Health And Safety Advisor

McTaggart Construction; Dalry; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Westfield Health cash plan

Rewards platform

EV salary sacrifice

Cycle to Work

Enhanced family-friendly benefits

Long service awards

Job summary

McTaggart Construction is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to reinforce safety across our construction and housebuilding projects in Scotland. You will work with site teams to promote a safety-first culture, conduct audits, and support risk assessments and training.

Key qualifications include NEBOSH General and/or Construction certificates and IOSH membership. You will travel to sites, provide guidance to managers and supervisors, and help ensure compliance with legislation and

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate and/or NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• IOSH membership, ideally working towards or already holding CMIOSH status.
• Experience in a Health & Safety role within construction or housebuilding.
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and construction site practices. Strong communication skills.
• Proactive approach with good attention to detail.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and relevant industry systems.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across Scotland.

Responsibilities

• Support and influence a positive Safety-First culture, working with teams to drive continuous improvement and high standards across the business.
• Undertake site audits and inspections, using findings to support learning, improvement and best practice across projects.
• Support projects across construction and housebuilding, working closely with site management teams and senior leaders to maintain safe, efficient and compliant operations.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, helping identify lessons learned and improvements.
• Review subcontractor RAMS and pre-qualification submissions.
• Support the preparation of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers, supervisors and site teams on health and safety matters.
• Help coordinate health and safety training and communications.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and industry best practice.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Construction health & safety knowledge

Proactive with attention to detail

Microsoft Office proficiency

Full UK driving licence & travel

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

IOSH membership/CMIOSH status

Tools

Industry safety systems

Job description

At McTaggart Construction, safety is at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join our growing team and help maintain high standards across our construction and housebuilding projects throughout Scotland.

This is an opportunity to work alongside experienced operational teams, influence positive behaviours, and make a genuine impact on the safety, health and wellbeing of our workforce, contractors and customers.

What you’ll do

• Support and influence a positive Safety-First culture, working with teams to drive continuous improvement and high standards across the business.
• Undertake site audits and inspections, using findings to support learning, improvement and best practice across projects.
• You’ll support projects across construction and housebuilding, working closely with site management teams and senior leaders to maintain safe, efficient and compliant operations.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, helping identify lessons learned and improvements.
• Review subcontractor RAMS and pre-qualification submissions.
• Support the preparation of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Provide advice and guidance to managers, supervisors and site teams on health and safety matters.
• Help coordinate health and safety training and communications.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation and industry best practice.

What we’re looking for

• NEBOSH General Certificate and/or NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• IOSH membership, ideally working towards or already holding CMIOSH status.
• Experience in a Health & Safety role within construction or housebuilding.
• Good knowledge of health and safety legislation and construction site practices.Strong communication skills with the ability to support, coach and engage others.
• Proactive approach with good attention to detail.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and relevant industry systems.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to sites across Scotland.

What we offer

We recognise that attracting and retaining great people means offering more than just a salary. That's why we provide a range of benefits that support your financial wellbeing, health, family life and professional development.

• Annual performance bonus.
• Pension Scheme.
• Life assurance cover of 4 times annual salary.
• Westfield Health cash plan.
• Employee rewards and discounts platform.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (following 12 months' service).
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Enhanced family-friendly benefits.
• Long service awards.