Health & Safety Manager
Health & Safety Manager – VIDA UK
Location: Flexible (UK)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: UK General Manager
Role Overview
VIDA UK is seeking a proactive and experienced Health & Safety Manager to lead and continuously improve health, safety and environmental (HSE) performance across our UK operations.
This is a key strategic role within a growing organisation, offering the opportunity to build and shape HSE policies, systems and culture from the ground up. You will work closely with site teams, contractors and senior management to ensure full compliance with UK HSE legislation while positioning VIDA as an industry leader in safety performance and culture. The successful candidate will be hands-on, pragmatic and confident operating independently, with the credibility to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, implement and maintain company-wide Health & Safety policies, procedures and systems
- Design and implement HSE performance monitoring, reporting and KPI frameworks
- Conduct regular site inspections, audits and compliance reviews
- Act as a key advisor to site and project teams, promoting a strong, proactive safety culture
- Lead and support incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring robust root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Support environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives across operational sites
- Manage ongoing compliance with environmental permit requirements, including reporting, emissions monitoring and liaison with regulators and Local Authority Officers
- Develop and embed an industry-leading safety culture programme, ensuring safety is central to all VIDA activities
- Liaise effectively with contractors, site managers and external stakeholders to ensure safe working practices at all times
What You Bring
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
- Proven experience managing Health & Safety on operational or industrial sites, ideally within energy, waste, utilities or industrial sectors
- Demonstrated responsibility for environmental compliance on EA-permitted sites
- Strong working knowledge of UK HSE legislation and regulatory frameworks
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels
- Self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively
- Experience within anaerobic digestion, biogas or similar process plant environments is desirable but not essential
Working Pattern
- Monday to Friday, 5 days per week
- Location flexible, with travel to operational sites as required
Why Join VIDA UK?
- Opportunity to shape and lead HSE from the ground up in a growing renewable energy business
- High-impact role with strong visibility and influence across the organisation
- Collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a strong commitment to safety, sustainability and continuous improvement
How to Apply
Interested in joining VIDA UK as our Health & Safety Manager?
You can apply in one of the following ways:
- Via LinkedIn by submitting your application directly through this vacancy, or
- Via the VIDA Bioenergy website, by sending your CV and a short motivation letter, addressed to Shiva Ahmadi.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Hiring process
We invite you to take a look through our website to get an insight into our business, our values, our ambitions, and our people.
When you are ready to apply, the first step is simple: submit your application through our website or via LinkedIn. You will need to upload your resume and any other relevant documents specified in the job description, such as a portfolio. We also encourage you to write and upload a short cover letter explaining why you are a great fit for the role.
Do you already know someone at VTTI? If so, they may be open to sharing their experiences, answering any questions, and even introducing you as a referral candidate.
We embrace diversity, inclusivity and non-discrimination in our hiring practices, and are open to people of all backgrounds. We recognize that different applicants may have different needs, so feel free to share any support needs with our recruiter, for example due to any type of disability. It is in our interest to help you show us the best, most comfortable version of who you are.
Once we have received your application, our recruitment team will review it to see if your skills and experience align with the role.
If we think you could be a good fit, we may schedule a quick phone or video call to get to know you a little better. This is a chance for us to learn more about your background and for you to ask any questions you might have about the role or our company. We will also discuss your experience with the hiring manager or panel.
If we think you might be a better fit for a different position within our organization, now or in the future, we will contact you and discuss the opportunity and/or next steps.
If things go well during the initial screening, you will move on to the first interview.
We want this to be a two-way conversation—because this is also your opportunity to find out more about whether you would like to work with us and make VTTI the next step in your career. The process and the number of interviews depending on the seniority level and the location of the role. All candidates for the same position will follow the same process.
Depending on the role we might ask you to prepare a technical task or business case or ask you to complete a short personality assessment, a skills assessment, or a full day in-person assessment. The purpose of this is to give us a better sense of how you approach problem-solving, your leadership style and/or how you would apply your skills to the role.
You are also welcome to ask for an extra interview or an orientation day at the terminal or office, if you need further conversations or in-person experience to make your decision.
We value your time and effort and will do our utmost to provide feedback as quickly as possible.
Whether it’s an offer or constructive feedback, we will try to communicate clearly with you about the next steps.
If you are offered the role, be available to answer any questions you might have. We know that changing jobs is something you don’t do every day and is a major life event, so we’ll try to support you as well as we can.
Good luck, and we can’t wait to meet you!
