Health and Safety Advisor

The Clancy Group; Dartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance 24-26 days

Clancy Xtras discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

The Clancy Group is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to join our on-site team supporting our Kent and West Sussex operations. You will work closely with operational colleagues to promote safe working practices, drive wellbeing, and continuously improve safety performance on a major contract.

You will bring substantial health and safety advisory experience, NEBOSH General or Construction certification, and active IOSH membership or progress toward Graduate IOSH.

Qualifications

• Significant Health & Safety advisory experience in a field such as construction, utilities, water or civil engineering.
• Sound knowledge of Health, Safety & Environmental legislation and its practical application.
• Able to influence and support colleagues at all levels and promote best practice.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out site inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations.
• Providing professional Health and Safety advice and support to colleagues at all levels across the business.
• Advising operational teams, supporting the delivery of safety objectives and promoting best practice.
• Supporting accident and incident investigations, identifying root causes and recommending improvements.
• Contributing Health & Safety input into tenders, bids and operational planning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing systems, processes and performance.
• Promoting proactive hazard reporting and positive safety behaviours across operational teams.
• Supporting compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and company procedures.

Skills

Health & Safety

Audits

Incident investigations

Hazards reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or Construction Certificate

Tech IOSH membership (or working towards Graduate IOSH)

Job description

That's why we need people like you to help us. People who enjoy finding new ways to solve problems and get things done.

Health & Safety Advisor

We're looking for an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join our team supporting our Southern Water contract. This is an excellent opportunity to use your expertise in a hands-on role, partnering with operational teams to promote safe working practices, support colleague wellbeing and drive continuous improvement across a key water sector contract.

This is not a desk-based role. You'll be out on site, building relationships, providing practical advice and helping teams deliver work safely and efficiently. This role will be covering Kent and West Sussex.

Here are some of the activities you will be involved in...

• Carrying out site inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations.
• Providing professional Health and Safety advice and support to colleagues at all levels across the business.
• Advising operational teams, supporting the delivery of safety objectives and promoting best practice.
• Supporting accident and incident investigations, identifying root causes and recommending improvements.
• Contributing Health & Safety input into tenders, bids and operational planning.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing systems, processes and performance.
• Promoting proactive hazard reporting and positive safety behaviours across operational teams.
• Supporting compliance with Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and company procedures.

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate …

You have significant experience in a Health & Safety advisory role and enjoy working closely with operational teams to provide practical, solutions-focused support. You'll have a sound working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and its application within a construction, utilities, water or civil engineering environment, together with an understanding of environmental impacts and the importance of health and wellbeing in creating a positive safety culture.

You'll be confident influencing and supporting colleagues at all levels, promoting best practice and helping teams meet their legal Health, Safety and Wellbeing responsibilities.

A NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) is essential, along with Tech IOSH membership (or working towards Graduate IOSH). A full UK driving licence is required, and you'll be flexible to travel across Kent and West Sussex and flexibility in working hours to support operational requirements.

Job Details

Company: The Clancy Group

Salary: Not specified

Hours: Full-time

Location: Dartford, DA2 7QX

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 29 Oct 2026

Closing date: 28 Nov 2026

£40,000 - £45,000

Dartford

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme