HSEQ Advisor

Avove Ireland; Newry; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities infrastructure company is seeking a qualified HSEQ professional in Newry to implement health and safety strategies. The role involves providing expert advice, driving quality performance, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates must have NEBOSH Construction qualifications and a strong understanding of local safety legislation. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including a company pension and flexible options.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company car/car allowance

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan

Avove Discount Scheme

Family friendly policies

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program

Volunteering days and charity matched giving

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of ISO standards and experience in Mechanical & Electrical construction.
• Confident in auditing and inspections with a good understanding of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive continual improvement in safety culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HSEQ advice and support to ensure compliance.
• Drive continual improvement through inspections and monitoring.
• Investigate incidents and recommend corrective actions.
• Deliver training on HSEQ processes and risk assessments.
• Prepare reports and support external audits.

Skills

NEBOSH Construction qualification

Knowledge of ISO 45001

Experience in Mechanical & Electrical construction

Understanding of Northern Ireland health and safety legislation

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and proactive approach

Education

NEBOSH Construction qualification

Job description

About the role

This role will report to the Head of HSEQ, supporting Avove Ireland in implementing health, safety, and environmental strategies at the local level while ensuring alignment with departmental and group-wide objectives. You will support the account team in setting up positive quality regimes that achieve maximum customer satisfaction. This is a full-time permanent role and will be based at our Newry office with regular attendance to sites along with working from home typically one day a week.

What will your day look like

• Provide expert HSEQ advice and support to managers, supervisors, and operatives, ensuring compliance with company, legal, and client requirements.
• Drive continual improvement and positive quality performance through inspections, audits, KPI monitoring, and targeted initiatives aligned with ISO 9001.
• Investigate incidents, non-conformances, and root causes, recommending corrective actions to prevent recurrence and improve safety culture.
• Maintain effective communication with clients, project teams, and suppliers to ensure consistent HSEQ standards across all operations.
• Deliver training, guidance, and support on HSEQ processes, quality plans, risk assessments, and safe working practices.
• Prepare reports, analyse performance data, and support external audits, tenders, and prequalification processes.

About you

You will be a NEBOSH Construction qualified HSEQ professional with strong knowledge of ISO, and 45001, and experience in Mechanical & Electrical construction or civils. Confident in auditing and inspections, you understand Northern Ireland health and safety legislation, including the H&S Work Order NI, CDM Regulations 2016 NI, and RIDDOR, and how it differs from the rest of the UK. Ideally, you will have utility sector experience, familiarity with Construction Line portals and management systems, and knowledge of Safety Culture or similar reporting tools. With excellent communication, interpersonal, and management skills, strong attention to detail, and an analytical, proactive approach, you will influence stakeholders and drive continual improvement.

What’s in it for you

We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience. But that’s not all! We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company car/car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private GP Helpline & Health Cash Plan
• Avove Discount Scheme
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising

About us

We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water.

What next

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process. If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.