Job Description

THE ROLE

The Global Head of Group Health & Safety is a senior, strategically critical leadership role within NextEnergy Group. The position is accountable for defining and leading the Group-wide Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) strategy across all geographies, business units and asset classes.

The role ensures effective management of health, safety and wellbeing risks for direct employees across multiple jurisdictions. It is also responsible for ensuring that all legal and regulatory obligations discharged to third parties, including O&M and EPC partners, are clearly defined, effectively governed and demonstrably complied with.

Acting as the Group authority on H&S, the role provides assurance and expert guidance to the Global Leadership Team (GLT), Boards, investors and external stakeholders. It ensures risks are proactively identified, managed and continuously improved through data-led insight, while supporting broader business goals by protecting people and assets, enabling sustainable growth, safeguarding licence to operate and strengthening partner performance.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and continuously evolve the Group Health, Safety & Wellbeing strategy, governance framework and standards across all regions, asset classes and lifecycle stages
• Develop and own the multi-year Group HSW Risk Improvement Plan, delivering measurable risk reduction for employees and partners
• Ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation across all operating jurisdictions
• Govern and assure discharged HSW responsibilities to O&M and EPC partners, ensuring contractual robustness and audit readiness
• Act as the senior escalation point for HSW matters, including leading serious incident investigations and regulatory engagement
• Establish and oversee Group-wide HSW metrics, reporting and assurance frameworks to provide clear performance insight to GLT, Boards and investors
• Drive continuous improvement through corrective actions, lessons learned and proactive risk management
• Build a strong, proactive and learning-led safety culture supported by risk-based training and competence frameworks
• Strengthening health and safety performance across the partner ecosystem, improving reliability and resilience
• Build and lead a high-performing HSW function, ensuring capability, expertise and sustainability aligned to current and future business needs
• Provide credible assurance and expert advice to senior stakeholders, supporting strategic decision-making

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Time management & prioritization skills- things can get a little hectic, so the ability to effectively manage yourself and your workload is critical
• Excellent communication skills (in English or/and other European languages) - you must be able to organize your thoughts in a way that others find clear and compelling. You will be expected to together well-written, grammatically correct emails and other communications. When communicating verbally – whether over the phone, on video calls, in person or meetings – you will need to be articulate, warm and engaging.
• Flexibility- being an effective team player means being flexible in your approach and open to getting involved with new things, even if they are not spelt out in your job description.
• Intellectual Curiosity – we are looking for someone who is truly interested in our profession and has the intellectual curiosity to delve deep into topics and bring fresh ideas to the team.
• IT Literacy - you should have an interest in technology, including AI and show the aptitude to bring this into your role and the projects you are accountable for delivering. You do not need to be a technologist yourself but you must be technically literate and curious about the possibilities that technology
• Delivery focus – it may sound obvious, but the ability to proactively churn through work at pace and deliver quality outputs matters
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Passion for our mission ‘to generate a more sustainable future by leading the transition to clean energy
• Our values: be a leader, build trust, be responsible, be innovative and ‘bring your alpha’.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Significant senior leadership experience in Health, Safety and Wellbeing within a global, multi-jurisdictional environment
• Proven track record of defining and implementing HSW strategies and governance frameworks at Group level
• Strong experience managing third-party risk, particularly with O&M and EPC partners
• Demonstrable expertise in regulatory compliance, incident management and HSW assurance
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams and fostering a strong safety culture
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at executive and board level
• Data-driven mindset with experience in HSW metrics, reporting and performance improvement
• Relevant professional certifications in Health & Safety (e.g. NEBOSH or equivalent) preferred
• Extensive years of relevant experience in health, safety and wellbeing leadership roles
• The right to work in the UK

WHAT WE OFFER

• A busy role in a supportive team, with plenty of opportunities to learn
• International scope – we operate in over 8 countries
• Hybrid working – we will need you in the central London (Mayfair) office at least twice a week, but you will normally be able to work remotely for the remainder of the week
• X days’ holiday per year (3 of which are taken during the festive shutdown in December)
• Private pension
• BUPA Healthcare for you and qualifying dependents
• Cycle to work and electric vehicle leasing schemes
• Annual discretionary bonus.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the link to apply or send your application to careers@nextenergygroup.com If you have been shortlisted for the next stage, we will be in contact within 14 days.

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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our approach to diversity and inclusion is a natural extension of our values. Our entrepreneurial culture inspires us to try new things, be open to different viewpoints and be bold. Our Group is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of connectedness that values difference and gives space for individual expression. The collective sum of our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, talent and hard work form the bedrock of who we are and who we aspire to be.

We are committed to equal employment and advancement opportunity irrespective of race, colour, ancestry, social background, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability and gender identity.

ABOUT US

NextEnergy Group was founded in 2007 to become a leading market participant in the international solar sector. Since its inception, it has been active in the development, construction, and ownership of solar assets across multiple jurisdictions. NextEnergy Group operates via its three business units: NextEnergy Capital (Investment Management), WiseEnergy (Operating Asset Management), and Starlight (Asset Development).

NextEnergy Capital manages the Group's investment activities and has invested in over 520 solar plants, exceeding 2GW in capacity across its institutional funds.

• NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF): Listed on the London Stock Exchange, NESF manages 102 solar and energy storage assets in the UK and Italy, with a total installed capacity of 983MW and a gross asset value of £1,014m.
• NextPower II (NPII): A private fund of 105 solar plants (149MW) focused on Italy, successfully divested in January 2022, delivering net IRRs exceeding its 10-12% target.
• NextPower III ESG (NPIII ESG): A private fund targeting solar infrastructure in OECD countries (e.g., US, Spain, Italy), with $896m raised, exceeding its $750m target.
• NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG): A private fund dedicated to new-build solar plants in the UK, with ~£600m raised.
• NextPower V ESG (NPV ESG): A private OECD solar fund investing in solar and adjacent technologies like battery storage. To date, it has raised $745m, targeting $1.5bn ($2bn ceiling).

WiseEnergy® is NextEnergy Group’s operating asset manager. WiseEnergy is a leading specialist operating asset manager in the solar sector. Since its founding, WiseEnergy has provided solar asset management, monitoring, technical due diligence and under construction services to over 1,500 utility-scale solar power plants with an installed total capacity in excess of 3.4 GW. WiseEnergy clients comprise leading banks and equity financiers in the energy and infrastructure sector.

Starlight is NextEnergy Group’s development company that is active in the development phase of solar projects. It has developed over 100 utility-scale projects internationally and continues to progress a large pipeline of c.10GW of both green and brownfield project developments across global geographies.

NextSTEPis the venture capital fund of NextEnergy Group, dedicated to investing in innovative startups in the field of environmental sustainability. The fund primarily focuses on investments in Italy and the United Kingdom but also extends its reach to the rest of Europe and the United States, targeting startups in the pre-seed and seed stages. NextSTEP pays particular attention to emerging entities from incubators, startup accelerators, universities, and research centers, supporting projects that address global challenges in crucial areas such as Climate Change, Energy Transition, CO2 Capture and Sequestration, Circular Economy, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Mobility, Sustainable Fashion, Waste Management, Water and much more.

NextEnergy Foundation is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by the NextEnergy Group that operates internationally and whose mission is to proactively participate in the global effort to reduce carbon emissions by providing clean energy sources in regions where they are not yet available and thereby contributing to poverty reduction. As the main sponsor of this foundation, the NextEnergy Group donates at least 5% of its consolidated net profits each year. The NextEnergy Foundation has no overhead costs and therefore 100% of the funds raised go to donations for the various projects. Since 2016, in 8 years of operation the foundation has donated more than £1.2 million, supporting over 30 projects in 27 different countries around the world.