Head of Health, Safety and Environmental
Are you a strategic Health & Safety leader, passionate about creating safer workplaces and driving positive culture change?
We are looking for an experienced and influential Head of Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) to lead our safety vision across Energy Services, our infrastructure businesses (Electricity, Fibre and Generation), and the wider Northpower Group.This is your opportunity to step into a critical leadership role and drive real change across a diverse and growing organisation. If you're ready to bring bold thinking, deep technical expertise, and exceptional people leadership to the table - we want to hear from you.
The Role
In this senior leadership role you'll lead our HSE delivery team and partner with executives, senior managers, and external stakeholders to build a culture of safety leadership, embed critical risk management, and ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental legislation and standards.
This is more than a compliance role. You'll:
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of HSE professionals
- Shape and execute HSE strategy aligned with Northpower's strategic goals
- Embed and champion critical risk thinking and systems across the business
- Represent Northpower with external stakeholders, including customers, regulators and industry forums
- Continuously improve HSE performance and system effectiveness
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Health & Safety or related field
- 10+ years' experience in HSE, with 3+ years leading a safety function
- A thorough understanding and experience in implementing contemporary safety principles and methodologies
- Deep knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems
- Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities with a collaborative, people-first style
- Strategic mindset with a hands-on approach when needed
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- A chance to make meaningful impact in a critical leadership role
- Work across diverse operations that make a real difference in communities
- Competitive remuneration
- Commitment to professional development
- Well-being support, including an in-house Peer Support Network (Kaitiaki) and EAP Services
- The option to buy an additional week of leave for extra flexibility
- BP Fuel cards for discounted fuel costs
Apply Now
Whether you're already part of the Northpower whanau or looking to join a purpose-driven organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or reach out to our recruitment team for a confidential chat