H&S Advisor

Soletanche Bachy UK Zone; Leiston, Sizewell; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Soletanche Bachy UK Zone is seeking an Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) professional to support operational teams on all HSE matters for the Sizewell C site. You will develop health and safety documentation, ensure compliance with legal and contract standards, and drive a culture of continual safety improvement.

The role focuses on advising project teams, delivering training, and leading investigations and audits to mitigate risk and protect staff, visitors and the public as the site

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of health and safety legislation and CDM 2015.
• Experience delivering HSE documentation and training.
• Experience with risk assessment processes and method statements.

Responsibilities

• Implement HSE strategy and ensure legal, contractual compliance.
• Provide expert HSE advice to project teams and clarify responsibilities.
• Promote a positive safety culture and challenge unsafe behaviours.
• Support risk assessments, method statements, and construction phase plans.
• Deliver inductions, toolbox talks, and workforce competence training.
• Conduct audits and inspections, drive improvements, close gaps.
• Lead incident investigations and manage corrective actions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Problem solving

Education

NEBOSH General/Construction Certificate

IOSH Technician or equivalent

CSCS card literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Geotechnical Sub Alliance (GSA) is at the forefront of the Sizewell C nuclear power station development - one of the UK’s largest and most exciting infrastructure programmes.

We’re responsible for preparing the foundations of the entire site: designing and constructing cut‑off walls, retaining structures, soil improvements and more. Using advanced geotechnical engineering and world‑class construction technologies, this is a rare opportunity to contribute to a national project that will shape the UK’s clean‑energy future.

The Role

To provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of health and safety management, developing health and safety documentation, meeting legal, company and project standards and helping deliver a safety culture of continual improvement and delivering the highest standards. Understand the Clients and Regulators requirements to ensure their health and safety requirements are complied with and work with supply chain to ensure they meet their legal and contractual obligations. Support the site teams to eliminate, minimise and mitigate risk to protect the operational teams, project management, visitors and members of the public.

What You’ll Be Doing

• HSE Strategy & Compliance: Implement the project H&S strategy, ensuring full compliance with legal, contractual, and organisational requirements, and maintaining alignment with codes of conduct and evolving regulations.
• Advice, Support & Communication: Provide expert HSE advice and timely support to project teams, ensuring all enquiries are handled accurately and responsibilities are clearly understood and met.
• Culture & Behaviour: Promote a positive safety culture across all levels, actively challenging unsafe behaviours and encouraging strong team engagement on HSE matters.
• Planning & Risk Management: Support project planning activities, including risk assessments, method statements, and construction phase plans, ensuring all operations are effectively controlled and compliant.
• Training & Competence: Deliver training programmes, inductions, and toolbox talks, ensuring workforce competence aligns with project requirements and HSE action plans.
• Monitoring, Auditing & Improvement: Conduct audits, support inspections, and maintain oversight of HSE systems to identify gaps, drive continuous improvement, and ensure standards are upheld.
• Incident & Hazard Management: Lead incident investigations, manage hazard and observation reporting, and ensure corrective actions are implemented, closed out, and lessons learned are shared.
• Stakeholder & Site Engagement: Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensure a visible site presence, support PPE management, and contribute to reporting for senior leadership and key stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Technician Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health working towards Chartered status/ Member of International Institute of Risk & Safety Management
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate
• Managers and Professionals CSCS card
• A detailed knowledge of health and safety legislation, regulations and guidance.
• Construction and civil engineering industry experience and in particular CDM 2015
• A detailed knowledge of the risk assessment process.
• Effective computer skills; knowledge of the latest editions of Microsoft Office software and other company and discipline specific software applications.
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of major civil engineering and geotechnical engineering terminology and processes
• Experience of deep foundations, piling techniques and processes
• Internal health and safety auditor qualification
• Experience of HAZID and HAZOPs and working through to delivery
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
• Accident Investigation Training

Why Bachy Soletanche?

When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you’re part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground‑breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction.

As well as being part of a landmark project and working in a collaborative alliance environment, we offer:

• Discretionary annual bonus (based on personal/project performance)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme (min. 5% company contribution)
• Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation)
• Income Protection, Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25-days annual leave + Bank Holidays per year (increasing with service)
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Paid annual professional memberships
• Volunteering days
• Professional growth and development

Bachy Soletanche is committed to equal opportunities in employment with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.