Health and Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor
Location: Workington

Reporting directly to the HSE Manager, you will play a key role in supporting operational delivery across multiple projects on site. You will provide competent and pragmatic HSE advice, ensuring compliance with UK legislation, client procedures, and client requirements within a highly regulated nuclear environment. This is a visible, hands on role requiring strong engagement with supervisors, operatives, and client stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and maintain high safety standards.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Provide day to day HSE advice and guidance to site management, supervisors and operatives
• Support the implementation of the HSE strategy
• Assist in the preparation and review of risk assessments, method statements and environmental plans
• Conduct regular audits, inspections and behavioural safety conversations
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and client specific standards
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis and corrective action tracking
• Monitor and report on leading and lagging indicators to the HSE Manager
• Promote workforce engagement through toolbox talks, safety briefings and wellbeing initiatives
• Liaise with client HSE representatives and participate in joint inspections and forums
• Maintain site specific HSE documentation in line with the Integrated Management System
• Support delivery of improvement initiatives and behavioural culture programs

What You Will Bring

• Experience in an HSE Advisor or similar role within construction, engineering or heavy industry
• Experience working in high hazard or regulated environments - Nuclear preferred
• Membership of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
• Strong knowledge of UK HSE legislation and practical application on site
• Experience supporting audits, inspections and investigations
• Ability to confidently engage and influence at all levels
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage workload in a fast paced environment

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and package including car allowance, pension and health coverage.