HSEQ Advisor

Network Plus; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Plus is seeking an experienced HSEQ Advisor to support one regional contract under the HSEQ Lead, promoting compliance and ensuring staff are informed of findings while maintaining document control and system compliance.

Responsibilities include audits, inductions, incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and driving close-out of corrective actions. You will liaise with clients and work with the on-site teams to improve safety practices.

Qualifications

• H&S qualification such as NEBOSH Certificate/ NEBOSH Construction or equivalent.
• IOSH Membership
• Underground (UG) operations experience
• Proven experience in Distribution Network Operator (DNO) environments
• Site-based audits and inspections capable
• Lead incident investigations with root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Hands-on, willing to engage with operational teams on sites
• CDM regulations experience in utility/power infrastructure
• Full UK Driving Licence

Responsibilities

• Maintain safety and compliance standards and address issues immediately
• Support operational inductions
• Verify inspections and close findings/nonconformances
• Investigate accidents and incidents and ensure proper reporting
• Report weekly and monthly on achievements and issues
• Drive corrective actions and interactions with client and auditors
• Engage with client and build strong relationships
• Support training and competency requirements on contracts

Skills

Audits & inspections

Incident investigations

Stakeholder liaison

CDM knowledge

Hands-on site experience

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

NEBOSH Construction

IOSH Membership

Job description

Description

As a HSEQ Advisor, you will be part of a central HSEQ Team with responsibility for one of our regional contracts reporting to the HSEQ Lead. You will be responsible for promoting compliance throughout the business and for escalating all issues identified. You will also be responsible for ensuring employees are made aware of issues raised and for promoting document control and system compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that safety and compliance standards are maintained, and any issues are ad-dressed immediately
• Support operational inductions
• Complete verification inspections – follow up on closure of findings/nonconformances
• Support the accident and incident investigations, and promote good quality reporting and closure
• Complete and encourage unsafe acts/conditions and positive intervention reporting
• Complete a weekly and monthly report on achievements and issues identified
• Communicate and drive an efficient close out of corrective actions raised by the Compliance
• Department and external auditors
• Compile Accident/Incident Stats for the contracts and attend client meetings
• Engage with the client to build strong relationships
• Work with the wider operational team to maintain strong relationships and improve processes/systems where possible
• Drive the correct and safe behaviours out on-site and within the office
• Support the contract on training and competency requirements, ensuring that the contracts are achieving the highest standards of training compliance
• Evolve within the business and be willing to learn more about the products / services that we provide.

Experience and Qualifications

• H&S qualification e.g. NEBOSH Certificate / NEBOSH Construction (or equivalent)
• IOSH Membership
• Electrically biased with demonstrable experience in both Underground (UG) operations.
• Proven experience working within Distribution Network Operator (DNO) environments.
• Confident in undertaking site-based audits and inspections independently and collaboratively.
• Capable of leading incident investigations, identifying root causes, and implementing effective corrective actions.
• Comfortable in a hands-on role, regularly engaging with operational teams and at-tending sites.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with site teams, contractors, and client representatives effectively.
• Able to support and influence operational delivery teams to maintain and improve HSEQ standards in a practical, supportive manner.
• Experience working under CDM regulations within a utility or power infrastructure environment is essential.
• Full UK Driving Licence

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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About Network Plus

Network Plus is an award-winning business delivering essential utility and infrastructure services for the UK’s major providers of gas, power, telecoms, transport, water, and wastewater.

We value the variety of experience, perspective, and other points of difference our workforce, clients, and supply chain offer.

We are actively working with colleagues across the Network Plus Group to develop an inclusive environment – we want all our employees to feel valued and included to enable everyone to thrive at work and understand the value of their contribution matters no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.