Health & Safety Advisor

Shirley Parsons; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and safety consultancy is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to enhance HS&E standards across Cardiff and the wider UK. The role involves providing essential HS&E advice, leading safety initiatives, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Candidates should possess a NEBOSH General Certificate, ideally be working towards a Diploma, and have practical knowledge of HS&E legislation in industrial environments. This position offers strong potential for career growth and contributions to significant safety improvements.

Qualifications

• Practical knowledge of HS&E legislation with application skills.
• Experience in implementing HS&E management systems across sites.
• Hands-on experience in industrial or high-hazard environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide HS&E advice to managers and teams.
• Lead safety initiatives and audits for compliance.
• Support incident management through logging and investigation.

Skills

Knowledge of HS&E legislation

Safety culture coaching

Incident management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma (preferable)

Tools

HS&E management systems (ISO 45001, ISO 14001)

Job description

As an industry leader with a deeply embedded safety culture, this organisation offers a unique opportunity to shape processes, influence strategy, and elevate HS&E standards across a diverse operational landscape. You'll be joining at a pivotal moment, with major projects and significant organisational transformation underway, creating the perfect backdrop for meaningful impact and innovation. Operating within a dynamic, 24/7 environment, this role also provides strong potential for career growth and long-term development for those who want to help drive the future of a critical UK industry.

The Health & Safety Advisor will be responsible for:

• Providing practical HS&E advice, coaching and support to managers and teams, helping embed a strong safety culture and ensuring compliance with legislation and company procedures.
• Leading and contributing to safety initiatives, committees, audits and inspections, ensuring actions are captured, tracked and completed to drive continuous improvement.
• Supporting incident management by logging events, conducting investigations, producing reports and sharing learnings to prevent recurrence.
• Assisting in developing HS&E plans, preparing monthly reports, maintaining management system documentation and promoting regional safety and environmental campaigns.

The Health & Safety Advisor will have:

• NEBOSH General Certificate, ideally working toward or holding the NEBOSH Diploma.
• Strong, practical knowledge of HS&E legislation, with the ability to interpret and apply it confidently in operational settings.
• Proven experience of implementing or maintaining HS&E management systems, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001, ideally across multiple sites.
• Hands‑on HSE experience within high‑hazard or industrial environments.

Vacancy Reference: PR/028860
Vacancy Owner: Mike Roebuck | [e-mail] | ([phone] | ([phone]