Health and Safety Advisor

Irwin & Colton; Northampton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to enhance safety culture across multiple sites. This role involves engaging stakeholders, developing safety protocols, and ensuring compliance with legislation. The ideal candidate will possess a NEBOSH qualification and have experience in facilities management or related fields. Join a dynamic team dedicated to driving cultural change in health and safety, and enjoy a rewarding career with excellent growth opportunities. If you are passionate about safety and looking to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent, ideally Diploma.
• Proven experience in the built environment or facilities management.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with stakeholders to drive a positive health and safety culture.
• Supporting operational safety protocol development and delivery.
• Assessing and developing health and safety management systems.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Risk Assessment

Stakeholder Engagement

ISO 45001

ISO 14001

ISO 9001

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma

Job description

Health and Safety Advisor
Location: Northamptonshire (with wider travel across the Midlands/South)
Salary: up to 57,500 (plus car allowance)

Irwin and Colton are pleased to have been engaged by an industry-leading FM organisation who are looking to bring on board a new Health and Safety Advisor. The vacancy will be working with one of their newest client accounts which is one of UK's Government ministerial departments. This role will be taking responsibility for a team of contractors and implementing safety across numerous sites during mobilisation, and afterwards. The role also reports to the HSE Lead for the account.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing health and safety team, looking to drive cultural change across the board, and to work in a professional and dynamic working environment.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Advisor will include:

• Engaging with key stakeholders to drive a positive health and safety culture, from employees right through to senior management
• Supporting the wider business units in the development and delivery of operational safety protocol; identifying opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of the health and safety function internally and externally with clients
• Assessment and development of health and safety management systems to ensure that it reflects best practice
• To analyse risk across the critical working environment and to create change to mitigate risks
• Ensuring contractors on-sites are compliant to agreed legislation and company guidelines

The successful Health and Safety Advisor will have:

• NEBOSH general certificate (or equivalent), ideally Diploma, and relevant membership of a professional body
• Proven experience within the built environment, ideally from a facilities management background (if not, indirectly via retail, property management, or similar)
• Experience in influencing, engaging, and liaising with senior management to create cultural changes in safety
• Strong working understanding of relevant ISO systems (ISO 45001, 14001, and 9001)

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established Facilities Management company with a long history and strong heritage, and brilliant retention.

For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Matthew Cathcart on (0) (phone number removed) or apply here.

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the Southeast of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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