Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection

Babcock is seeking a Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection for a hybrid role in the UK. This full-time position involves strategic leadership in safety and environmental performance across the organization. The director will define safety standards, advise senior stakeholders, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should have extensive leadership experience in regulated environments and relevant qualifications. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits.
Job Title: Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection


Location: Hybrid, UK


Compensation: Competitive Salary Benefits


Role Type: Full time / Permanent


Role ID: SF74434
Lead Safety Excellence. Shape The Future. Make A Lasting Impact.


At Babcock, we are working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection at any of our main UK locations including London, Warrington, Bristol, Devonport, Leicester, Rosyth.


The role
As Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection, you will provide strategic leadership and technical authority across safety, health, wellbeing, and environmental performance at a global level. This is a rare opportunity to influence enterprise-wide standards in a highly regulated, safety-critical organisation, shaping how we manage risk and protect people, assets, and the environment.


You will lead a high-performing central team, defining what good looks like, setting clear standards, and enabling best-in-class performance across the business. Working closely with Senior Leaders and the Executive team, your insights will drive decisions that directly support national security, infrastructure, and defence operations.


This is a career-defining role where your expertise will help create safer operations, stronger environmental stewardship, and a culture of continuous improvement.


Day-to-day, you will be responsible for:


Leading the development of Group-wide safety, health, wellbeing, and environmental strategy and standards Defining critical risk frameworks, performance targets, and key performance indicators Advising Executive and Board-level stakeholders on risk, compliance, and performance insights Driving continuous improvement initiatives across complex operational environments Overseeing environmental protection accountability through functional leadership teams This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week, and provides hybrid working arrangements with days in the office and days working from home.
Essential Experience of the Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection:


Demonstrating extensive senior leadership experience in safety-critical, highly regulated environments Delivering enterprise-level safety and risk strategies and performance frameworks Applying deep expertise in risk management systems and control effectiveness Translating organisational risk appetite into measurable and actionable plans Influencing and building credibility with Executive Teams, Regulators and Operational Leaders Qualifications for the Director of Safety, Health and Environmental Protection:
Degree or equivalent professional experience Professional membership or accreditation (such as IOSH, IRM, or equivalent) is desirable
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.


Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).





What we offer
Generous holiday allowance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Babcock
We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.


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