H&S Advisor

DWR CYMRU WELSH WATER; Mountain Ash; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water utility company in Wales seeks a Senior H&S Advisor to support operational teams across South and Mid Wales. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, leading initiatives for improvement, and mentoring H&S advisors. The ideal candidate will possess a NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma and experience in delivering health and safety advisory services. This role offers competitive pay and a variety of employee benefits including enhanced pension contributions and wellness programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary and variable pay schemes

Option to buy additional annual leave

Enhanced employer pension contributions

Free mortgage brokering services

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Progression opportunities

Gym and fitness discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on Welsh Water attractions

Car-leasing scheme

Health Cashback scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Qualified to NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma or equivalent.
• Full UK driver’s licence with the ability to travel as required.
• Experience in delivering health, safety and wellbeing advisory service.
• Skilled in producing clear and effective written documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to improve health and safety performance.
• Act as trusted advisor to Heads of Service.
• Develop and review technical company risk assessments.
• Provide expert support in investigating significant incidents.

Skills

Health, Safety and Wellbeing advisory service

Relationship building

Decision-making skills

Negotiating skills

Analytical skills

Education

NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

As a Senior H&S Advisor, you will be responsible for supporting operational teams across South and Mid Wales Regions. Regular travel throughout these areas, as well as to the Head Office in Cardiff, will be required. The role also includes deputising for the Head of Operational Safety when necessary and mentoring of H&S advisors and technician post holders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support assigned business areas to effectively manage health, safety and wellbeing to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and internal standards, whilst encouraging continuous improvement. Provision of risk management and specialist health, safety and wellbeing advice for line managers and employees within allocated operational business and geographical areas. Provide support on specific operational health and safety issues.
• Act as trusted advisor to Heads of Service and take the lead on specific health and safety risks and project work. Direct colleagues to undertake actions linked to specific issues and projects. Lead initiatives to improve health and safety performance, including major risk reviews, safety culture programmes, and the coordination of Health & Safety Champions. Provide key specialist H&S advice and support the health safety and wellbeing improvement forums and consultation groups.
• Provide safety information and support for the selection and appointment of operational contractors. Support the management of construction activities in line with the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations. Develop and carry out health and safety site and system audits and inspections with internal and external partners, e.g., to support the annual major risk review, as part of contractor tender processes.
• Develop and review diverse technical company risk assessments, COSHH assessments and safe working procedures. Take a lead role in process safety management advice, particularly at high‑risk sites such as COMAH and Advanced Anaerobic Digestion facilities.
• Act as contract manager for health and safety‑related services, including occupational health provision, DSE equipment, and H&S software systems. Oversee budgets for specific projects.
• Lead and support the development and delivery of specified health, safety and wellbeing policies, procedures and improvement activities. This includes the development, review and delivery of health and safety training sessions and workshops. Work with internal and external providers to develop training courses and materials.
• Provide expert support in investigating significant health and safety incidents, ensuring timely production of reports, identification of root causes, implementation of business improvements, and compliance with reporting obligations to enforcement authorities within required deadlines.
• Lead and deliver health and safety communications and specific health and safety awareness events and activities, e.g., Health and Safety campaigns, STEP and TRACA programmes. Develop health and safety bulletins, alerts and toolbox talks and, where necessary, H&S films.
• Develop and use bespoke health and safety software systems. Draft guidance, support teams in the use of the system and run regular reports. Prepare and present reports for senior level meetings. Manage and develop health and safety performance reporting systems and produce business reports.
• Represent the organisation in interactions with regulators, contractors and other external stakeholders, fostering positive relationships and promoting the health and safety profession. Keep up to date with new technologies and industry best practice. Support Water UK specialist H&S groups.

Who you’ll work with

• Internal: All levels of management within Welsh Water; all colleagues within Welsh Water; temporary workers engaged by Welsh Water; partner organisations (especially capital partners and their subcontractors).
• External: External regulatory bodies such as HSE, NRW and the Fire Authorities; industry best practice forums and professional H&S networks; occupational health service providers; external contractors.

Qualifications

• Qualified to NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma or equivalent.
• Full UK driver’s licence with the ability to travel as the job requires.
• Desirable qualification: NEBOSH Process Safety Certificate (essential for the role, training to obtain this will be arranged if the candidate does not already have this qualification).
• Essential experience: Providing effective health, safety and wellbeing advisory service within a technical discipline (e.g., utilities, construction, engineering) and COMAH/CDM understanding; producing clear and effective written documents for a varied audience; delivering presentations and effective facilitation skills; proven experience of delivering projects to completion in a timely and accurate manner, within a set budget.
• Essential knowledge & skills: Skilled in building relationships and demonstrable skill negotiating and influencing both internally and externally; ability to work independently and as part of a team; ability to prioritise workload while ensuring customer satisfaction; ability to think creatively and develop/drive improvement activities; strong analytical and decision‑making skills; confident and authoritative with professional credibility; IT literate – familiar with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and variable pay schemes.
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – up to 11% employer contributions.
• Free mortgage brokering services.
• Enhanced family‑friendly policies.
• Progression opportunities, including funded training and coaching programmes.
• Gym and fitness discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounts on all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops.
• Car‑leasing scheme and free on‑site parking at all sites.
• Health Cashback scheme and access to an online GP service.
• Employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate families.

Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. Applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, females, LGBT+, non‑binary and people with disabilities. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

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