Health and Safety Advisor

This is a regional SHE Advisor position supporting social housing, refurbishment, and maintenance projects across a wide Midlands region. You'll work closely with operational teams to drive safety standards, deliver coaching, ensure compliance, and support ongoing cultural improvement.

Client Details

Our client is a leading UK contractor delivering essential works across social housing, refurbishment, and planned maintenance frameworks. Known for their strong values, people-focused culture, and commitment to investing in safety, they support communities by improving and maintaining thousands of homes across the Midlands and surrounding regions. They operate across high-profile contracts with a strong pipeline of long-term projects and offer genuine progression and development opportunities for safety professionals.

Description

• Ensure full compliance with SHE legislation, CDM Regulations, and internal safety frameworks.
• Conduct site audits, inspections, and risk assessments across refurbishment and social housing sites.
• Lead incident investigations and deliver root-cause analysis.
• Review RAMS and safe systems of work, ensuring high-risk activities are properly controlled.
• Support and enhance ISO 45001 and 14001 management systems.
• Provide coaching and guidance to site teams, supervisors, subcontractors, and operational leaders.
• Deliver toolbox talks, safety briefings, and behavioural safety initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with site teams, influencing and encouraging safe behaviours.
• Contribute to pre-construction planning and tender processes with SHE expertise.
• Liaise with external regulators and stakeholders where required.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation, and best practice across the region.

Profile

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or NEBOSH General with strong construction experience).
• NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) in Health & Safety.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in construction, social housing, refurbishment, property maintenance, or FM.
• Excellent working knowledge of CDM, construction practices, and H&S legislation.
• Strong engagement and communication skills - able to coach, influence, and build trust.
• Experience using SHE platforms such as Airsweb, Assure, or similar.
• Desire to develop knowledge under the Building Safety Act 2022 and BSR guidance.
• Advantageous: Tech IOSH, ISO Auditor qualifications, asbestos awareness (HSG264), PASMA/IPAF familiarity, or retrofit/occupied refurbishment experience.

Job Offer

• Salary up to £54,000 (experience dependent)
• £4,500 car allowance + mileage
• Annual bonus scheme
• Clear progression path with funded development (Diploma / IOSH route)
• Long-term project stability across multiple frameworks
• Supportive safety culture with strong senior leadership backing
• Opportunity to influence, shape, and elevate SHE standards across a regional portfolio
• Flexibility and autonomy within a respected and well-structured organisation