Required Background: Facilities Management, Property Maintenance & Technical Services

Thomas Gray has been retained by a leading national organisation operating across facilities management, property maintenance and technical services to appoint a Group Health & Safety Director.

This is a rare opening to join an ambitious, expanding business and provide strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio of operational services. Working closely with the Executive Leadership Team and Board, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation’s approach to health, safety and technical compliance during a period of sustained growth.

You will lead the development and delivery of the Group Health & Safety Strategy, strengthening governance, assurance and operational risk management across multiple business divisions. Responsibilities include oversight of high-risk maintenance and construction activities, contractor management, statutory compliance, incident investigations and the development of robust assurance frameworks.

A key focus will be building capability across the wider business, developing a high-performing safety function and embedding a culture where operational excellence, commercial performance and safety are closely aligned. You will also support major contract mobilisations, strategic bids and client relationships, ensuring safety remains central to future expansion.

The successful candidate will bring significant senior leadership experience within facilities management, property services or similarly complex, occupied operational environments. A NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) alongside relevant professional membership is expected. You will demonstrate commercial awareness, technical credibility and the ability to influence Board-level decisions while engaging effectively with frontline operational teams.

This represents an exceptional move to join a forward-thinking business at an exciting stage of development, offering the autonomy, investment and executive backing to shape safety strategy across a major national footprint.

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