EHS Business Unit Manager - Building Services

Building Services Business Unit EHS Lead

Location: Project / Office Based with Regular Travel
Sector: Building Services / M&E Construction
Employment Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

Designer Group is seeking an experienced Building Services Business Unit EHS Lead to provide Environmental, Health & Safety leadership across our Building Services operations.

Working closely with Business Unit leadership, project teams and site-based EHS professionals, you will be responsible for driving consistent EHS standards across a portfolio of complex mechanical and electrical construction projects.

This is a senior EHS leadership role focused on compliance, operational alignment, safety culture, risk management and continuous improvement.

You will act as a key EHS partner to operational leadership, ensuring Designer Group's management systems, policies and standards are effectively implemented across the Building Services Business Unit.

The role reports directly to the Business Unit Director of Operations, with escalation to the Group EHS Manager.

As Designer Group continues to grow its Building Services operations, this role offers the opportunity to influence EHS performance across a significant portfolio of projects and work directly with senior operational leadership.

Key Responsibilities

As Building Services Business Unit EHS Lead, you will:

• Provide EHS leadership and support across the Building Services project portfolio.
• Manage, coordinate and support project-based EHS professionals across the Business Unit.
• Partner with Business Unit and project leadership to ensure EHS requirements are embedded within operational delivery.
• Implement, administer and continuously improve Designer Group EHS management systems, policies and programmes.
• Ensure project and country-specific EHS procedures comply with applicable legislation, regulations and company standards.
• Support operational teams in identifying, assessing and controlling construction and engineering risks.
• Lead and support incident investigations, after-action reviews and corrective action processes.
• Act as a senior EHS point of contact for clients, regulatory authorities and other external stakeholders.
• Support regulatory inspections, client audits, internal audits, notifications and presentations.
• Monitor EHS performance across the Business Unit and provide leadership with relevant KPIs, trends and recommendations.
• Develop and implement EHS continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate and support statutory and non-statutory inspections.
• Identify training and competency requirements across projects and operational teams.
• Support the development and delivery of EHS training programmes.
• Provide EHS input into project planning, mobilisation and delivery.
• Support the development, review and approval of Project Execution Plans, SOPs, RAMS and dynamic risk assessments.
• Use leading and lagging indicators, data and performance metrics to identify areas for improvement.
• Support health, wellbeing and wider occupational safety programmes.
• Work closely with construction, engineering, commercial, procurement and project management teams to ensure EHS requirements are integrated into project delivery.
• Engage with subcontractors and supply-chain partners to maintain strong and consistent EHS standards.
• Represent Designer Group professionally with clients, project partners, regulatory bodies and local communities.
• Participate in relevant professional organisations on behalf of Designer Group.

• 5+ years' EHS leadership experience within construction, engineering, M&E or building services environments.
• A recognised third-level qualification in Environmental Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• Recognised professional EHS accreditations or certifications, such as IOSH.
• Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical construction activities and associated risks.
• Experience supporting complex construction or building services projects.
• Experience managing, mentoring or coordinating site-based EHS professionals.
• Strong knowledge of applicable Health & Safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems and certification processes.
• Strong incident investigation, root-cause analysis and corrective-action experience.
• Strong leadership, coaching and stakeholder-management capability.
• Experience developing and reviewing RAMS, risk assessments, SOPs and project EHS documentation.
• Experience using EHS performance indicators, metrics and reporting to drive improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good IT capability and experience working with digital construction or EHS platforms.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly between Designer Group project locations.

Key Skills

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong EHS leadership and construction safety knowledge.
• Ability to influence operational and project leadership.
• Sound judgement and practical problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of construction risk management.
• Ability to interpret regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Strong communication, coaching and presentation capability.
• Experience using data and KPIs to improve EHS performance.
• Ability to drive consistent standards across multiple projects.
• A collaborative approach to working with operations, engineering and project delivery teams.
• The ability to represent Designer Group professionally with clients and external stakeholders.

Why Join Designer Group?

This is an opportunity to take a senior EHS leadership role within one of Designer Group's core operational business units.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Influence EHS strategy and operational standards across a major portfolio of Building Services projects.
• Work directly with senior Business Unit and project leadership.
• Support complex mechanical and electrical construction projects.
• Lead and develop a network of project-based EHS professionals.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety culture and operational performance.
• Build your career within a growing international engineering organisation.
• Work alongside experienced construction, engineering, commercial and EHS professionals.

Our people are our most important asset, and we are committed to creating an environment where employees can develop, progress and contribute to the continued success of the business.

Apply

If you are an experienced EHS Lead, HSE Lead, EHS Manager, HSE Manager or senior Health & Safety professional with a strong background in M&E, building services, engineering or construction, we would like to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the next stage of EHS performance across Designer Group's Building Services operations.

Designer Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity.