Health and Safety Coordinator

National Grid Plc; Newcastle; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Overtime pay

Annual bonus opportunity

37-hour working week

26 days annual leave + 8 holidays

Pension scheme

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Health & Safety Coordinator to manage a portfolio of electricity transmission substations, ensuring safety, compliance, and high standards across our network. You will own statutory documentation, coordinate compliance actions, and support internal and external audits while fostering a strong safety culture.

You’ll collaborate with operations, engineers and maintenance teams, ensuring timely actions and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum ONC/NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in Engineering or Health & Safety.
• Proven experience in workplace Health & Safety compliance.
• Strong attention to detail and experience working with compliance systems, processes and documentation.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and confidence using a variety of IT systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• The resilience and confidence to challenge behaviours and drive positive change.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A full UK Driving Licence.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of statutory documentation across your substation portfolio, including Emergency Files, Fire Risk Assessments, Environmental Files and Plans, Asbestos records and Written Schemes of Examination (WSEs).
• Monitor and coordinate compliance actions, ensuring risks are managed and actions are completed within agreed timescales.
• Carry out site inspections and support teams through internal and external ISO audits.
• Support compliance initiatives and working groups covering areas such as Working at Height, PUWER, LOLER and PPE.
• Promote a positive safety culture through health, wellbeing and employee engagement initiatives.
• Build effective working relationships with contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to operational teams to ensure safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

Skills

Health & Safety

Documentation

Communication

Microsoft Office

Driving Licence (UK)

Organisational skills

Education

ONC/NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or Health & Safety

Tools

ISO 9001

ISO 45001

Job description

How do you ensure safety and compliance?

Join one of the UK's most critical infrastructure organisations and help create safe, compliant working environments across our electricity transmission network.

As National Grid continues to invest in the future of energy, we're looking for Health & Safety Coordinators to support our operational teams and ensure our substations remain safe, compliant, and ready to support the communities and businesses that rely on us every day. This is an opportunity to build your expertise in a dynamic and innovative industry, with excellent training, development opportunities and flexible working.

Locations:

• Greater Manchester
• Leeds
• Newcastle
• Middlesbrough
• Scunthorpe

A company car is provided to support regular travel across your portfolio of sites within your designated area, with occasional overnight stays as required.

What you'll be doing?

As a Health & Safety Coordinator, you'll manage a portfolio of electricity transmission substations, working closely with operational teams, engineers, managers and maintenance fitters to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and compliance are maintained.

You will play a key role in supporting the safe operation of our sites by:

• Taking ownership of statutory documentation across your substation portfolio, including Emergency Files, Fire Risk Assessments, Environmental Files and Plans, Asbestos records and Written Schemes of Examination (WSEs).
• Monitoring and coordinating compliance actions, ensuring risks are managed and actions are completed within agreed timescales.
• Carrying out site inspections and supporting teams through internal and external ISO audits.
• Supporting compliance initiatives and working groups covering areas such as Working at Height, PUWER, LOLER and PPE.
• Promoting a positive safety culture through health, wellbeing and employee engagement initiatives.
• Building effective working relationships with contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive continuous improvement.
• Providing guidance and support to operational teams to ensure safety remains at the heart of everything we do.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

We're looking for someone who is passionate about health and safety, thrives in a structured environment, and has the confidence to challenge when standards fall short.

You'll have:

• Minimum ONC/NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in Engineering or Health & Safety.
• Proven experience in workplace Health & Safety compliance.
• Strong attention to detail and experience working with compliance systems, processes and documentation.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and confidence using a variety of IT systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility with stakeholders at all levels.
• The resilience and confidence to challenge behaviours and drive positive change.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable

• Experience working with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems.
• Experience within utilities, engineering, energy, manufacturing or another regulated environment.
• Internal Auditing experience.

Why National Grid?

At National Grid, safety isn't just a requirement, it's a core value. You'll be joining a supportive team where your expertise will directly contribute to the safe operation of critical national infrastructure, while benefiting from ongoing development opportunities and the chance to build a rewarding long-term career.

• Starting salary of £45,308 - £47,975 pa depending on skills and experience + Company car
• Paid overtime, annual bonus opportunity (2026 target: 4%)
• 37-hour working week, Monday to Friday
• 26 days annual leave plus 8 statutory holidays
• Contributory pension scheme: Employee contributions up to 6%, Company contributions up to 12% (maximum combined contribution of 18%)
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits and wellbeing support through the National Grid benefits package, click link to review more - Benefits | National Grid Careers

Ready to make safety your impact?

If you're passionate about creating safe, compliant workplaces and want to play a key role in supporting one of the UK's most important infrastructure networks, we'd love to hear from you.

Interviews will be early December