Head of Health & Safety – Bristol Airport
Location: Bristol Airport, Bristol
Working arrangements: Hybrid, with 3-4 days per week on site
Assured Safety Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with Bristol Airport to appoint a Head of Health & Safety at an exciting time of significant growth and transformation.
With over £400 million of planned capital investment and major infrastructure developments ahead, this is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the Airport’s future, building on the progress already made in developing a positive safety culture.
Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll provide strategic and operational leadership across a complex, fast-paced environment, influencing safety at every level while supporting the safe delivery of major construction and infrastructure projects.
We’re looking for a visible, credible and engaging leader who can bring people together, challenge constructively and drive meaningful, lasting improvements.
The Role
- Lead the Airport’s Health & Safety strategy, embedding a positive, proactive and accountable safety culture.
- Provide expert advice and strategic guidance to the CEO, Executive Team and senior stakeholders.
- Oversee Health & Safety across airport operations, including major construction, infrastructure and capital investment programmes.
- Lead and develop the Health & Safety team, encouraging collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Strengthen safety management systems, governance, risk management and assurance arrangements.
- Build effective relationships with contractors and business partners, ensuring consistent safety standards across a predominantly outsourced environment.
- Oversee incident investigations, audits and safety performance reporting, ensuring lessons learned drive improvement.
- Work closely with operational leaders to embed safety into everyday decision-making.
About You
We’re keen to speak with experienced Health & Safety leaders who have operated within complex, high-risk or safety-critical environments and can demonstrate a strong balance of strategic leadership and operational credibility.
You’ll bring:
- Significant senior Health & Safety leadership experience, including engagement with Executive and Board-level stakeholders.
- Proven experience supporting major construction, infrastructure or capital investment programmes, with strong knowledge of CDM Regulations.
- Experience managing Health & Safety across contractor-led or outsourced operations.
- A track record of leading cultural change, improving safety performance and engaging people across diverse teams.
- Strong leadership, communication and relationship-building skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge at all levels.
- Experience of safety management systems, auditing, incident investigation and risk management.
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent Level 6 qualification and Chartered Membership of IOSH (desirable).
Experience within aviation would be advantageous, although we are equally interested in leaders from transport, infrastructure, utilities and other complex, safety-critical sectors.
Above all, you’ll be an approachable, commercially aware and hands-on leader who enjoys being visible within the business and can engage people at every level.
The Package
Alongside a competitive salary, Bristol Airport offers an excellent benefits package, including:
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Hybrid working and flexitime
- Pension scheme with employer contributions
- Life assurance and group income protection
- Comprehensive family-friendly policies
- Free on-site parking and discounted travel
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Employee wellbeing support and assistance programme
- Staff discounts, holiday parking and airport lounge benefits
*Security Screening
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) as part of the pre-employment screening process.
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