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Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing

Job Posted: 6 hours ago

Salary: £ 98,000 - 110,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Head of Occupational Health & Wellbeing

Location: Birmingham / London

Job type: Permanent role with hybrid working (3 days a week in the office or on site)

Salary: £98-£110k + package

Sector: Major Infrastructure / Rail Programme

We’re recruiting a Senior Occupational Health & Wellbeing leader to shape and deliver the strategic health agenda for one of the UK’s most significant and complex infrastructure programmes.

This is a highly influential position, responsible for setting the direction for workforce health, wellbeing and occupational risk reduction across a multi-billion-pound programme, working closely with senior leadership, government interfaces, regulators, and major supply chain partners.

Key Responsibilities

  * Develop organisational policies, strategies and standards for occupational health across construction and operational activities.

  * Lead health surveillance and monitoring programmes, ensuring effective management of workforce health risks.

  * Create and implement health and wellbeing communications and engagement strategies.

  * Oversee health assurance programmes to monitor compliance, performance and continuous improvement.

  * Drive innovation in health risk elimination and reduction through design, technology and best practice.

  * Collaborate with external health partners (NHS, local authorities, community organisations) to support workforce and community wellbeing.

  * Provide expert strategic advice to senior leaders as the Professional Head of Occupational Health.

  * Guide contractors and suppliers in best practice health management throughout the supply chain.

  * Champion Equality, Diversity & Inclusion across all health and wellbeing initiatives.

About You

  * Degree-level education in a relevant health discipline (or equivalent experience).

  * Strong knowledge of occupational health legislation, standards and ethical frameworks.

  * Excellent influencing and communication skills, capable of engaging at board level.

  * Experience developing and delivering health strategies within construction, rail, engineering or other high-risk industries.

  * Proven ability to lead teams, drive cultural change and influence at programme level.

Why Apply?
You’ll play a pivotal role shaping the occupational health strategy for a nationally significant programme — setting new standards for health, wellbeing and risk management across UK infrastructure.

How to Apply

Please click Apply Now or contact Paul at Bryan & Armstrong Ltd for a confidential discussion.

Bryan & Armstrong Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We are specialist Health & Safety recruiters, supplying Health & Safety professionals on an interim and permanent basis across the following disciplines: Health & Safety, Health, Safety & Environment, SHEQ, CDM, Fire, Environmental, Quality Management and Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Systems

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