Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Manager

This role leads Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene across the business, managing the OH team while driving compliance, performance and best practice. It’s a fast-paced, high-profile position requiring collaboration with colleagues at all levels, external specialists, insurers and clients. You’ll interpret complex legislation, shape policy, and deliver practical solutions that protect health and wellbeing. Success means building trust, influencing with and without authority, adapting quickly, and creating a safe, healthy workplace for employees, contractors and visitors alike.

• Collaborate with the HR function to design and implement fitness for work, sickness absence, and return to work systems.
• Oversee the running of AIS’s internal occupational health facility.
• Work in accordance with your departmental HSEQ Service Level Agreement (if in existence)
• Work with operational teams to identify, manage and control workplace health hazards.
• Support incident investigations, perform root cause analysis and deliver lessons learned for occupational illnesses and health related incidents.
• Work in partnership with HSEQ on any HSEQ matters
• Drive and promote a proactive and inclusive OH and IH safety culture across all levels of the organisation.
• Lead, mentor, and develop AIS’s internal occupational health team.
• Deliver quality assurance, business continuity, and continual improvement across all areas of influence.
• Collaborate with internal (e.g. operations, HR, HSEQ) and external (e.g. clients, regulators, industry bodies) stakeholders to protect and improve overall business practices.
• Partner with external occupational health providers to deliver contracted OH and IH services.
• Create and deliver strategic health and wellbeing improvement programs.
• Maintain and develop AIS’s OH and IH management system in line with ISO standards.
• Collaborate with the HSEQ function to create and deliver safe systems of work and health protection strategies.
• Ensure that OH and IH programs comply with Altrad, industry, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, implement, and oversee AIS’s IH monitoring and health surveillance programs.
• Identify, track and report OH and IH key performance indicators.

Result: Fully compliant to Altrad’s Safety Culture

• Understand and adhere to the Safer Together behaviours – See Appendix A (WORKFORCE /MANAGER behaviours are applicable)
• Professional certification/membership, such as IOSH, NEBOSH, BOHS, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years in occupational health &/or industrial hygiene management role.
• Able to prioritise tasks and work effectively independently, or as part of a team.
• Ability to evidence continual professional development in field of OH and IH.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive cultural change.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven experience managing OH and IH programs in an industrial setting.
• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or related field.
• Strong understanding of UK HSEQ, OH, and IH regulations, standards and best practices.
• Proven experience working with external stakeholders; such as industry bodies, clients, and regulators.