Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Overview

In this role you will support the UK HSW strategy and drive the Zero Harm and Sustainability Action Plans. You’ll help monitor HSW KPIs and assist bid teams with HSW responses, while providing expert incident investigation and risk-based contract oversight. You will conduct site inspections, generate formal reports, and ensure compliance with UK H&S regulations and the BMS. You’ll work with project management to align safety practices with business aims and continuously improve safety culture.

Pay / Benefits

• smart working
• up to 40% remote working
• 25 days paid annual leave
• maternity/adoption leave with 28 weeks full pay
• paternity/partners leave with four weeks full pay
• pension and share incentive plan

Responsibilities

• Understand and support delivery of the UK HSW Strategy and contribute to Zero Harm and Sustainability Action Plans
• Support delivery of HSW KPIs at project and business level
• Assist work-winning teams with high-quality, innovative HSW responses for bids, proposals and PQQs
• Provide expert support for investigating accidents, incidents and near-miss events per standards
• Collaborate with management to establish and review project-specific risk-based Service Level Agreements quarterly
• Carry out regular site inspections in line with project risk matrix
• Produce formal reports via Project Portal documenting planned and unplanned HSW inspections and assessing performance
• Perform regular Health and Safety Risk Management checks to ensure risks and opportunities are addressed

Key requirements

• Relevant H&S Diploma, NVQ or Degree (or equivalent level 6); or working toward one
• Chartered IOSH membership or pursuing membership
• Ability to influence and promote a positive health and safety culture
• Competence in incident investigation
• Strong understanding of UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework and HSW Business Management Systems
• Ability to prepare formal written reports on HSW topics
• Ability to undertake project planning and project management
• Commitment to continual learning and applying expertise to add value
• Broad experience of complex construction and civils projects
• Ability to engage and converse at all levels

• influencing
• stakeholder engagement
• clear written communication
• incident investigation
• UK Health and Safety Regulatory Framework
• HSW Business Management Systems

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