Health & Safety Trainer: Elevate Safety on Civil Projects

Nicholas Associates; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

CPD support

Diversity and inclusion friendly

Job summary

Nicholas Associates seeks an experienced Health & Safety Trainer to deliver practical and classroom training across live construction projects. You will assess competency, maintain records, and drive a proactive safety culture on sites in the West Midlands and beyond.

Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, you will tailor programmes to risk, audit findings and client requirements, while supporting internal audits and accreditation needs. Strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Recognised training qualification.
• Experience delivering Health & Safety or vocational training.
• Construction industry experience.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Appropriate construction competency card.
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Deliver practical and classroom-based Health & Safety training across operational sites.
• Carry out theoretical and practical assessments to verify competence.
• Identify and address competence gaps across the workforce.
• Develop and update training materials and assessment criteria.
• Maintain accurate, compliant and audit-ready training records.
• Support internal audits, client audits and accreditation requirements.
• Work closely with operational and H&S management teams to identify emerging training needs.
• Promote safe systems of work, RAMS and company procedures.
• Embed company values, safety standards and behavioural expectations throughout all training activities.
• Encourage a positive, proactive and collaborative safety culture.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Health & Safety training

Education

Recognised training qualification

Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) or equivalent

Internal Auditor qualification

Environmental qualification

Job description

Nicholas Associates seeks an experienced Health & Safety Trainer to deliver practical and classroom training across live construction projects. You will assess competency, maintain records, and drive a proactive safety culture on sites in the West Midlands and beyond.

Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, you will tailor programmes to risk, audit findings and client requirements, while supporting internal audits and accreditation needs. Strong communication is essential.