Health & Safety Advisor

R&A Consultants Ltd; Goole; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management provider is hiring a Health & Safety Advisor to influence safety culture across multiple sites in the East Midlands. This role involves providing expert advice on health and safety matters, ensuring compliance with legislation, and driving proactive initiatives for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years' experience in health and safety, a NEBOSH qualification, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. Competitive salary of £35,000 plus car allowance offered.

Benefits

£35,000 per annum + car allowance

Long-term career development opportunities

Monday to Friday working pattern

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in a health & safety role, ideally within regulated environments.
• Experience supporting auditing and compliance monitoring processes.
• Working knowledge of ISO standards, particularly 9001, 14001, 45001.

Responsibilities

• Drive a strong safety and wellbeing culture across sites.
• Provide expert advice on environmental, health and safety matters.
• Lead incident management activities and ensure compliance.

Skills

Knowledge of EHS legislation

Excellent IT skills

Strong communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IEMA or equivalent

Membership of IOSH

Tools

ISO 9001

ISO 14001

ISO 45001

Job description

Overview

Position: Health & Safety Advisor

Location: Mobile - East Midlands

Salary: £35,000 per annum + Car Allowance

Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30-16:30 (40 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

A leading facilities management provider is seeking a knowledgeable and motivated Health & Safety Advisor to support operations across multiple sites in the East Midlands. This role is ideal for an HSE professional with strong sector experience and a passion for delivering compliance, safety excellence, and continuous improvement across commercial environments.

Responsibilities

• Drive a strong safety and wellbeing culture across sites, supporting teams, supply chain partners, and stakeholders.
• Provide expert advice on environmental, health and safety matters, ensuring safe working practices, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead incident management activities including reporting, investigation, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, policies, standards, and internal risk registers.
• Support environmental performance, sustainability initiatives, and aspects / impacts assessments.
• Participate in internal, external, and client audits while ensuring timely close-out of corrective actions.
• Build strong working relationships to support collaborative, high-performing HSE culture.
• Lead communication of HSWE initiatives through reports, briefings, and team engagement.
• Support occupational health strategies and advise on employee wellbeing adjustments.
• Assist with submissions for national safety awards.
• Review risk assessments, policies, method statements, permits, and site documentation.
• Deliver training and toolbox talks to support ongoing competence.
• Support quality and assurance activities aligned with ISO frameworks.
• Provide CDM and project safety support for minor and capital works.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and liaise with relevant authorities where needed.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) - essential.
• IEMA or equivalent environmental awareness qualification.
• Member of IOSH (or evidence of continued professional development).
• 3+ years' experience in a health & safety role, ideally within regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 (and preferably 45003).
• Understanding of CDM 2015 and BS 5975.
• Experience supporting auditing and compliance monitoring processes.
• Strong knowledge of EHS legislation and application.
• Excellent IT, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Why Apply

• £35,000 per annum + car allowance
• Monday-Friday working pattern
• Opportunity to influence safety culture across multiple sites
• Long-term career development with a highly respected facilities management provider
• If you're an experienced HSE professional looking to make a meaningful impact while supporting safe, compliant, and efficient operations across the East Midlands, this is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career.