Dean Johanson

Lead responsible for multiple H&S advisors across nationwide and international projects. Manage HSE performance of principal contractors, ensuring legal, system and client requirements are met. Provide strategic development, drive cultural improvement, lead governance, and deliver training.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead HSE strategy, implementation, and continual improvement.
• Manage H&S advisors across multiple simultaneous projects.
• Oversee contractor HSE compliance under CDM & international regulations.
• Lead executive reporting, HSE meetings, and stakeholder engagement.
• Conduct site audits, HSE monitoring & structured reporting.
• Support tender evaluations & contractor competency oversight.
• Develop HSE programs, procedures, and training.

Project Portfolio
• UK: Commercial office projects, steel frame & civils, utilities, infrastructure, fit out projects
• UK/Europe: Data centres (20-100+MW) - MEP, commissioning, compliance
• India - Bangalore: Major office redevelopment - 370, 000 sq. ft; leadership of HSE team
• UAE - Dubai: High-spec financial office fit-out incl. secure data & compliance environment

Employed at BCEGI as a regional SHEQ Manager, my role consisted of overseeing several schemes in the UK, I have experience of infrastructure projects such as the Manchester Airport redevelopment which involved the connection of 52.5m Link Bridge, Civils, multiple new build hotels, and major demolition works in challenging locations. I would lead HSE across the region, forward thinking H&S professional approach willing to drive innovation across projects.

• Supported project teams across the UK, Europe, and Middle East in relation to health & safety
• Experience of working on multiple high rise residential towers
• Lead and coordinate HSE meetings with contractors and clients
• Undertakes HSE inspections, internal audits and formulate reports
• Assess sub-contractor’s competencies through PQQ’s process
• Develops and delivers bespoke training courses to projects teams, contractors and clients

Project Experience:
➢ Exhibition Centre & Hotels, £250m
Supported a large project team in the delivery of this major project which consisted of a nine-storey 658-bedroom hotel, steel-framed exhibition centre approx. 87, 000m2, install of 600mm diameter CFA piles stretching 20m. Experience of being an important team member of the project team.

➢ Data Centres in Belgium, France, Holland, +£300m
During my time at ISG I was given to opportunity to move from my role in the UK to be able to offer support to the project teams on various data centres around Europe. I became an important team member were engaged with clients, delivery training courses, implemented H&S processes, collaboratively worked with the critical environment teams, carried out inspections and routine audits on processes and suppliers

Early career consisted of working as a carpenter & joiner for a joinery contractor.

• Liaising with the site team on programming, safety & quality
• Demonstrated competence within my trade with the ability to make decisions and solve problems.
• Worked on bespoke projects which required an eye for detail
• Refurbish projects domestic and commercial
• 1st & 2nd fix carpentry & joinery aspects
• Proven ability to work methodically, follow agreed procedures