Interim Health and Safety Consultant Location: Essex with some travel. Duration: 6 months flexible engagement We are supporting a local authority, who are seeking a senior Health and Safety Consultant to undertake a strategic review and maturity assessment of its current HSQE framework. This is a board facing assignment and will suit an experienced leader comfortable operating in a sensitive organisational context. The Opportunity This is not an operational firefighting role. You will be responsible for: Conducting a full assessment of existing health, safety, quality and environmental systems Providing independent assurance to senior leadership and Board level stakeholders Reviewing governance, reporting, and organisational capability Undertaking a maturity assessment aligned to future growth and scale Developing a clear, forward looking HSQE strategy and roadmap Engaging and influencing senior operational leaders across a national footprint Supporting and developing the existing HSQE function through a collaborative approach What We Are Looking For We are seeking a credible senior consultant who: Has operated at Head of or Director level within Health and Safety or HSQE Brings experience within facilities management, outsourcing or multi site environments Has delivered organisational reviews, transformation or maturity assessments Is comfortable operating at Board and Executive level Demonstrates a pragmatic low ego leadership style Can quickly build trust and credibility across operational teams Working Environment Direct engagement with senior leadership and operational teams High trust relationship led environment Flexible working pattern full time or part time considered Why This Role Opportunity to shape organisation wide strategy at scale Direct visibility and influence at Board level A genuinely impactful assignment focused on long term improvement Work within a complex local authority, which is going through an evoltionary period of change. Interested For a confidential discussion please get in touch directly with me at matthew.masters@opuspeoplesolutions.co.uk All conversations will be handled with the highest level of discretion.
