Health & Safety Advisor

YHG; Peacehaven; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension matched up to 8%

Medicash healthcare

Discounts on cinema and gym

Job summary

Your Housing Group in the UK is hiring a Health & Safety Advisor to support the Health & Safety Manager across the Asset Department, focusing on contractor management, site inspections, and ensuring safe practices on projects.

You should hold NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate, have advisory experience in construction/refurbishment, and be able to work with internal and external stakeholders. The role is mainly home-based with occasional travel to Warrington.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience in advisory capacity in Construction/refurbishment/Property Improvement environments.
• Experience implementing a Health & Safety Management System.

Responsibilities

• Support the Health and Safety Manager with delivering the operational HS plan.
• Carry out inspections across contractor portfolio and estates.
• Develop HS processes and safe working practices in the team.

Skills

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

Health & Safety advisory

Job description

£47,075 to £47,075 per year, Competitive

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

06/11/2026

About this job

Job Title: Health & Safety Advisor Salary: £47,075 Contract: Permanent Location: Regional Weekly Hours: 35 hours So…. What is this role exactly?

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive health and safety professional with a sound knowledge of health & safety and CDM requirements to join the Occupational Health & Safety Team here at YHG. It’s an exciting time to join the team here at YHG as we are soon offering a vacant advisor post which will support the Health & Safety Manager in providing a health and safety service to the Asset Department (Employee H&S, On-Site Contractor Management). The role will involve forming working relationships across our own employees, contractors and liaison with our 3rd Party Principal Design service.

Whilst also conducting a planned H&S inspection regime on some of our contractor led projects, carrying out the principal design function on smaller projects (as and when the opportunity arises) and dealing with general day to day enquiries in a timely and efficient manner.

We are looking for somebody who has a great understanding of health & safety legislation (particularly construction / refurbishment), who really cares about the health, safety and wellbeing of people, is passionate about what they do and someone who brings their true authentic self to work everyday.

What will my working week look like?

The role is 35 hours a week and we can offer some flexibility on the days that you work.

You will be primarily home-based, ideally living within a reasonable distance of our Head Office in Warrington, where you will be required (on occasion) to attend meetings and events.

What will I be responsible for doing?

First and foremost, you will be responsible for supporting the Health and Safety Manager with delivery of the operational Health and Safety plan (supporting the Corporate Plan) whilst delivering a program of inspections across the majority of our contractor portfolio whilst working on YHG estates across our 5 regions.

The purpose of which is to help provide assurances that our contractors are working safely, their systems are implemented and working and they operate ‘safe sites’. You will also be an important part of our health & safety team and will contribute to the development of our health & safety processes, procedures and safe working practices.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be successful as a Health & Safety Advisor here at YHG, you will have…. A NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent) Experience of working in an advisory capacity and providing H&S support in a Construction and / or Refurbishment, Property Improvement environment

• particularly contractors undertaking refurbishment works Experience of implementing, or supporting the development and implementation of a Health & Safety Management System Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a Health and Safety role, working with a range of internal and external customers.

Full UK Driving License & use of own vehicle for work Ideally you will ……. Be a collaborative team player Be an engaging communicator Have a demonstrable ability to effectively engage with business stakeholders internally and externally to the organisation Have the ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision Possess clear and articulate communication skills, both written & verbal Be proficient in the use of IT systems This role is really suited to someone who is personable, inspiring and loves to work with people in a variety of roles across the organisation to really make a difference.

Please check out the role profile, which is attached/available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s website

• www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £47,075 for a 35 hour week, and 25 days annual leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

We trust our people to manage their own diaries, if you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, as long as it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too.

And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House

• our wellbeing, social, collaboration and meeting space, in Birchwood, Warrington.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

For more of our great benefits, please see the benefits information sheet attached/ available by visiting the vacancy on Your Housing Group’s career’s website

• www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers.

We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities.

Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.

Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application.YHG2