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MAG (Airports Group)

Associate Director – Health & Safety

MAG (Airports Group)

Health & Safety Associate Director leading health, safety and fire safety initiatives at Stansted Airport. Responsible for shaping safety culture and ensuring compliance in airport operations and construction activities.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide strategic leadership across the Airport, driving excellence in health, safety and fire safety across airport operations, assets, construction and airfield activities.
  • Lead the airport's Safety Risk Management and Assurance strategy, ensuring operational, occupational, fire and construction risks are effectively identified, managed and controlled in line with regulatory requirements and MAG policies.
  • Embed safety into business processes, strengthen safety management systems, and deliver targeted improvement plans that support continuous improvement and operational excellence.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the Airport Managing Director, COO and senior leadership team, shaping a proactive safety culture, influencing stakeholders at all levels and driving the delivery of safety strategy, performance and compliance.
  • Contribute to the wider development of MAG's Group Safety agenda, helping to enhance safety culture and performance across the organisation.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • IOSH-qualified Health & Safety professional with a proven track record of delivering health and safety improvements within complex operational environments.
  • Strong working knowledge of Health, Safety, Fire and Construction legislation, with the ability to apply best practice and ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Demonstrable experience of improving organisational safety performance, driving measurable outcomes and continuous improvement.
  • Proven ability to shape and deliver Health & Safety strategy, influencing cultural change and embedding a positive safety culture across an organisation.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and engagement skills, with the ability to build credibility and strong working relationships at all levels.
  • Ability to influence, challenge and engage stakeholders from frontline teams through to senior leadership.
  • Experienced people leader, with a track record of developing high-performing teams and creating an environment where people can thrive.
  • A strong functional and business leader, capable of balancing operational priorities, risk management and strategic objectives to deliver business outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Bonus scheme
  • 10% company contribution pension
  • Car allowance
  • Private medical scheme
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Free onsite parking
  • Subsidised public transport
  • Huge range of company discounts
  • 2 volunteering days per year
  • Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • Care Concierge service

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Hard Skills & Tools
Health & SafetyFire SafetySafety Risk ManagementRegulatory ComplianceSafety Management SystemsContinuous ImprovementHealth and Safety StrategyOccupational SafetyConstruction SafetyMeasurable Outcomes
Soft Skills
Stakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsEngagement SkillsInfluencing SkillsLeadershipTeam DevelopmentCultural ChangeRelationship BuildingOperational PrioritizationStrategic Objectives
Certifications
IOSH-qualified