HSE & Construction Site Safety Advisor

OCS; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

OCS UK & Ireland is recruiting a Health & Safety professional to provide expert HSQE guidance on data centre projects. You will enforce CDM compliance, develop safety plans, and monitor site welfare and regulatory duties across multiple contracts.

Ideal candidates hold NEBOSH General Certificate, strong MS Office/SharePoint skills, and a track record of safe, collaborative delivery in construction environments.

Qualifications

• Qualified to NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety as a minimum.
• Knowledge of HSQE systems and ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001).
• Excellent written and verbal communication; discretion and diplomacy.
• Ability to build strong relationships across internal, client and supplier teams.
• Proven problem-solving skills to resolve complex safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HSQE knowledge to enable CDM compliance on design-build-maintain projects.
• Develop and monitor health and safety plans across data centre works.
• Complete regular compliance evaluations, audits and reporting outputs.
• Support subcontractors to meet site HSQE requirements and welfare provisions.
• Assist in maintaining ISO accreditations and producing performance reports.

Skills

Health and Safety expertise

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

About The Role

Days of working: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00

Role Overview: To provide expert technical knowledge across our Data Centre Account with regards to minor and major projects enabling Managers and Project Managers to comply with all aspects of Health and Safety primarily relating to design - build – manage – maintain in construction.

Key tasks & responsibilities

• Provide expert technical knowledge to Managers to enable compliance of all aspects of Health and Safety primarily relating to design - build – manage – maintain in construction. Project values range from £100 - £25 million.
• Monitor, report and support project managers and managers to ensure full compliance is met with relating to client and designer duties under the CDM2015 regulations.
• Be aware of the building regulations and the appropriate competencies of PD/PC
• Support Site Team in the development of the construction phase plans prior to construction commencement.
• Complete regular Health and Safety compliance evaluations, inspections and audits – record outputs and liaise with site management to ensure actions are completed.
• Support project managers and managers to ensure construction sites are established and welfare provisions are compliant with all current regulations and standards.
• Support the investigation of accidents, incidents and near miss events and share lessons learned.
• Support the continued accreditation to ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 internally and externally
• Produce regular reports from data metrics for Health, Safety, Quality, Environment and Wellbeing performance, to both internal and external audience.
• Support for subcontractor’s compliance, and ensuring they comply with site HSQE requirements.
• Support the management of the delivery of contract deliverables.
• Develop, maintain, and improve collaborative working relationships with the client HSEQ&W representatives to ensure mutual trust and respect based on superior service delivery.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified to NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety as a minimum.
• Knowledge of HSQE systems and processes that meet the requirements of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, able to be empathetic and understanding, approaching sensitive subjects with discretion, tact and diplomacy.
• Able to establish effective and positive relationships with a wide variety of internal, customer and supplier audiences at all levels and across different operational disciplines.
• The ability to deal positively with the resolution of customer problems is essential.
• Must have proven knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and an understanding of SharePoint.
• Have good interpersonal, team working, decision-making and communication skills.

About The Company

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn.

We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve.

Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

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Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App!

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.