John Tidyman
HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING LEADER
Helping organisations reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and create safer, more resilient environments.
• Leading health & safety strategy across complex organisations
• Driving safety culture, engagement, and continuous improvement
• Delivering measurable safety and business outcomes
• Experience across complex, high-risk environments
Career Overview
Balfour Beatty
Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager
2025 – Present
BUUK Infrastructure
Group Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing
2022 – 2024
TES 2000 Limited
Head of SHEQ
2014 – 2022
Skills
Safety Leadership
Risk Management
Compliance & Standards
Culture & Behaviour Change
Incident Investigation
Stakeholder Engagement
Contractor Management
Audit & Assurance
Key Achievements
- Led the development and delivery of health, safety and wellbeing strategy across infrastructure operations, providing direction and assurance to senior leadership teams
- Driven improvements in safety performance through proactive risk management, structured investigation processes, and targeted intervention programmes
- Strengthened governance and compliance across multi-site operations, maintaining and improving alignment with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards
- Championed cultural change initiatives, including the development and delivery of programmes to improve engagement, awareness and behavioural safety
- Provided strategic SHEQ leadership to boards, directors and operational teams, influencing decision-making and embedding accountability across all levels of the business
- Developed and led high-performing SHEQ teams, ensuring effective delivery across operational, occupational, ESG and compliance functions