Group HSE Director

At blu-3, we believe great people build great businesses.
We’re committed to being an employer of choice—attracting top talent, driving excellence, and delivering exceptional results. As our Group Health & Safety Director, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping a world-class safety culture across our global operations.

The Role

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll lead the strategic direction of health and safety across all UK and international projects. Working closely with regional teams to ensure operational alignment, legal compliance, and the continuous advancement of our safety performance—supporting our commitment to deliver every project to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a cohesive health & safety strategy across international and UK operations, aligning with business goals and industry best practices.
• Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing safety team, fostering a proactive and accountable culture that promotes innovation and continuous improvement.
• Set and monitor performance targets to drive operational excellence, ensuring regular reviews and updates to safety processes.
• Collaborate with site teams and senior leaders to embed safety practices into day-to-day operations, ensuring effective communication and engagement at all levels.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legal, technical, and industry trends, ensuring compliance and supporting the business in adapting to change.
• Represent health & safety internally and externally, engaging stakeholders and clients to reinforce a culture of safety excellence.

What We’re Looking For

• Degree or professional qualification in construction, safety, or risk management (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma, IOSH).
• Senior leadership experience in construction or civil engineering, ideally with international exposure and experience in data centres.
• Strong understanding of H&S legislation, compliance, and regulatory frameworks, with a track record of delivering high standards across complex operations.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams, coach senior leaders, and develop talent pipelines to build future safety leaders.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on a growing, forward-thinking organisation. If you're a strategic leader with a passion for safety excellence and team development, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

Today, blu-3 is a world-class, fully integrated infrastructure provider delivering expertise to the UK and Europe’s largest construction projects.

Having grown from a small family firm, today we operate across the residential, commercial, public, technology, infrastructure and data centre markets offering a broad range of services including civil engineering, utilities and construction.

The company has secured a reputation for excellence in delivering high quality projects and operates internationally with a proud ethos of working with local suppliers.

We believe in embracing difference and we are committed to building an including and diverse workforce. We know that our diversity creates successful teams and delivers success, meaning all applicants will be treated fairly without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.

We operate a preferred supplier list for our external recruitment agencies. Any CV’s that are speculatively sent to us by agencies outside of this list will be treated as a free gift and we will not be liable for any fees if we contact the candidate directly.