Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Thames Water; England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major water utility company in the UK seeks a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor responsible for delivering their Health and Safety Strategy. This field-based role involves regular site visits, ensuring compliance, and advising stakeholders. Candidates must possess a NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent experience and a full UK driving license. With a focus on employee wellbeing, this position offers a competitive salary up to £50,000, annual leave, a car allowance, and various health benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £50,000

Annual Leave – 26 days holiday

Car allowance

Performance-related pay plan

Generous Pension Scheme

Access to health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Certificate or extensive experience in operational environments required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving license necessary.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site visits for risk assessment and assurance.
• Support delivery of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy.
• Advise stakeholders on compliance and safety matters.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Full UK Driving licence

Understanding of UK Safety, Health and Wellbeing Legislation

Passion for Health, Safety, and Wellbeing

Education

NEBOSH Certificate or extensive operational experience

Job description

In this role, you will help deliver our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy whilst assuring compliance with the Thames Water Management System, Standards, Processes, and Procedures against an agreed HSW Assurance Plan. The role is primarily field-based, with some hybrid working. It will require frequent travel, generally within a specified region but occasionally throughout the wider Thames Water supply area.

What you’ll be doing as a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

• Site visits, including assurance and engagement – risk based with quantity confirmed depending on business area and requirement. This is a hybrid role, where it is expected that you will be out on site 3 to 4 days a week. Therefore, the successful candidate will need to hold a full, clean UK driving licence.
• Supporting the delivery of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy, including leading on/project management of work packages, briefing stakeholders etc to required deadlines.
• Monitor performance against the Safety, Health and Wellbeing strategy and objectives, system, standards, processes and procedures.
• Carry out relevant site HSW assurance to highlight good practice, risks and non‑compliance.
• Advise stakeholders (internal and external) and contractors on HSW matters including compliance with applicable legislation, industry best practice and Thames Water Management System, Standards, Processes, and Procedures.
• Advise and support stakeholders carry out incident investigations.
• Opportunity to support high‑risk incident investigations.
• Verify incidents, actions and safety observations being tracked to closure in a timely manner to avoid becoming overdue.
• Support stakeholders identify training requirements including reviewing and monitoring of Team Skills Register/Training Compliance etc.
• Support in the delivery of toolbox talks, inductions and briefings regarding HSW campaigns or concerns.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to motivate teams to report safety observations and improvements to raise standards on site.
• Support individual ad‑hoc projects as directed and in line with current business needs and priorities.
• Performing face fit testing as required.

Location: Across Thames Water patch

36 hours a week

What you should bring to the role

To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:

• NEBOSH Certificate OR extensive experience in operational environments.
• Full UK Driving licence.
• Excellent communication, written and verbal skills with a demonstrable ability to communicate with all levels of an organisation.
• A passion for Health, Safety, and Wellbeing, leading by example.
• Fully competent at using the appropriate company IT systems and office software.
• In‑depth understanding of UK Safety, Health and Wellbeing Legislation.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:

• Technical knowledge of a related or operational industry e.g. utilities, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing or construction, is advantageous, though not essential.
• Understanding of process safety, CDM and or working in the highway.
• Understanding of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP).

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Annual Leave – 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Car allowance.
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Find out more about our benefits and perks.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.

If you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.

Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

We’re committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.