HSE Advisor - Property Services

SNG (Sovereign Network Group); Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Sovereign Network Group (SNG) is seeking an HSE Advisor to cover Basingstoke and surrounding areas. You will promote a strong safety culture, provide expert advice on HSE matters, and support stakeholders in interpreting regulatory standards.

Travel across the operating area is required, with a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle. Key responsibilities include coaching, field safety visits, incident investigations, and delivering HSE inductions to align with SNG's ESaW vision.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience providing expert health and safety advice within housing or construction.
• Track record reviewing and developing HSE policies, procedures and best practices.
• Confidence in classifying incidents and leading investigations to root cause.
• Creative thinking to develop engaging safety training and workshops.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders, building trusted relationships.
• Comfortable prioritising workloads with accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Build strong professional relationships with key stakeholders across Property Services, delivering subject matter expertise on HSE.
• Provide competent coaching, advice, and guidance to drive continuous improvement.
• Coach and promote visible safety leadership and lead initiatives to establish a strong safety mindset.
• Conduct safety visits to offices, residential properties and development sites, guiding frontline colleagues and managers.
• Provide support and expert advice on occupational health hazards and field monitoring within localities region.
• Promote good environmental operational awareness and working practices within the organisation.
• Engage with stakeholders to explain policies, procedures, and HSE documents for clear application.
• Lead, support, and guide the incident management process with root cause analysis for continual improvements.
• Deliver HSE induction training to engage new colleagues in SNG's ESaW vision.

Skills

Occupational health and safety advice

Policy development & review

Incident investigation

Safety training & workshops

Stakeholder engagement

Workload prioritisation & attention to

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

NEBOSH Construction Certificate (beneficial)

Job description

We have an opportunity for a HSE Advisor to join our team covering Basingstoke and surrounding areas. This role has some travel required across our operating area both in your local region and occasionally further afield in our geography for team meetings. You should have a full driving licence with access to your own vehicle and be happy to travel.

About Sovereign Network Group (SNG)

SNG provides over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England - our purpose, to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.

The Role:

The role will inspire and influence SNG leaders and colleagues towards SNG's vision of Everyone, Safe and Well (ES&W) and supporting strategy. Generate, promote and help embed a strong safety culture, providing professional, unbiased practical, accurate and clear advice to the business. The role will guide and support stakeholders in interpreting and applying relevant HSE regulatory and organisational standards as required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build strong professional working relationships with key stakeholders across Property Services, delivering subject matter expertise on HSE
• Provide competent expert coaching, advice, and guidance, working in collaboration to drive continuous improvement
• Coach and promote visible safety leadership, harnessing the core and latest concepts in safety management & safety science; lead and implement initiatives to establish a strong safety mindset
• Conduct safety visits in the field including offices, residential properties and development sites, providing guidance to front line colleagues and Managers, leading by example and recommending good practice and areas for improvement
• Provide support and expert advice to internal stakeholders across a variety of occupational Health hazards and conduct in field monitoring within localities region
• Promote good environmental operational awareness and working practices within the organisation
• Engage with stakeholders to explain applicable policies, procedures, and other HSE documents to key stakeholders, ensuring thorough understanding and clarity of application
• Lead, support, and guide the incident management process, providing technical expertise in reporting and root cause analysis, identifying systemic learnings, and preventative measures for continuous improvements
• Deliver HSE induction training to engage new colleagues in SNG's ESaW vision

What we need from you:

You should have demonstrable experience as a health and safety advisor, with a relevant qualification such as the NEBOSH General Certificate. Any experience or qualifications in housing or construction, such as NEBOSH Construction would be beneficial but not essential.

You'll also have:

• Significant experience providing expert occupational health and safety advice within the property or construction industry
• A track record in reviewing and developing health and safety policies, procedures and recommending best practices
• Confidence in classifying incidents and leading incident investigations
• Creative thinking to develop engaging safety training and workshops
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders, building positive and trusted relationships
• Comfortable prioritising workloads and working with accuracy and attention to detail