Health And Safety Advisor

Sustainable Futures Group; Sunbury-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range £50k–£55k

Pension up to 11%

29 days leave + bank holidays

Hybrid & flexible working

Private healthcare

Pool vehicle for site visits

Wellbeing allowance

Volunteer days

Career progression

Job summary

Sustainable Futures Group is seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to support its in-house repairs and property services team in the United Kingdom. The role focuses on practical safety advice, site visits, and driving a positive safety culture across multiple sites.

You will work closely with managers, repairs operatives and contractors to embed high safety standards and deliver ongoing improvements, with a hybrid working pattern and clear development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as Health and Safety Advisor in a multisite operational environment such as Repairs, Property Services, Estates or Facilities Management.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level 3
• TechIOSH
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to influence frontline teams

Responsibilities

• Providing practical Health and Safety advice across repairs and property services
• Carrying out site visits, audits, inspections and assurance checks
• Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and actions
• Monitoring Health and Safety performance, trends and KPIs
• Delivering inductions, training and safety updates to operational teams
• Supporting continuous improvement across areas such as lone working, HAVS, noise, waste management and contractor safety

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level 3

TechIOSH

Job description

Looking for a Health and Safety role where you can make a visible impact and help shape a positive safety culture?

We're supporting a well established Housing Association in their search for a Health and Safety Advisor to join their in house repairs and property services team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an engaging and proactive Health and Safety professional who enjoys working closely with frontline teams, influencing behaviours on the ground and driving continuous improvement across a varied operational environment.

About the Role

You’ll support a busy repairs function, working closely with managers, repairs operatives and contractors to provide practical Health and Safety advice, improve standards and help embed a positive safety culture.

The organisation has recently brought its repairs service in house, creating a great opportunity to shape how Health and Safety is delivered across a growing internal team.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Providing practical Health and Safety advice across repairs and property services
• Carrying out site visits, audits, inspections and assurance checks
• Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and actions
• Monitoring Health and Safety performance, trends and KPIs
• Delivering inductions, training and safety updates to operational teams
• Supporting continuous improvement across areas such as lone working, HAVS, noise, waste management and contractor safety

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience as a Health and Safety Advisor within a multisite operational environment such as Repairs, Property Services, Estates, Facilities Management
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level 3 qualification
• TechIOSH
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to influence, challenge and engage frontline teams
• A practical, hands on approach with the ability to build relationships and support positive behavioural change

What's on Offer

• Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience)
• Outstanding pension plan (up to 11% contribution)
• 29 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid & flexible working across a 36 hour week - 3 days a week onsite / 2 days remote
• Private healthcare plan
• Optional pool vehicle available to use for site visits
• Monthly wellbeing allowance
• Extra paid time off for key life events and 2 additional paid days for volunteering a year
• Clear development and internal progression pathways
• And more!

Why Apply?

• This is a brilliant opportunity to join a respected Housing Association at an exciting stage in the development of its in house repairs service.
• You’ll be close to the operation, visible across the business and able to make a genuine impact - not just writing policies, but influencing how work is planned, delivered and improved on the ground.
• For someone who enjoys being hands on, building trust with operational teams and driving practical safety improvements, this is a role with real ownership, variety and purpose.