Safety Culture Lead

CompanyNational Grid

LocationCastle Donington, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/22/2026

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Description

Job Introduction

We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Safety Culture Lead to join our dedicated Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) team at National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED)

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Ro

le
In this influential role, you’ll act as a trusted internal consultant—working across the business to shape, elevate and embed a strong, progressive safety culture. You’ll have the opportunity

to:
Partner with teams across NGED to understand their environment and identify what truly drives safe behavi
oursShare insights, best practice and fresh thinking that enhance our safety matu
rityLead initiatives that create safer ways of working and empower people to take positive ownership of sa
fetyMake a meaningful impact in a business that powers millions of homes and communi

ties
This is a role with real reach and visibility, perfect for someone who enjoys influencing, engaging with diverse stakeholders, and turning ideas into practical, value‑adding improvem

ents.
We offer a hybrid working approach, giving you the flexibility to combine home working with time in the office. Travel will vary depending on business needs, but typically won’t exceed a couple of days a week away from your base loc

ation.
You can be based at any of our offices or depots across the East Midlands, West Midlands, South West or South Wales—giving you the freedom to choose the location that works best f

or you.
If you’re passionate about strengthening safety culture and want a role where your expertise truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear f

rom you.
Main Respons

ibilities
Partner with teams across NGED to drive high‑quality health and safety behaviours, offering expert, risk‑based guidance and proactive inte
rventions.Lead NGED‑wide behavioural safety programmes, working collaboratively from design through to delivery to ensure initiatives are impactful, sustainable and aligned with busin
ess needs.Shows a genuine passion for enhancing safety performance through the effective application of human factors, human organisational performance or other psychological
thinking.Build strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels, providing consistent, professional advice, constructively challenging poor safety behaviours and acting as a credible advisor across the
business.Support the development and embedding of our Safety Management System, clearly communicating requirements and guiding teams on translating these into effective, business‑specific

processes.Provide tailored, pragmatic solutions to business challenges, helping teams strengthen safety behaviours and sharing learning to promote continuous im

provement.Develop a deep understanding of the operational environment, ensuring advice is timely, relevant and aligned to strategic p

riorities.Act as the first point of contact for behavioural safety matters, delivering generalist support across NGED in line with business needs and direction from the Head

of Safety.Scan internal and external trends to identify opportunities that advance our safety maturity and support our Safety Ambition—ensuring practices remain customer‑focused, fit for purpose, simple and

effective.Engage with external bodies, including working at management level with organisations such as the ENA, and contribute to internal and external benchmarking to drive behavioural safety improvements across the

industry.
Idea

l Candidate
Proven experience delivering professional, risk‑based safety advice within complex operational environments—ideally in a large, global or utility‑sector organisation. Knowledge of National Grid’s operations would be a

n advantage.A strong change agent, passionate about behavioural safety and with a track record of driving cultural development in pre

vious roles.In‑depth practical knowledge of safety legislation, alongside an understanding of safety innovation, industry standards and be

st practice.Experience collaborating across industry groups and forums, including positive engagement with t

rade unions.Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels and work effectively with a wide range of s

takeholders.Strong analytical and decision‑making capability, able to assess complex situations and make sound, confident judgme

nts at pace.Demonstrable experience managing projects end‑to‑end, from scoping and planning through to implementation and

evaluation.Degree‑level education in social/behavioural sciences preferably, engineering, or equivalent relevant

experience.A recognised safety qualification, such as CMIOSH, NEBOSH Diploma, or evidence of working towards one would be a

n advantage.
National Grid Electricity Distribution is committed to safeguarding the interests of the Company, colleagues and customers. This role is subject to a satisfactory Barring Service, (DBS) check, depending on the role different levels of screening and vetting are required. Some roles require a tri

annual c

heck.
About Us
We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes

and businesses.
National Grid employs over 29,000 people worldwide. We are building an inclusive workplace, a place to actively celebrate the cultures, personalities and preferences of our colleagues – who in turn help to build the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Our vision is to be at the heart of a clean, fair and affordable energy future and we are doing this in a fast-moving industry with an increasing focus on tackling climate change, exploring new energy sources that are renewable, low carbon, and improve efficiency

to meet demand.