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.

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

Result: Fully compliant to Altrad’s Safety Culture

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