Health and Safety Advisor

Irwin & Colton; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering and utilities contractor seeks a Health and Safety Advisor based in Newport with regional travel. The role involves implementing safety policies, conducting audits, and engaging with managers to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation. Candidates must have a NEBOSH Certificate and great organizational skills. The position offers a competitive salary of around £55,000 along with a company car and fuel card.

Benefits

Company Car

Fuel Card

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role ideally within civil engineering or utilities.
• A NEBOSH Certificate, ideally hold or working towards NEBOSH Diploma.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety legislation.
• A UK Driver's license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement health and safety policies and procedures on site.
• Visiting site and engaging with managers, ensuring responsibilities are clear.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and accident investigations.
• Engaging with the client and other stakeholders as a key contact.

Skills

Proven experience in a similar role ideally within civil engineering or utilities

Excellent organisational skills

Strong technical knowledge of health and safety legislation

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Working towards NEBOSH Diploma

Membership of IOSH

Job description

Health and Safety Advisor

Newport with Regional Travel | Circa £55,000 + Company Car and Fuel Card

Irwin and Colton has been engaged by a high-profile civil engineering and utilities contractor to recruit their new Health and Safety Advisor. The role will focus on helping to ensure the safe delivery of major, long term water utility contracts across the Southwest region. This organisation has an excellent track record of health and safety, and this role is critical to its continued success.

Responsibilities

• Implementing health and safety policies and procedures on site, ensuring compliance and keeping updated with key changes to legislation
• Visiting site and engaging with managers, ensuring responsibilities are clear and answering technical Health and Safety related enquiries
• Conducting audits, inspections, and accident investigations, constantly seeking areas for improvement and development in health and safety performance
• Engaging with the client and other external stakeholders, acting as a key point of contact

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role ideally within civil engineering or utilities
• A NEBOSH Certificate, ideally hold or working towards NEBOSH Diploma, and ideally membership of IOSH
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• A strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety legislation, compliance and regulations
• A UK Driver's license is essential
• Contact Leon Robinson at (phone number removed). Job Ref: LR4283

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

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