Technical Safety & Environmental Lead
Location: Leatherhead, UK
Sector: Energy | Oil & Gas | Renewables | Industrial Projects
We are seeking an accomplished Technical Safety & Environmental Lead to join a high-performing engineering team delivering major capital projects across the energy and infrastructure sectors. This is a leadership role for someone passionate about safety, sustainability, and engineering excellence.
The successful candidate will oversee a sizeable technical safety and environmental team, providing strategic and hands-on direction to ensure technical deliverables meet the highest industry standards across all project phases.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead a multidisciplinary team of technical safety and environmental specialists on complex engineering projects.
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Provide technical direction and leadership across the group, ensuring alignment with project timelines, productivity goals, and quality standards.
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Drive progress and manage outputs for key deliverables such as safety layouts, studies, and regulatory documentation.
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Serve as the senior technical authority across multiple safety and environmental disciplines.
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Review and validate documentation, ensuring completeness and technical accuracy of outputs such as risk assessments, layout plans, and safety reports.
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Engage across FEED, detailed design, and EPC phases of large-scale projects.
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Collaborate with engineering, design, and project management teams to ensure integration of safety and environmental strategies.
Skills & Experience
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Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience, with many professionals in this space typically having over 20 years.
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Deep expertise in several core areas of Technical Safety and Environmental engineering.
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Strong working knowledge across all other areas within the discipline.
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Proven ability to lead project teams during FEED and EPC phases.
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Capable of performing high-level checks on safety deliverables, ensuring quality and compliance.