Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

Overview

In this role you will lead the local delivery of the Zero Harm strategy, providing trusted HS&E guidance to project teams and collaborating with clients, regulators and partners. You will review risk-based service levels, conduct site inspections, and investigate incidents to drive improvement. You will work with design and engineering to reduce risk and contribute HS&E responses to bids and proposals. You will mentor colleagues and promote a culture of safety across the HS&E community. This is an opportunity to shape safety outcomes on major construction projects and support national rail infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• Smart working with flexible hours
• Up to 40% remote working where role allows
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies (maternity/adoption and paternity/partner leave)
• Pension and share incentive plan
• Volunteering leave and recognition schemes

Responsibilities

• Lead local delivery of Zero Harm strategy with credible leadership
• Provide practical HS&E support and technical advice to project teams
• Build relationships with internal teams, clients, regulators and partners
• Agree and review risk-based service levels to ensure compliance
• Carry out site inspections, document findings and identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Support investigations into accidents, incidents and near misses
• Collaborate with design/engineering to eliminate or reduce HS&E risk
• Prepare high-quality HS&E responses to bids, proposals and pre-qualification questionnaires
• Challenge current practices, share successes, and mentor colleagues

Key requirements

• Relevant Health & Safety qualification and Level 6 or equivalent
• Chartered IOSH membership or active progress towards it
• Strong understanding of UK health and safety regulatory framework
• Ability to influence, engage and communicate at all levels
• Experience in project planning, management and budgeting
• Competence in incident investigation and clear HS&E reporting
• Broad experience in complex construction or civil engineering projects

• Influencing and stakeholder engagement
• Effective communication at all levels
• Mentoring and leadership
• Incident investigation
• HS&E reporting
• Risk assessment and management

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