Health and Safety Advisor

Irwin & Colton Limited; Cheshunt; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in England is seeking a Senior Health and Safety Advisor for a large construction company with a turnover of £150m. This role entails implementing health and safety management systems and managing performance across sites. Candidates should have experience in health and safety positions, preferably in construction, and relevant qualifications like NEBOSH. The position offers a salary of circa £55,000 plus car allowance and benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar health and safety position, ideally within construction, utilities, or civil engineering.
• Experience managing health and safety on sites with deep excavations.
• A pragmatic approach to safety and strong stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety management system implementation.
• Visit sites, audit health and safety performance, be primary contact.
• Report accurately on health and safety performance.
• Investigate major accidents and incidents.

Skills

Health and safety management

Communication with stakeholders

Auditing health and safety performance

Incident investigation

Education

NEBOSH General or equivalent

Working toward NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Health and Safety Advisor

Barnet | Circa £55,000 + Car Allowance & Benefits

Irrin and Colton have been engaged by a large, high‑profile construction company to recruit a Senior Health and Safety Advisor. The company turnover £150m and has over 50 years of operation, playing a key role in many of the UK's highest‑profile infrastructure projects.

This role will cover sites across the London and South‑East region, and is part of a much larger, tight‑knit health and safety team.

Responsibilities

• Working with the health and safety team and senior management, ensuring the health and safety management system is implemented successfully
• Visiting sites, auditing health and safety performance and acting as the key point of contact on health and safety
• Accurately reporting on health and safety performance and communicating this across the organisation
• Investigating major accidents and incidents

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar health and safety position, ideally within construction, utilities, or civil engineering
• Experience managing health and safety on sites with deep excavations
• NEBOSH General (or equivalent) and ideally working toward a Diploma
• A pragmatic approach to safety and the ability to engage and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders

For further information, contact James Howard at or on 01923 432 801 or apply here.