Health and Safety Advisor

Run Resourcing Ltd; Winchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering contractor is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor for a significant highways project in Winchester. You will be responsible for coordinating safety processes and ensuring compliance with regulations. The role requires highways or heavy civils experience. The company offers competitive salaries, 26 days of holiday, private medical insurance, and a generous car package. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a project that values safety and excellence.

Benefits

26 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Pension

Generous car package

Qualifications

• Experience in safety processes on highways or civil engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation and management of safety processes.
• Provide proactive Health & Safety support to project teams.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations and company H&S procedures.
• Review and implement RAMS and Construction Phase Plans.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and safety tours.
• Support incident investigations and share learning.
• Promote a strong safety culture through briefings and talks.

Skills

Highways or heavy civils experience

Job description

Overview

We're recruiting a Health & Safety Advisor to be a part of the team on one of the UK's most exciting highways projects. The M3 Junction 9 scheme on behalf of National Highways is a major redevelopment of a busy junction prone to traffic build up. The project began in Spring 2025 and will be in construction until mid 2028.

The main scope of works includes multiple new bridges over the M3, a new gyratory, slips and a multi-layered structures carrying traffic in different directions as well as upgrading cycling and pedestrian networks around the area.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, you will coordinate the implementation and ongoing management of the safety processes.
• Provide proactive Health & Safety support to project teams delivering works on the National Highways network
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, National Highways standards, DMRB and company H&S procedures
• Review and support the implementation of RAMS, Construction Phase Plans and Temporary Traffic Management arrangements
• Undertake regular site inspections, audits and safety tours on live carriageways and high-risk activities
• Support incident, near miss and close-call investigations, ensuring learning is captured and shared
• Promote a strong “Home Safe Every Day” culture through briefings, toolbox talks and engagement with the supply chain

Qualifications

• Highways or heavy civils experience is essential.

Benefits

The contractor is renowned for their culture, excellence in delivery and development of people. The business offers competitive market salaries, 26 days holiday, private medical insurance, option to purchase more holiday, pension and a generous car package.

Please feel free to get in touch with any questions about the project or job role