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About the Role

J.S. Held is seeking a senior seller-doer to join and help scale our Health, Safety & Environment practice across the UK and EMEA. This role offers the autonomy to shape UK strategy, the support of a global advisory platform, and the mandate to build and grow a high-impact HSE practice. The successful candidate will combine strong commercial origination with hands-on technical leadership and trusted adviser credentials.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
Develop and implement H&S strategy and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems.
Conduct H&S assurance and compliance activities, including audits and statutory reporting.
Provide site-based experience in operational H&S risk assessments in high-risk environments.
Deliver safety culture and leadership programmes, understanding human performance principles.
Lead incident investigation, root cause analysis, and development of corrective actions.
Develop and implement environmental strategy, including Environmental Management Systems.
Conduct environmental assurance and compliance activities, including permitting and regulatory liaison.
Manage operational environmental risks, including waste management and pollution prevention.
Support environmental due diligence and advisory work related to transactions.
Deliver ESG-related environmental risk, governance, and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Extensive experience in HSE 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.
Fluent in English, with the ability to operate confidently at executive, client and regulatory levels.
Familiarity with UK H&S legislation and regulatory requirements.
Familiarity with UK environmental regulatory requirements.
Experience with environmental permitting and statutory environmental reporting.

Skills

Health & Safety
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
H&S assurance and compliance
H&S legislation and regulatory requirements
Site-based H&S risk assessments
Safety culture and leadership programmes
Human performance principles
Incident investigation
Root cause analysis
Corrective and preventative actions
Environmental strategy
Environmental Management Systems
Environmental assurance and compliance
Environmental permitting
Regulatory compliance
Environmental risk management
Waste management
Pollution prevention
Environmental due diligence
ESG
Commercial origination
Client relationship management
Technical leadership
Strategic guidance

Location

Remote (UK)
London, UK (Hybrid)

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
Partner
Director
Principal

Education Level

Postgraduate qualifications

Salary/Compensations

Highly competitive base salary
Highly rewarding annual bonus scheme
Equity participation

Benefits

Global advisory platform
Autonomy to shape UK strategy
Support for professional and personal development

About the Company

J.S. Held is a global consulting firm combining technical, scientific, financial and strategic expertise.
The firm advises clients seeking to realise value and mitigate risk.
Professionals act as trusted advisers in high-stakes matters.
The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products and data.
J.S. Held has experienced rapid global growth, doubling in size to over 2,000 professionals worldwide.
It is a leading private equity-backed consulting firm.
Innovation and digital/AI-enabled tools are core to their approach.
They solve complex, high-impact problems where insight, speed and quality matter.

Equal Opportunity

J.S. Held is an equal opportunities employer committed to building a diverse workforce.
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment.
We welcome applications from individuals with disabilities and offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.