Health And Safety Advisor

Thomas Gray; Okehampton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Excellent pension contributions

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

Thomas Gray is seeking a Construction Health & Safety Advisor to shape the organisation’s approach to health and safety across responsive repairs, voids, planned maintenance, and capital projects delivered through both DLO and external contractors.

You will lead CDM arrangements, provide practical guidance to operational teams, and strengthen assurance through audits, inspections, and incident investigations, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder influence and a flexible office/site/home working

Qualifications

• Lead health and safety strategy across property services.
• Develop and embed CDM arrangements and guidance.
• Conduct audits, inspections and incident investigations.

Responsibilities

• Advise operations, surveyors, project managers and contractors on H&S.
• Influence stakeholders to implement practical safety improvements.
• Coordinate audits, inspections and reporting for senior management.
• Monitor contractor performance and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Health & Safety leadership

CDM & compliance expertise

Audits & inspections

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor management

Job description

We are partnering with a well-established and growing organisation with a significant residential property portfolio as they appoint a H&S advisor to provide expert advice and assurance across their Property Services function.

This is a newly created role with genuine scope to shape the organisation’s approach to construction health and safety, working across responsive repairs, voids, planned maintenance, compliance and capital investment projects delivered through both DLO and external contractors.

You’ll act as the lead competent adviser, developing and embedding effective health & safety and CDM arrangements, while providing practical guidance and challenge to operational teams, surveyors, project managers and contractors.

A key part of the role will be strengthening assurance through audits, inspections, contractor monitoring and incident investigations, alongside producing clear reporting for senior management.

You will need to be credible, pragmatic and confident influencing stakeholders at all levels, with the ability to translate technical requirements into practical improvements on the ground.

The organisation offers a strong overall package, including a competitive salary, generous annual leave, excellent pension contributions and a broad range of additional benefits. There is also a genuine agile working culture, offering good flexibility between office, site and home working, alongside strong training and development opportunities and a supportive working environment.