Health & Safety Advisor

Your new company
Joina leading engineering and technical services organisation that delivers complex, high-profile infrastructure and energy projects across the UK. With a workforce of thousands of highly skilled professionals, the business offers excellent opportunities for career development, exposure to nationally significant projects, and the chance to contribute to the UK's long-term energy and infrastructure future.

Your new role
As Health & Safety Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting the development and implementation of industrial safety arrangements within a major operational environment. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help drive a positive safety culture, develop and improve safety management systems, contribute to specialist training programmes, and support emergency preparedness initiatives.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of industrial safety management systems.
• Providing technical health and safety guidance to operational and project teams.
• Contributing to safety training programmes and workforce competence development.
• Building effective working relationships across multiple departments and stakeholders.
• Assisting with emergency preparedness and response planning.
• Coordinating statutory safety assessments and supporting regulatory compliance.
• Promoting a proactive and positive safety culture across the organisation.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful inthis role, you will possess:

• A recognised Health & Safety qualification, such as a NEBOSH Diploma.
• Membership of IOSH or evidence of working towards professional accreditation.
• Significant experience in occupational health and safety management within an industrial, manufacturing, engineering, energy, or other high-hazard environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and its practical application.
• Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining safety management systems.
• A proven background in carrying out and reviewing risk assessments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to influence safety performance and foster a positive safety culture.

What you'll get in return

• The opportunity to work on a nationally significant, complex infrastructure project.
• Exposure to a highly regulated and technically challenging environment.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
• The chance to work alongside experienced industry professionals.
• A collaborative and safety-focused working culture.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.

What you need to do now
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