Health and Safety Advisor

Thorpe Park Resort; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LEGO discounts

Merlin Magic Pass

Staff discounts

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance

Perks at Work

Training & development

Job summary

Merlin Entertainments is seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to operate across Thorpe Park, driving a positive safety culture and supporting operations to ensure guest and colleague safety.

You will audit, inspect and review compliance, support contractors, and assist with safety training and incident investigations to continuously raise safety standards across the park.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate desirable.
• Experience in a Health & Safety role, ideally in a theme park, leisure or hospitality environment.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Ability to build positive relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to provide advice and guidance.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections and investigations.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and safety culture development.
• Strong organisational skills for managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits, inspections and compliance reviews across the park.
• Support third-party contractors on site with safety expectations and compliance.
• Contribute to health and safety training programmes and periodic audits.
• Investigate incidents, report findings and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure safe and compliant delivery of new attractions.

Skills

NEBOSH General Cert

Health & Safety experience

Stakeholder liaison

Audits & investigations

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Organisational skills

Risk assessment

Job description

What you'll bring to the team

Health and Safety Advisor

Location: Thorpe Park, Chertsey KT16 8PN

Contract Type: Permanent, salaried

At Thorpe Park Resort, safety is at the heart of every great guest experience. We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to help drive a positive safety culture, support operational teams, and ensure our guests and colleagues can enjoy everything the resort has to offer while staying safe!

As our Health and Safety Advisor, you will be a trusted partner to teams across the resort, providing expert guidance that helps us maintain high safety standards while delivering great experiences for our guests. You'll work closely with managers and colleagues across operational, technical and commercial teams, ensuring safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

You will support the ongoing development of a positive safety culture by encouraging best practice, listening to colleague feedback and helping implement meaningful improvements. Through coaching, communication and collaboration, you will help create an environment where everyone feels responsible for safety and empowered to make a difference.

Working across the park, you will carry out audits, inspections and compliance reviews, ensuring Merlin standards and legal requirements are met. You will also support third-party contractors operating on site, helping them understand expectations and maintain the highest levels of compliance.

As Health and Safety Advisor you will play an important role in supporting new attractions, products and projects, working alongside project teams to ensure safe and compliant delivery. From concept through to opening day, you'll help make sure operational safety requirements are in place so that every new experience is ready for guests to enjoy.

When incidents occur, you will support with reporting, investigation and follow-up activities, helping managers identify root causes, implement effective actions and share learning across the business. You'll also contribute to health and safety training programmes, inspections and audits that help us continuously raise the bar.

Qualifications & Experience

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent qualification) is desirable.
• Experience in a Health & Safety role, ideally within a theme park, leisure, hospitality or similar operational environment.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Ability to build positive relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to provide advice, coaching and guidance in a practical way.
• Experience supporting audits, inspections, investigations and compliance activities.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and developing positive safety cultures.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable analysing information, identifying risks and helping teams implement effective solutions.
• Passionate about creating safe environments where colleagues and guests can thrive.

Benefits

• 40% discount off LEGO® sets and products on the online LEGO Store!
• Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world!
• 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants (a brilliant extra treat when you’re using your Magic Pass to visit!)
• ‘Enjoy the Ride’ Merlin Annual Pass for you and five loved ones!
• Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones!
• Private pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to Perks at Work which 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
• Ongoing training & development

About Merlin

A job with Merlin isn’t like a job anywhere else. With attractions around the world, from rollercoasters to wax figures, we don’t trade in suits, handshakes or briefcases. We trade in fun. In smiles, shrieks and spine-tingles. In Memories. In magic. But there are no tricks behind our magic. Instead, there are people like you. Passionate, dedicated people who are committed to making sure our worldwide attractions and guests’ experiences are the best they can be.

If you have any questions or if you require any reasonable adjustments, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email [e-mail] one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

Competitive