Health & Safety Director

Health & Safety Director 

Salary: Up to £75,000 + Company Car
Location: Head Office – Prudhoe (with regular UK site travel)
Contract: Permanent, full‑time

Lead, influence and elevate our safety culture

We’re seeking a highly experienced Health & Safety Director to provide strategic leadership across our operations, ensuring compliance, robust risk management and continuous improvement. This role plays a key part in shaping the safety performance of our demolition, earthworks and asbestos divisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and oversee the company’s H&S Management System, ensuring all procedures, safe systems of work and documented processes are current and effective.
• Provide leadership to our asbestos services division, supporting Contracts Managers, Supervisors and Operatives.
• Guide, support and develop the H&S Officer team, ensuring professional growth, coordination and consistent standards.
• Produce and review H&S documentation including Method Statements, Risk Assessments, CPPs and site induction materials for demolition, earthworks and asbestos abatement projects.
• Plan and complete regular site audits and inspections, offering practical advice and coaching at all organisational levels.
• Coordinate staff training requirements, working closely with the Training Coordinator to maintain competency across all teams.
• Engage with clients, Principal Designers, HSE and trade associations, acting as a key safety representative for the business.
• Oversee third‑party audits to maintain licences, accreditations and regulatory compliance.
• Support pre‑qualification and tender submissions, providing robust H\&S content for bids.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong, senior‑level H&S leadership experience within demolition, earthworks, construction or asbestos environments.
• Excellent knowledge of UK H&S legislation (including CDM) and proven experience creating and developing safety culture.
• Chartered or working toward CMIOSH, with relevant qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH Diploma).
• Effective communicator with influence at all levels — site, senior management and external stakeholders.

• A proactive, solutions‑focused leader with high professional standards.

  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 at hr@thompsonsofprudhoe.com