Health & Safety Advisor

The Clancy Group Limited; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance

Clancy Xtras

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

The Clancy Group Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join our team on client sites across the region. This hands-on role requires practical safety leadership, site presence and strong relationships with operational teams to promote safe working practices and wellbeing.

You will provide practical H&S advice, lead investigations, and drive continuous improvement across multiple sites while ensuring compliance with current legislation and Clancy procedures.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent) is essential.
• Tech IOSH membership is essential; progression towards Graduate IOSH desirable.
• Full UK driving licence is required and travel across the region will be needed.

Responsibilities

• Carry out regular site inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations to check compliance and support safe systems of work.
• Provide practical Health & Safety advice and guidance to operational teams and colleagues at all levels.
• Lead and support accident and incident investigations, identifying root causes and recommending improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Promote positive safety behaviours, encourage hazard reporting and deliver ABC (Attitude, Behaviour and Culture) tours.
• Support teams to meet Health, Safety and Wellbeing objectives and follow legislation and company procedures.
• Identify gaps in Health & Safety processes and help improve systems and procedures.

Skills

Site inspections

On-site advisory

Accident investigations

Safety culture

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

Tech IOSH membership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database systems

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced, qualified Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join our team, working with our client Southern Water. This is a key role supporting our operational teams to deliver work safely, promote colleague wellbeing and continually improve Health & Safety standards across the contract. You'll take a hands-on approach, working across multiple sites and building strong relationships with teams on the ground to provide practical advice and support. This isn't a desk-based advisory role. You'll be out on site, understanding the challenges our teams face, promoting positive safety behaviours and helping to find solutions that work in practice. Here are some of the activities you will be involved in…

You’ll be confident working across multiple sites, building relationships and influencing colleagues at all levels. A practical, solutions-focused approach is essential, along with the ability to engage teams, promote best practice and support a positive safety culture. A NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) is essential, along with Tech IOSH membership. Progression towards Graduate IOSH, or equivalent, would be desirable. You’ll also need a full UK driving licence and be flexible to travel across the region, with some flexibility in working hours to support operational requirements. Good IT skills, including experience using Microsoft Office and database systems, are also required.

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations. Our purpose at Clancy is simple – we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more. We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

• Carrying out regular site inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations to check compliance and support safe systems of work.
• Providing practical Health & Safety advice and guidance to operational teams and colleagues at all levels.
• Supporting and leading accident and incident investigations, identifying root causes and recommending improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Promoting positive safety behaviours, encouraging hazard reporting and delivering ABC (Attitude, Behaviour and Culture) tours.
• Supporting operational teams to meet their Health, Safety and Wellbeing objectives and follow relevant legislation, company procedures and best practice.
• Identifying gaps in Health & Safety processes and helping to improve systems, procedures and overall performance.
• Providing Health & Safety input into tenders, bids and operational planning.
• Communicating changes in legislation and supporting the implementation of new requirements and working practices.
• Supporting safe working conditions across a range of operational and site environments, while considering environmental impacts and colleague wellbeing. That's why we need people like you to help us. People who enjoy finding new ways to solve problems and get things done., You're an experienced Health & Safety professional with a strong operational background in construction, utilities, water or civil engineering. You'll have a sound understanding of current Health, Safety and Environmental legislation and at least five years' experience in a similar advisory role.
• In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.