Construction Health & Safety Lead – Scotland

MCTAGGART Construction; Dalry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Westfield Health cash plan

Rewards platform

EV salary sacrifice

Cycle to Work

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

Long service awards

Job summary

McTaggart Construction is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to reinforce safety across our construction and housebuilding projects in Scotland. You will work with site teams to promote a safety-first culture, conduct audits, and support risk assessments and training.

Key qualifications include NEBOSH General and/or Construction certificates and IOSH membership. You will travel to sites, provide guidance to managers and supervisors, and help ensure compliance with legislation and

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate and/or NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• IOSH membership, ideally working towards or already holding CMIOSH status.
• Experience in a Health & Safety role within construction or housebuilding.
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and construction site practices. Strong communication skills.
• Proactive approach with good attention to detail.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and relevant industry systems.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Support and influence a positive Safety-First culture, working with teams to drive continuous improvement and high standards across the business.
• Undertake site audits and inspections, using findings to support learning, improvement and best practice across projects.
• Support projects across construction and housebuilding, working closely with site management teams and senior leaders to maintain safe, efficient and compliant operations.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, helping identify lessons learned and improvements.
• Review subcontractor RAMS and pre-qualification submissions.
• Support the preparation of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers, supervisors and site teams on health and safety matters.
• Help coordinate health and safety training and communications.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and industry best practice.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Construction health & safety knowledge

Proactive with attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Full UK driving licence & travel

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

IOSH membership/CMIOSH status

Tools

Industry safety systems

Job description

McTaggart Construction is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to reinforce safety across our construction and housebuilding projects in Scotland. You will work with site teams to promote a safety-first culture, conduct audits, and support risk assessments and training.

Key qualifications include NEBOSH General and/or Construction certificates and IOSH membership. You will travel to sites, provide guidance to managers and supervisors, and help ensure compliance with legislation and