Health & Safety Advisor

Principal People Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Principal Contractor is seeking a HSQE Advisor in the Yorkshire region. This role focuses on ensuring strong health, safety, quality, and environmental standards across multiple infrastructure projects. Candidates should hold a NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate, with relevant experience in Civil Engineering or similar. The position offers a competitive salary of up to GBP60,000, a car allowance, and a flexible working arrangement.

Benefits

Salary up to GBP60,000

Car Allowance up to GBP8,280

9% Pension Scheme

26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Healthcare Cash Plan

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate required.
• Experience in Civil Engineering, Construction, Utilities, Rail, Energy, or similar fields.
• Familiarity with ISO 45001, 14001, or 9001 preferable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site inspections and audits across various infrastructure projects.
• Support project teams with HSQE matters.
• Encourage a proactive compliance approach.

Skills

Site inspections and audits

Health, safety, quality, and environmental matters

Compliance and culture improvement

Education

NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate

NEBOSH Diploma

Environmental Experience or qualification

Job description

Overview

Want to help shape a newly created HSQE role within a growing regional team? We’re partnering with a well-established Principal Contractor delivering Infrastructure and Construction projects across sectors including Energy, Utilities, Civils and Rail. With growing operations in the Eastern region and several projects either live or in planning, they’re now looking to add a new HSQE Advisor to their team. This is a great opportunity to take ownership in a newly created position, where you’ll work closely with site teams and regional leadership to embed strong HSQE standards across multiple projects. The role is based in the Yorkshire region. You’ll split your time between site and the office, with the flexibility to work from home.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to GBP60,000
• Car Allowance up to GBP8,280
• 9% Pension Scheme
• 26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Flexible Working
• And Much More!

Key responsibilities

• Carrying out site inspections and audits across a variety of infrastructure projects.
• Supporting project teams with health, safety, quality, and environmental matters.
• Encouraging a proactive and positive approach to compliance and culture.
• Contributing to internal reporting, continuous improvement, and team engagement.
• Helping shape and grow HSQE standards as the regional team expands.

Why consider this Health and Safety Advisor role?

• Working for one of the UK's leading Principal Contractors
• Well–supported regional team with stable leadership.
• Mix of live projects and upcoming work across various infrastructure sectors.
• Role scope includes both operational and strategic input.
• Genuine flexibility with regional travel.

What we’re looking for from the successful Health and Safety Advisor:

• NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate
• NEBOSH Diploma (desirable)
• Environmental Experience or qualification (desirable)
• Experience within ISO 45001, 14001 or 9001 (desirable)
• Experience in Civil Engineering, Construction, Utilities, Rail, Energy or similar.

If you’re looking to grow your HSQE career in a newly created regionally focused role, we’d love to hear from you.