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Company: Canary Wharf Contractors Limited______________
Reporting to: Director - Health, Safety & Wellbeing______________
JOB SUMMARY
The Associate Director – Health, Safety & Wellbeing is a senior leadership role responsible for providing strategic direction, operational oversight and continuous improvement of health, safety and wellbeing performance across the organisation and specifically Canary Wharf Contractors.Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role contributes to business-wide strategy, leads cross-functional initiatives, and ensures that robust systems, culture and behaviours are embedded across the estate. The role plays a key part in driving commercial, operational and cultural outcomes, ensuring alignment with CWG’s objectives, values and regulatory responsibilities
Annual Salary: circa £95k to £110k dependant on experience
Closing date: Tuesday 23rd June 2026
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the development and implementation of the CWC Health, Safety & Wellbeing strategy
- Ensure alignment with organisational priorities, operational objectives, and regulatory expectations
- Anticipate future risks, trends and legislative changes, and integrate these into strategic planning
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional activity to deliver consistent, high-quality HSW outcomes across CWC
- Provide visible leadership to embed expectations, accountability and performance standards
- Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective delivery
- Champion and lead initiatives that deliver sustained improvements in safety performance and culture
- Drive implementation of HSW change programmes across CWC, ensuring effective communication, engagement and delivery
- Foster and maintain active day to day relationships with contractors’ staff, with a view to creating a co-operative working relationship
- Establish and monitor performance metrics to evaluate effectiveness and inform decisions
- Provide commercially informed advice on HSW risks, opportunities and investments
- Ensure HSW considerations support efficient delivery of projects and operations
- Contribute to business performance by balancing safety, risk management and operational effectiveness
- Act as a subject matter expert in health, safety and wellbeing across CWC and CWG
- Ensure the effective implementation and assurance of the ISO 45001 HSW management system
- Maintain oversight of compliance with all relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks, including CDM.
- Ensure all the client duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM Regulations) are discharged across CWC.
- When Canary Wharf Contractors undertakes designer duties assist them in complying with the designer duties under the CDM Regulations.
- Where Canary Wharf Contractors is the principal designer take all reasonable steps to ensure that the principal designer’s duties under the CDM Regulations are discharged.
- Oversee incident management, notification and investigation to identify root causes and organisational learning processes
- Develop and maintain high-quality relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulators and contractors
- Influence behaviours and decision-making across all levels of the organisation
- Represent CWG externally, promoting best practice and enhancing organisational reputation
- Lead, develop and inspire the CWC Health, Safety & Wellbeing team
- Build capability, succession and high performance within the function
- Champion CWG’s values, culture and wellbeing agenda across the organisation
- Attract and retain diverse, high-calibre talent
- Provide clear, accurate and insight-led reporting to senior leadership
- Ensure effective audit, assurance and governance arrangements are in place to drive improvement and ensure 45001 compliance.
- Drive a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Managing Director (responsible for Health & Safety).
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Degree, NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent professional qualification
- Chartered membership of IOSH or IIRSM
- Significant experience in leading health and safety within complex UK construction or operational environments
- Experience operating at a senior level, influencing across functions and disciplines
- Proven track record in delivering performance improvement and organisational change
- Ability to contribute to strategic planning and translate vision into delivery
- Proven ability to lead across functional boundaries and influence senior stakeholders
- Ability to build trust, credibility and alignment across teams
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and industry best practice
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to adapt style to different audiences and build a strong professional presence
- Ability to lead and embed change in complex environments
- Drives innovation and performance improvements
HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE RESPONSIBILITIES
All staff are required to fulfil their legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts and omissions, and to follow all guidance and instructions given in this respect. Further details regarding Health & Safety responsibilities are set out in the Health & Safety Policy in the Administrative Rules and Procedures, and the Health, Safety & Welfare Manual.
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE (ESG) RESPONSIBILITIES
Recognising the centrality of ESG principles within our organisation, we have developed a comprehensive ESG Strategy. It is imperative that all staff members understand and adopt this strategy into their respective roles. This includes adhering to environmental regulations, minimising waste, supporting nature within our urban environment, and facilitating positive change for those in need within our community and utilising our volunteering.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
In line with the latest ISO 9001 requirements and our dedication to quality management, all staff are mandated to comply with system requirements as detailed within the Company Quality Manual & Policies. Additionally, it's vital to ensure the effective implementation of all Procedures, Plans, and Forms within our Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) to meet the ISO 9001: Quality Management Standard.
COMPANY VALUES
Commit to Excellence
- Act with integrity and deliver high performance
- Put our customers at the heart of what we do
- Resolve issues by providing high quality solutions
Foster Collaboration
- Find opportunities to collaborate with others across the business to achieve shared goals
- Encourage inclusive networks and treat others with respect and fairness
- Use knowledge to work effectively with suppliers / contractors to meet shared goals
Encourage Engagement
- Confident in making decisions appropriate to the role
- Learn from mistakes and listen to constructive feedback to improve performance
- Prioritise safety and actively support community, wellbeing and sustainability programmes
Take Ownership
- Take pride in delivering high quality service which exceeds expectations
- Committed to opportunities for self-development
- Take responsibility for my own performance and look for ways to improve
Embrace Innovation
- Embrace change and innovation
- Proactively suggest ways to improve our business and encourage others to share ideas
- See new challenges as opportunities to deliver effective change
WHAT WE OFFER
Diversity and Inclusion
We recognise the importance of embracing diverse experience, skills and perspectives at all levels and operating in an inclusive working environment, in order for everyone to reach their full potential. We also recognise that it makes business sense, since being an inclusive employer leads to better business performance and higher levels of employee engagement and satisfaction. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills and are committed to fostering a culture whereby everyone can reach their full potential.
Flexible Working
As an inclusive employer, we recognise the positive impact flexible working can have on an individual, their wellbeing, engagement and productivity. Therefore, we are open to consider flexible working arrangements, both temporary or permanent.
Learning and Development
At Canary Wharf Group, our employees receive a wide range of support to help improve their skills and achieve their career goals. We offer development opportunities through classroom and e-learning training, mentoring, cross department experience and on the job learning. We heavily invest in our staff attaining accreditations to develop existing and new skills, support chartered status, sponsorships and provide further educational opportunities which are job and business related. We never stand still and continually invest in developing skills and knowledge to ensure individual and company growth.
Other Benefits
We are committed to building a safe, happy and healthy community for our employees and we offer a comprehensive range of benefits, all designed with our employees and their wellbeing in mind. From generous pension and insurance plans, to health benefits, subsidised gym membership, store discounts and family leave, our benefits package allows our employees to choose the benefits that suit them and their individual needs.
If you are interested in joining our highly professional and skilled team for our next exciting phase of development, please complete the form on this page to apply online.
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to appoint at any point.
