permanent steel frame buildings typically on a design and build, full turnkey basis to customers in various market sectors.
Portakabin is committed to achieving zero harm and you will be instrumental in achieving this by working closely with the leadership team, managers, staff, contractors and customers, leading and maintaining high standards of safety, health and wellbeing to ensure that the business unit operates in full compliance with relevant health and safety regulations, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 and ultimately deliver our commitment of zero harm.
To succeed in this role, you will have extensive HSE experience in the construction industry likely gained through working in contracting organisations. This is a unique opportunity to develop your skillset to deliver strategic direction and operational support. You will have a track record in safety culture change and supporting businesses on their improvement journey, coaching and mentoring stakeholders at all levels
As a Health and Safety Lead, you will have:
- Strong experience in the construction sector
- Delivered safety culture change
- Ability to operate at a strategic level and also support operational teams
- A valid UK Driving Licence
- NEBOSH Diploma (or working towards)
- A proven track record in delivering HSE results
- A thorough understanding of all HSE Regulations
Why Portakabin?
As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
Portakabin now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.
You will receive:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- The option to buy 5 additional days of annual leave
- Contributory pension
- Annual bonus
- Car Allowance
- Family Private Medical Insurance
- Annual health assessment
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.
What's next?
We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 3rd February. Interviews for this role will be in person at our office in York.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on