Health And Safety Advisor

Clancy; Fareham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance 24-26 days

Employee discounts via Clancy Xtras

Job summary

Clancy is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join our Southern Water contract team. You will work on-site, building relationships with operational teams to promote safe working practices and wellbeing while driving continuous improvement across the contract.

This role covers Hampshire and West Sussex. You will deliver practical safety advice, support incident investigations, and contribute to tenders and planning to meet legal requirements and company standards.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Health & Safety advisory role.
• Sound working knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and its application in construction/utilities/water/civil engineering.
• Experience promoting health, safety and wellbeing in a positive safety culture.
• Willingness to travel across Hampshire and West Sussex and flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations.
• Provide professional Health and Safety advice to colleagues at all levels.
• Advise operational teams and support safety objectives and best practice.
• Support accident and incident investigations and identify root causes.
• Contribute Health & Safety input into tenders, bids and planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing systems and processes.
• Promote hazard reporting and proactive safety behaviours.
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental legislation and company procedures.

Education

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate

Tech IOSH membership or Graduate IOSH

Full UK driving licence

Job description

We are innovative!

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

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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire and West Sussex and flexibility in working hours to support operational requirements.

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

• a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum
• 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
• an Employee Assistance Programme