Health & Safety Advisor

Bouygues UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to ensure compliance across various projects. The role requires relevant construction experience, expertise in UK regulations, and strong advisory skills. Competitive salary and extensive benefits such as 26 days annual leave and private medical insurance are offered, making this a great opportunity for professionals committed to safety and health in the workplace.

Benefits

26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days

2 paid volunteering days a year

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Relevant UK or regional position previously held.
• Investigate accidents and incidents and producing accurate reports.
• Undertaking audits and inspections, able to influence project teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health, safety and fire advice to project teams.
• Conduct audits and inspections to ensure compliance.
• Train staff on health and safety regulations.

Skills

Relevant construction experience

Providing advice on organizational health and safety

Experience in UK regulations (LOLER, Work at Height, etc.)

Training delivery skills

Education

NEBOSH/NVQ

Job description

Bouygues Construction employs 35,600 people around the world, all driven by the greatest and most exciting responsibility of all building for life.

For our customers in more than 50 countries, we deliver much more than projects. We build to create spaces, connections and opportunities. We improve daily life for millions of people by creating structures and buildings that welcome life in all its diversity, serving all our needs: housing, healthcare, education, work, tourism, leisure activities, public services, etc.

We are aware that everything we build is here to stay, and our legacy as builders will be with us for generations to come. This is why every day, we look for new solutions in order to design, renovate, and build differently. Our aim is to address the critical imperatives of the environmental transition: we are committed to making construction sustainable and less resource-intensive.

Bouygues Construction s General Management is deeply committed to Health and Safety, overseeing its performance across all areas of our Group s activities. We are looking for a Health & Safety Advisor to join Bouygues UK. This is a UK wide role and will involve travel.

Our primary goal is Zero Serious Accidents. This target includes Bouygues Construction employees, temporary workers, subcontractors, and partners working on our construction sites. In 2024, to strengthen our safety culture, our Group s 32,500 employees and partners participated in workshops designed to familiarise themselves with the 6 major risks responsible for 80% of serious accidents, the 5 defence barriers (technical, organisational, managerial, and human) that can prevent tragedies, and our 10 life-saving rules. These workshops were crucial for understanding, assimilating, and acting on the risks inherent in our business.

Essential:

• Relevant construction experience
• Relevant UK or regional position previously held
• Providing advice and guidance on organizational health, safety and fire matters, legislation and safe working practices
• Investigate accidents and incidents and producing accurate reports
• Undertaking audits and inspections and being able to influence project teams and contractors
• Establishing organizational forums for the effective management, communication and dissemination of relevant health and safety information relating to all issues
• Experience in UK regulations - (LOLER, Work at Height, Asbestos, Manual Handling, COSHH, CDM, etc)
• NEBOSH/NVQ
• Training delivery skills and experience

Why Bouygues UK

Day in day out our teams deliver some of the most technically innovative and challenging projects across the UK and the world. With a strong corporate culture our values reflect how we operate with Respect, Commitment, Pioneering, Sharing.

We offer competitive basic salaries coupled with generous company benefits including:

• 26 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• BY Extra opt into lifestyle benefits

Bouygues Construction UK was awarded the Top Employers United Kingdom and Top Employers Europe certification. Together with our partners and clients, Bouygues UK delivers award-winning construction, development and regeneration projects to the most exacting standards across public and commercial private sectors.

Bouygues UK is part of the Bouygues Group, a diverse global business which operates in the construction, engineering, energy, media and telecommunications markets. With annual sales of over €32 billion and operations in over 100 countries, the financial strength of our group is a key differentiator in these challenging economic times.

Be Yourself!

Here at Bouygues we value the creativity and innovation that our diverse workforce brings, encouraging people from all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented communities to apply. By joining us, you will be inspired to bring your full self to the workplace, speak up and share your unique ideas. You will also have an opportunity to join our employee led diversity & inclusion communities such as WeLink (women network), Encompass (LGBTQ+), Kaleidoscope (BAME), Disability and Wellness peer support network, Parents and Carers network.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We value your privacy and we are committed to protecting your personal details. If you choose to apply for this role, please do not include any sensitive data on your CV which reveals (directly or indirectly); your race or ethnic origins, your political, philosophical or religious opinions, or your membership of a trade union, your social security number, or information which relates to your health or sexual orientation or to any criminal convictions.