HSE Advisor

Yunex Traffic; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary plus annual/bi

Company car

26 days holiday (rising to 29)

Excellent pension scheme

Flexible benefits & training

Job summary

Yunex Traffic is seeking an HSQE Advisor to lead health, safety and environmental risk management across the North Region. You will work with regional management, support audits, and drive continuous improvement through strong stakeholder engagement.

You will champion compliance with ISO, NHSS and FORS requirements, mentor colleagues, and deliver effective risk controls while coordinating regional activities and reporting to the HSQE team.

Qualifications

• Recent and demonstrable experience as a HSQE Advisor.
• Level 3 qualification in health and safety (essential).
• Level 6 qualification in health and safety (preferred).
• Second higher level qualification in relevant discipline (i.e. : - science, engineering, quality).
• Qualification in Internal Audit and ideally Lead Auditor qualification (not essential).
• Membership of an appropriate professional body.
• Ability and experience acting as a role model with excellent communication skills.
• Experience of being a subject matter expert, with ability to provide specialist advice and support.
• Ideally Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Auditor experience.
• Chartered membership of an appropriate professional body (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support and facilitate effective and proportionate management of HSQE across our North Region, which includes service centre at Leigh, Normanton, Belfast (NI), as well as Central and Northern Scotland.
• There will be the need for regular travel across the region which may require overnight stay to manage driving risk.
• Developing positive and proactive business relationships with all stakeholders
• Provide technical advice, coaching, training, and support delivery of risk management programmes
• Collate information to monitor delivery against agreed KPIs and facilitate continual improvement
• Develop risk assessments and work instructions, monitor implementation, identify areas for improvement
• Support accident, incident and near miss investigations, including RCA work and corrective actions
• Where necessary liaise with regulatory bodies
• Support procurement with the Onboarding/validation of new service providers
• Assist in the maintenance of ISO, NHSS Sector 8 and where applicable FORS (Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme) accreditation
• Complete HSQE internal audits across region to support governance.
• Attendance of external audits with accredited bodies and support where necessary closure of actions
• Collate data, develop and deliver reports and represent the HSQE Team in meetings

Skills

HSQE experience

Health & safety

Auditing

Communication skills

Regulatory liaison

Lead by example

Education

Level 3 Health & Safety

Level 6 Health & Safety (preferred)

Higher qualification in relevant discipline

Internal Audit qualification

Lead Auditor qualification (optional)

Chartered membership of a professional body

Tools

FORS Auditor experience

Job description

Location: Lowton, GB, WN7 3PT Glasgow, GB, g31 3ht Motherwell, GB, ML1 5GJ Edinburgh, GB, eh11 4dg

Type of Employment: Full-time

Career Level: Professional

Job Family: Environmental Protection, Health & Safety

Date posted: 3 Sept 2026

HSE Advisor

HSQE Advisor: North Region

Uniting What’s Next In Traffic.

At Yunex Traffic, we launch cities into the future with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions, making mobility safer, more efficient and more sustainable for all.

Our Commitment:

At Yunex Traffic, the uniqueness of our people is our strength. Our people are at the heart of what we do and every voice, perspective and contribution is valued. The future of mobility needs people who think down different tracks and we empower our people to transform cities all over the world. Join us and make a difference too. If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it. At Yunex Traffic, we recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation. To ensure an inclusive recruitment experience for everyone, if you need any reasonable adjustments or support at any stage of the process, please contact us at [e-mail] so we can work together to meet your needs. For more information on the recruitment process, please visit our Recruitment Journey page on our website.

Do you want to make a difference with the work you do? Join us as an HSQE Advisor.

Successful candidate will come from a background as a Health and safety advisor or Environment Advisor or Quality Advisor all previous roles will be considered. You will be based and live in Northern England or Central Scotland, supporting the Regional Yunex management team and wider HSQE team both locally and nationally. As HSQE Advisor you will maintain and continue to develop the close relationship with key internal customers across the Yunex operational functions, sharing best practise and demonstrating a proactive approach towards continuous improvement. You will champion, facilitate and support effective and proportionate management of health, safety and environmental risk. If you enjoy providing advice, can proactively support and collaborate with employees at all levels and facilitate their professional development, and ensure sustainability and effectiveness of the function, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Support and facilitate effective and proportionate management of HSQE across our North Region, which includes service centre at Leigh, Normanton, Belfast (NI), as well as Central and Northern Scotland.
• There will be the need for regular travel across the region which may require overnight stay to manage driving risk.
• Developing positive and proactive business relationships with all stakeholders
• Provide technical advice, coaching, training, and support delivery of risk management programmes
• Collate information to monitor delivery against agreed KPIs and facilitate continual improvement
• Develop risk assessments and work instructions, monitor implementation, identify areas for improvement
• Support accident, incident and near miss investigations, including RCA work and corrective actions
• Where necessary liaise with regulatory bodies
• Support procurement with the Onboarding/validation of new service providers
• Assist in the maintenance of ISO, NHSS Sector 8 and where applicable FORS (Fleet Operators Recognition Scheme) accreditation
• Complete HSQE internal audits across region to support governance.
• Attendance of external audits with accredited bodies and support where necessary closure of actions
• Collate data, develop and deliver reports and represent the HSQE Team in meetings

Qualifications & Experience

• Recent and demonstrable experience as a HSQE Advisor
• Level 3 qualification in health and safety (essential)
• Level 6 qualification in health and safety (preferred)
• Second “higher” level qualification in relevant discipline (i.e. : - science, engineering, quality)
• Qualification in Internal Audit and ideally Lead Auditor qualification (not essential)
• Membership of an appropriate professional body
• Ability and experience acting as a role model with excellent communication skills
• Experience of being a subject matter expert, with ability to provide specialist advice and support
• Ideally Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) Auditor experience
• Chartered membership of an appropriate professional body (desirable)

We offer

• Competitive base salary plus annual bonus
• Company Car
• 26 days holiday (rising to 29 with service
• 37.5-hour working week,
• Excellent pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• Flexible benefits tailored to your needs
• Ongoing training and development, including support for professional memberships

About Us

We are a global leader in intelligent transport systems with more than 3,500 passionate employees who pioneer, develop, create, install and maintain innovative road traffic and mobility solutions all over the world. We make our roads smarter, safer and greener. The work we do enables cities, highways authorities and infrastructure operators to create a new world of mobility and makes cities more livable for everyone. Our solutions range from traffic lights, tolling solutions and tunnel management to software, AI applications and the intelligent networking of all road users. Become a Traffic Transformer and help us to continue transforming towns and cities all over the world.

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