Construction Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment Advisor

UK Ministry of Defence; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension with employer contribution

27.5 days annual leave

Professional development support

Wellbeing allowance

Job summary

Mining Remediation Authority seeks a Construction Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment Adviser for its Metal Mines programmes. The role offers autonomy while aligning with a central team and requires regular site visits to sites across Wales and England.

You’ll support pollution remediation and environmental improvement projects, providing practical advice through the project lifecycle and ensuring high risk standards are maintained.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent and hands-on construction experience.
• Knowledge of CDM 2015 and design-risk principles.
• Ability to influence decisions and challenge contractors constructively.
• Sound judgement and independence with team support when needed.

Responsibilities

• Support the Mining Remediation Authority and clients to meet CDM 2015 duties, including Principal Designer role.
• Provide practical advice at design reviews, pre-start and progress meetings.
• Review project plans, risk controls, and carry out site visits, inspections and audits.
• Challenge standards where needed and work with teams to remediate issues.
• Support incident investigations and complete RIDDOR reports where required.
• Apply learnings to improve HSW policies and practice.

Skills

NEBOSH General Certificate

Construction experience

CDM 2015 knowledge

Influencing contractors

Independent working

Collaborative safety approach

Job description

About You

Ready to use your construction safety expertise somewhere it can make a visible difference?

If you enjoy combining technical expertise with constructive influence, this opportunity gives you the scope to make the role your own. As the dedicated Construction Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment Adviser for our Metal Mines programmes, you'll build trusted relationships, influence decisions from design through to delivery, and work with real autonomy while supported by an experienced central team.

What you'll bring

You'll bring a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent and hands‑on construction experience. You'll thrive in this role if you also bring:

• the practical knowledge to apply CDM 2015 and design‑risk principles with confidence
• the ability to build trust, influence decisions and challenge contractors and project teams constructively
• sound judgement, the confidence to work independently and the resolve to act when standards fall short
• a collaborative approach that keeps people's wellbeing at the heart of safety and compliance

You don't need metal mining experience to make an impact here. We welcome transferable experience from civil engineering, water, utilities, infrastructure, environmental remediation, ground engineering, highways, rail, quarrying or another complex construction environment.

You'll stay connected to the work through regular visits to rural and remote sites across Wales and England-typically up to eight visits a month, with some planned overnight stays.

About The Role

You'll be the Health, Safety, Wellbeing and Environment Adviser for our Metal Mines programmes, supporting pollution remediation and environmental improvement projects at abandoned mine sites across Wales and England. The work ranges from surface‑water and spoil‑heap management to mine‑water treatment and innovative remediation technologies.

Working with the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and an extensive supply chain, you'll provide practical advice throughout the project lifecycle. You'll help teams identify risks early, solve problems collaboratively and maintain high standards across complex projects and sites.

What you'll do

• support the Mining Remediation Authority and its clients to meet their duties under CDM 2015, including the Principal Designer role
• provide practical advice at design reviews, pre‑start and progress meetings
• review project plans and risk controls, and carry out site visits, inspections and audits
• challenge constructively where standards fall short and work with teams to put things right
• support incident investigations and complete RIDDOR reports where required
• use learning from projects and incidents to improve HSW policies, procedures and practice

Why this role is different

This role goes beyond monitoring compliance. You'll work alongside project teams to turn technical requirements into practical, safer ways of working. You will:

• influence behaviour and decisions on live projects
• embed wellbeing alongside safety
• build trust and work with people to achieve the right outcomes-not simply enforce rules
• join a supportive, proactive specialist team that takes pride in the difference it makes

If you meet the essential qualification and construction‑experience requirements but not every other point, we'd still encourage you to apply and show us the value you could bring.

Role location

Hybrid working (as well as site visits there will be a requirement to attend our Mansfield head office - approximately once a month)

Schedule

Application closing date: 4th October 2026

Sifting date: 5th October 2026

Interviews: 6th - 9th October 2026 first round interview - through Teams

w/c 12th Oct 2026 second round interviews - in person

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About Mining Remediation Authority

Why join us?

Make a real difference with flexibility, long‑term security and support for life outside work.

At the Mining Remediation Authority, you'll do meaningful work that improves people's lives and protects the environment, while building a sustainable and balanced career.

• Flexibility that fits your life - hybrid working and flexibility in how you manage your time
• Financial security for your future - including a pension with up to 29% employer contribution
• Time to recharge - 27.5 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to flex more days
• Support through life's big moments - generous family leave and flexibility when you need it most
• Opportunities to grow - funded learning, development and professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support you can use every day - including a monthly wellbeing allowance, confidential support and practical health benefits

Find out more about our full range of benefits and what it's like to work with us here Life page

About us

At the Mining Remediation Authority, we make a real difference to people and places across Great Britain. From managing mining hazards to protecting the environment, our work keeps communities safe. We're also playing an exciting role in the future of energy, helping to unlock mine water heat as a sustainable source to support the UK's net zero ambitions. Our people are knowledgeable, collaborative and committed to doing the right thing for each other and for the communities we serve.

You can see more about what we do here:

• Mining Remediation Authority - delivering for the communities we serve
• https://www.miningremediation.co.uk/wales-metal-mines-programme/
• Natural Resources Wales / Metal mine water pollution
• Metal mine water pollution - Natural Resources Wales Citizen Space - Citizen Space
• Water and Abandoned Metal Mines Programme
• Cleaning up rivers polluted by historical metal mining
• Water and Abandoned Metal Mines projects in North Pennines

Why this matters

You’ll be joining an organisation that's proud of the impact we make. We're supportive, inclusive and genuinely care about delivering the right outcomes for communities across England, Scotland and Wales. Discover more about our work in our Business Plan

Inclusion matters to us

We're committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from everyone.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and those from minority ethnic backgrounds who meet the minimum criteria.