Health Safety and Environment Manager

Location: Hybrid - 3 days at VHQ, Crawley

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 2nd August 2026

We review applications on a rolling basis and may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we’re harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.

In a nutshell

Creating a safe, healthy and sustainable workplace is fundamental to everything we do at Virgin Atlantic. As Health, Safety and Environment Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in protecting our people, customers and operations by leading either our HSE Compliance or HSE Auditing function, ensuring we meet our legal obligations while continually raising the bar on safety performance.

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Health, Safety and Environment, you’ll be working across the business in the UK with some overseas travel, providing expert advice, leading risk management activities and championing a positive, pragmatic approach to health, safety and environmental management. You'll partner with leaders, regulators and operational teams to embed a strong safety culture, drive continuous improvement and help ensure Virgin Atlantic remains a safe, responsible and trusted airline.

Day to day

• Leading either the HSE Compliance or HSE Auditing function, ensuring robust oversight of health, safety and environmental standards across Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Atlantic Holidays
• Providing expert advice and guidance to leaders across the business, supporting compliance with legislation, best practice and corporate policies
• Leading risk management activities, incident investigations and safety initiatives that strengthen operational resilience and promote a positive safety culture
• Driving audit and compliance programmes, ensuring findings are addressed, corrective actions are delivered and opportunities for improvement are identified
• Building strong relationships with regulators, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure consistent governance and effective collaboration
• Leading and developing a team of HSE Officers, creating an inclusive, high-performing environment while driving continuous improvement across the HSE function

About You

An experienced and credible Health, Safety & Environment professional, you'll combine technical expertise with collaborative leadership, influencing people at every level to create a culture where safety is everyone's responsibility.

• A recognised NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent), with Chartered IOSH status and strong knowledge of UK health, safety and environmental legislation
• Proven experience implementing and leading HSE management systems within complex, multi-site or operational organisations, alongside experience managing people and developing high-performing teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance operational demands, risk management and regulatory compliance to make pragmatic decisions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders, regulators and operational teams across a diverse business
• A proactive, resilient and improvement-focused approach, with a passion for building positive safety cultures, driving change and embedding best practice

Experience in aviation, travel or other highly regulated industries would be advantageous, but above all we're looking for someone who can inspire others, champion safety and help shape a culture where everyone goes home safe every day.

If you're ready to lead with purpose and make a meaningful impact across one of the world's most loved travel companies, we'd love to hear from you.

Be yourself – Our differences make us stronger

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.

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