Head of Quality, Health & Safety and Environment

CareerWise Recruitment is partnering with a prominent Galway-based company to recruit a dynamic Head of Quality, Health & Safety and Environment (QHSE). The Head of QHSE is responsible for defining, leading, and continuously enhancing the organisation’s Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental strategy across all business units. This role ensures full compliance with Irish, Northern Ireland, and EU legislative requirements, as well as alignment with Group standards and industry best practice.

Operating at a strategic level, the Head of QHSE provides leadership and governance to deliver a consistent, proactive, and high-performing QHSE function across the island of Ireland. A key focus of the role is to foster a strong safety and quality culture that protects people, the environment, assets, and the organisation’s reputation, while enabling operational excellence and supporting sustainable business growth.

THE ROLE:
*  Lead and implement the organisation’s QHSE strategy, ensuring full compliance with Irish, Northern Ireland, and EU regulations
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, embedding a strong safety, quality, and environmental culture
* Drive QHSE governance, reporting, and integration into project delivery, tendering, and supply chain management
* Lead major incident response, regulatory engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives
* Oversee health & safety risk management, incident investigation, and workforce engagement
* Develop and deliver environmental and sustainability strategy, ensuring compliance with permits, ISO standards, and regulatory requirements
* Maintain and enhance the Quality Management System, including audits and continuous improvement
* Lead, mentor, and develop the QHSE team while influencing performance across the wider organisation
* Track and report on QHSE KPIs, using data insights to drive proactive risk management and business performance
* Promote a high-performance, accountable, and safety-first culture

REQUIREMENTS:
* Degree (Level 8) and relevant professional membership 
* Significant senior QHSE leadership experience in construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, or similar
* Strong knowledge of Irish H&S and environmental legislation, with ISO standards experience
* Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive cultural and organisational change
* Desirable: Postgraduate qualification, SEVESO or multi-site experience, and exposure to sustainability/ESG

Please call Mike Morrissey today for further information on 021-429 7536 or email: mmorrissey@careerwise.ie

CareerWise Recruitment (In Search of Excellence)
Established in 1999, CareerWise Recruitment specialises in recruitment of management and technical professionals for the life sciences, ICT, engineering, food and agri sectors.

We operate out of multiple locations in Ireland and have offices in Cork, Shannon, Galway, Mayo and Dublin.

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