[Hiring] Director - Health, Safety & Environment @J.S. Held LLC

Role Description

J.S. Held is seeking a senior seller-doer, either as an individual or a small established team, to join and help scale our Environmental, Health & Safety practice across the UK and the wider EMEA region. This is a rare opportunity to play a leading role in expanding a global professional services firm within one of Europe’s most mature and influential EH&S consulting markets.

You will have the autonomy to shape UK strategy, the support of a global advisory platform, and the mandate to build and grow a high-impact EH&S practice. The successful candidate will combine strong commercial origination with hands-on technical leadership across EH&S disciplines, alongside trusted adviser credentials. You will be responsible for driving revenue growth, leading complex engagements, and expanding J.S. Held’s footprint in the UK.

Job Responsibilities

• Commercial Leadership & Business Development
  • Originate, develop and secure large, complex Health, Safety & Environment consulting engagements with multinational and upper mid-market clients across the UK and EMEA.
  • Build and maintain long-term relationships with C-suite and senior operational leaders.
  • Drive revenue growth, delivering ambitious individual and practice-level targets.
  • Collaborate closely with J.S. Held’s global practices to support cross-border and cross-disciplinary opportunities.
  • Represent J.S. Held externally at industry forums, conferences and client events across UK and European markets.
• Client Delivery & Technical Leadership
  • Act as engagement lead and senior adviser on complex, high-risk and high-profile Health, Safety & Environment engagements across the UK.
  • Provide end-to-end HSE leadership and strategic guidance across the full HSE lifecycle, including:
  • Health & Safety
    • Development of H&S strategy and implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, including policies, processes and tools.
    • H&S assurance and compliance activities, including audit experience and familiarity with UK H&S legislation and regulatory requirements, as well as statutory reporting obligations.
    • Site-based experience gained through industry or consulting, with familiarity in operational H&S risk assessments, site routines and practices at high-risk environments across industrial, construction, manufacturing, energy and utilities sectors.
    • Experience delivering safety culture and leadership programmes, with an understanding of human performance principles.
    • Experience in incident investigation, root cause analysis, and the development of corrective and preventative actions.
  • Environmental
    • Development and implementation of environmental strategy, including the design and deployment of Environmental Management Systems, along with supporting policies, processes, governance frameworks and tools.
    • Environmental assurance and compliance activities, including experience with permitting, regulatory compliance, liaison with UK regulators, and statutory environmental reporting requirements.
    • Operational environmental risk management, including waste management, pollution prevention, and control of environmental risks across industrial, manufacturing, energy, utilities and infrastructure sites.
    • Experience supporting environmental due diligence, liability assessments, and advisory work in relation to transactions, investments, divestments and disputes.
    • Delivery of ESG-related environmental risk, governance and performance improvement initiatives, including baseline assessments, gap analysis and programme development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in EH&S consulting within a professional services or advisory environment.
• Demonstrated track record as a seller-doer, with consistent origination, development and successful conversion of new business opportunities.
• Experience operating at Partner, Director or Principal level, with accountability for both revenue growth and client delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to balance business growth, technical quality and delivery excellence.
• Proven experience advising multinational clients and leading cross-border engagements.
• Established credibility as an industry leader or subject matter expert, demonstrated through client relationships, professional affiliations, publications and speaking engagements.
• Fluent in English, with the ability to operate confidently at executive, client and regulatory levels.

Requirements

• Compensation: J.S. Held offers a highly competitive base salary for this role. The level offered will vary depending on a range of factors, including (but not limited to) experience, skills, qualifications, location, and the scope of the role.
• In addition to base salary, J.S. Held offers a highly rewarding annual bonus scheme. Equity participation is also available, subject to eligibility. Further details regarding these incentive plans will be discussed during the interview process.
• Location: This role can be fully remote from anywhere within the UK. Frequent travel will be required.

Benefits

• We welcome applications from individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable adjustment in relation to any part of the recruitment process, please email [email protected], including “Applicant Adjustment” in the subject line, together with details of your request and contact information.