HSE Lead
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Position Overview & Specifications
Join a growing Aviation company as a HSE Lead on a permanent staff basis. This is a full time role based in Dyce, Aberdeen. Aviation experience would be preferred but is not essential!
Reporting to the Aviation Safety & Assurance Manager, as HSE Lead, you will have the following main duties and responsibilities:
- Ensuring company HSE standards are effectively implemented and maintained to meet all applicable legislation.
- Maintaining contact with relevant authorities (normally the UK HSE, SEPA and the Environment Agency), ISO certification body, clients, and other operators; monitoring subcontracted activities in relation to HSE matters.
- Advocating for continuous improvement of the Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) and Policy for the occupational health and safety / environment elements.
- Liaising with the Safety & Compliance Team, Leadership Team, Managers, external parties, and all other relevant personnel to ensure that a consistent standardised approach to HSE is maintained.
- In conjunction with the Compliance Monitoring Manager, monitoring the performance of HSE standards through timely completion of internal audits and assessment of the results of internal / external compliance audits and trending.
- Managing any arising non-conformities and corrective and preventative actions.
- Leading occupational health, safety, and environmental investigations and providing investigation support for departmental investigations.
- Providing periodic reports to the Aviation Safety & Assurance Manager and Leadership Team on HSE performance.
- Providing guidance and direction to management teams and employees with regard to safety, health and environmental standards, legislation, ISO 14001 and ISO45001.
- Monitoring HSE based Q-Pulse reports and where necessary ensuring that appropriate follow up action is taken.
- Providing HSE subject matter expertise to departmental teams and assisting, when necessary, in the completion of risk assessments and liaising with the Departmental teams for all HSE matters as appropriate.
- Delivering HSE data for departmental Safety Action Groups (SAGs) and Safety Review Board (SRB).
- Managing the occupational health surveillance programme (in conjunction with HR).
- Environmental Aspects and Impacts reviews.
Key Experience/Qualifications:
- 5 years operational experience in a similar HSE Manager/Advisor role (essential).
- Minimum Tech IOSH Membership and actively working towards IOSH Chartered Membership (essential).
- NEBOSH Diploma or similar level alternative qualification e.g., degree or post-graduate (essential).
- Experience of ISO14001 and ISO45001 systems and certification, including internal auditor competence(essential).
- Good working knowledge of IT systems e.g., Microsoft Teams, Word, PPT and Excel etc. (essential).
- Experience in a similar role, within the aviation sector (advantageous).
- Safety Management System formal training and experience (advantageous).
- Formal investigation/root cause training (advantageous).
TMM Recruitment INDQHS
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for HSE Lead roles across Thorpe Molloy McCulloch Recruitment's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £43,000 - £80,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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