Head of Construction Safety

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

This is a key leadership role within Global Workplace Projects, reporting directly to the VP, Head of GWP, with a dotted line to the Senior Director, Head of Global Health and Safety. This dual reporting structure ensures strong cross-functional alignment, fostering a "One LEGO Team" approach to safety excellence globally across all construction activities.

Strategy & Leadership

• Define and drive the global construction safety vision and roadmap and advise senior leadership on safety strategy, risk mitigation, and execution across all projects.

• Lead and develop a global team of construction safety specialists, fostering knowledge sharing and a strong safety culture.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed safety principles throughout project lifecycles.

• Promote a zero-incident approach across geographies and cultures.

Standards & Governance

• Establish and maintain global safety standards, management systems, and risk frameworks.

• Define safety criteria for site acquisitions, project tenders, and contractor selection.

• Monitor performance and report insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Ensure compliance with international regulations and industry standards (e.g., ISO 45001, OSHA).

Performance & Continuous Improvement

• Develop and track safety indicators to drive progress toward a zero-incident culture.

• Lead audits, inspections, and compliance reviews to implement standards.

• Stay updated on emerging regulations, technologies, and standard processes to enhance safety.

• Facilitate the annual Global Safety Meeting to review achievements, share lessons, and set targets.

• Foster a culture of learning from incidents and near-misses to prevent future risks.

Do you have what it takes?

• Proven experience in health and safety, including regional or senior leadership role overseeing multi-million-dollar projects.

• Proven track record of leading safety in large-scale greenfield and brownfield construction projects across multiple countries and cultural contexts.

• Demonstrated success in designing, implementing, and governing global safety programs and frameworks.

• Experience in developing and implementing short- and long-term health and safety strategies for the construction industry.

• Strong knowledge of construction safety regulations, international standards (e.g., ISO 45001, OSHA), methodologies, and risk management frameworks.

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and cross-cultural communication skills, with the ability to lead, inspire, and empower a global team of safety professionals.

• Ability to operate effectively across geographies, business functions, and matrixed organizational structures.

• Able to travel internationally 30-40 days in a year

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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