Hseq Leader

Kūmānu is a proudly New Zealand-owned business delivering a diverse range of environmental, infrastructure and community services that help create thriving places and healthy environments. Guided by its values of Respect, Responsibility and Guardianship, the organisation has built a strong reputation for delivering quality outcomes while genuinely caring for its people, customers and communities. Health, Safety, Environment and Quality are already deeply embedded within the culture, with strong engagement across the business and leadership committed to doing the right thing. As the organisation continues to evolve, the opportunity is to now build on these strong foundations by refining systems, simplifying processes and ensuring effort is focused on the risks that matter most. Do you have the capability to lead this business-critical function? About the opportunity Reporting directly to the Chief Executive and sitting on the Senior Leadership Team, the HSEQ Leader will provide strategic and operational leadership across health, safety, environment, quality and sustainability. This is an opportunity to influence the future direction of HSEQ within a high performing organisation. Working closely with leaders across the business, you’ll help drive a practical, risk-based approach that prioritises critical risks, empowers ownership, and ensures systems genuinely support operational excellence. You’ll provide strategic advice to the Executive and Board, lead a capable HSEQ team, oversee compliance and certification frameworks, champion sustainability initiatives and ensure governance and reporting continue to support informed decision making.