Health + Safety Consultant

Iberdrola; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major integrated utility company seeks a Health & Safety Advisor to support policy implementation and ensure safety across various projects. This role involves engaging with stakeholders, leading projects, and conducting audits. Candidates should have a degree or equivalent experience, a NEBOSH Certificate, and proven experience in health and safety within utilities or construction. The position offers a competitive salary, bonus potential, and extensive benefits including health cover and annual leave.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Holiday Purchase

Technology Vouchers

Healthcare benefit options

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or significant compensatory experience.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Experience in H&S roles within utility engineering or construction.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with stakeholders to ensure safety controls.
• Providing direction to Senior Management and Project Managers.
• Leading projects to meet health and safety objectives.
• Conducting audits and risk assessments.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Self-starter

Education

Degree level education or compensatory experience

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Job description

Health & Safety Advisor

Prenton Liverpool or Wrexham

Salary starting from 52400 up to 15% bonus & private health cover

Permanent full-time position

Closing Date : 12th of January 2026

Help us create a better future quicker!

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager the main purpose of the role is to support the development management and implementation of health and safety policy strategy and agreed operating plan objectives across ScottishPower. The aim is to achieve world class performance levels working in partnership with employees contractors customers and members of the public.

What you’ll be doing

• Engaging with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure suitable controls are established monitored and controlled in order to provide a safe working environment for the area of the post holders area of responsibility
• Provide professional leadership and direction to Senior Management and Project Managers across ScottishPower Renewables (SPR)
• Lead and deliver projects and programmes to meet operating objectives within performance metrics and agreed deliverables
• Undertaking continual improvement projects demonstrating ability to impact assess options and provide recommendations for implementation.
• Supporting hazard analysis exercises and technical risk support for projects
• Undertaking as Lead Auditor audits assessing compliance with ISO 45001 and site inspections assessing general operating practices
• Collaborating with other Health and Safety professionals on developing new renewable technology projects e.g. Solar Battery Storage and Wind
• Supporting projects and operational business in assessing and evaluating design risks
• Develop opportunities for best-practice exchanges including regular facilitation of workshops.
• Providing H&S support to our operational sites (over 2000MW across 40 locations) working within a team of H&S consultants
• Supporting the safe delivery of our construction programme covering wind solar and battery storage projects from conception to operational handover
• Leading on H&S projects and initiatives designed to reduce risk or to improve standards across our portfolio

What you’ll bring

• Educated to degree level or significant compensatory experience
• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
• Membership of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health is desirable
• A self-starter and able to work on own initiative with minimal direction
• Knowledge and experience of project management
• A clear understanding of the whole value chain and the key processes within each business
• Ability to operate and positively influence at all levels in the organisation and with external stakeholders
• Ability to devise practical solutions to complex and risk-based problems or challenges

As a minimum you will demonstrate

• Educated to degree level or significant compensatory experience
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
• Proven experience in a H&S role within the utility engineering or construction sectors
• Proven experience of delivering and performing H&S audits and inspections for a large business area and presenting reports
• Proven experience of acting as H&S subject matter expert from creation of procedures to coaching the associated best practice
• Proven experience of supporting incident investigations

Whats in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme well double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower we believe its the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your familys wellbeing save for your future and take personal steps for climate action our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world today and tomorrow. Thats why our benefits include :

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase perfect your work / life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green / clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including : Dental Insurance Private Medical Insurance Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping leisure restaurant and gym discounts and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group one of the worlds largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future were at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over 6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals in a global organisation.

Inclusion diversity and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values they bring us together into a stronger more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours so whatever your background youll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities long term conditions mental health conditions or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support please reach out to .

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If / when required the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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