H&S Advisor

Senior Health & Safety Adviser

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Location: Stockport office (with travel across the UK & Ireland)

Type: Permanent | Full-time (40 hours/week)

Reporting to: Health & Safety Team Lead

Salary: Up to £55,000

The opportunity

My client looking for an experienced Health & Safety Adviser to join our construction and engineering teams, acting as a visible, trusted H&S presence across the business and with clients. You’ll provide clear, practical guidance on occupational health, safety and welfare, supporting both office and site-based activity across England, Scotland and Ireland.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can influence behaviour, strengthen safety culture, and confidently engage with clients, contractors, employees and plant operators.

What you’ll be doing

Provide occupational health, safety and welfare advice internally and to clients/contractors

Support our offices across England, Scotland and Ireland with consistent H&S standards

Lead and support site-based audits and inspections, including practical construction-focused reviews

Review and challenge Construction Phase Plans, risk assessments and related documentation

Apply and advise on CDM 2015 requirements (including Principal Contractor responsibilities)

Support incident investigations and root cause analysis, simplifying complex cause/effect issues

Chair meetings, produce clear minutes, and deliver professional written reports

Partner with the Business Development team to help promote H&S services to clients

Contribute to the continuous improvement of a positive, proactive safety culture

What you’ll need

Qualifications / professional status

NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma (or equivalent)

IOSH certified member, working towards Chartered membership

ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification with practical, construction-based audit experience

3-day First Aid certification

Ideally a recognised xwzovoh wellbeing certification

Experience / knowledge

Strong working knowledge of UK OH&S legislation and current best practice guidance

Excellent understanding of health, safety and welfare issues in dynamic environments

Proven experience in power generation, process, or renewable energy sectors

Track record of building and maintaining a positive safety culture

Confident influencing stakeholders at all levels, including clients and contractors


Why join?

Work across high-profile engineering and construction activity in the energy space

Join a recognised H&S function where your impact is visible and valued