Interim Health & Safety Advisor

Principal People; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

Principal People are supporting a large, complex organisation in Chester with the appointment of an Interim Health & Safety Advisor to provide additional resource while the organisation reviews the longer-term structure of its Health & Safety function.

The role is a three-day-per-week interim contract based in Chester, with flexible on-site and remote working options. NEBOSH General Certificate is required, and you will lead training, audits and system improvements.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent Level 3) is the minimum.
• Experience as a health & safety generalist in varied environments.
• Ability to design and deliver training, run audits and inspections.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver risk assessment training for managers.
• Support training on contractor management, stress awareness and H&S responsibilities.
• Conduct H&S audits and workplace inspections.
• Provide practical H&S advice across a varied organisation.
• Assist in implementing a managers' handbook rollout.
• Help improve systems using MS Forms and SharePoint.
• Provide additional day-to-day H&S capacity to Head of H&S.

Skills

Risk assessment

Audits & inspections

Training delivery

Contractor management

Fire safety awareness

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Level 3 H&S qualification

Tools

Microsoft Forms

SharePoint

Job description

Chester | 3 days per week | Initial 3-6 month assignment | £280 - £320 per day | Outside IR35 anticipated

If you are an experienced Health & Safety professional looking for an interim assignment that offers genuine flexibility and the opportunity to make a visible difference, this could be worth a conversation.

Principal People are supporting a large, complex organisation in Chester with the appointment of an Interim Health & Safety Advisor to provide additional resource while the organisation reviews the longer-term structure of its Health & Safety function.

Why might this assignment appeal?

Flexibility that actually works for an interim.

The requirement is expected to be around three days per week, making it particularly suitable for an established contractor looking to complement another assignment or someone who simply doesn't want a five-day commitment.

There is flexibility around working patterns. The preference initially would be to spend time on site alongside the Head of Health & Safety, particularly while getting to know the organisation, with scope for some project and development work to be completed remotely.

A role where you can leave something better than you found it.

This isn't simply a gap-fill position where you will be asked to maintain the status quo.

The Health & Safety function is going through a period of change and improvement, and the successful contractor will be given ownership of tangible pieces of work. This includes developing and delivering training, completing audits and inspections, supporting managers and helping move existing Health & Safety processes away from heavily paper-based systems towards more effective digital solutions.

What will you be doing?

The exact workload will be shaped around the successful person's strengths, but likely projects include:

• Developing and delivering risk assessment training for managers


• Supporting training around contractor management, stress awareness and managers' Health & Safety responsibilities


• Helping undertake a training needs analysis


• Carrying out general Health & Safety audits and workplace inspections


• Providing practical Health & Safety advice across a varied organisation


• Supporting the introduction and rollout of a recently developed managers' handbook


• Helping improve systems and processes, potentially using tools such as Microsoft Forms and SharePoint


• Providing additional day-to-day Health & Safety capacity to the Head of Health & Safety

The environment itself is varied. It includes estates and facilities, contractors, catering, academic faculties, workshops and specialist teaching activities, so this should suit someone who enjoys being a broad Health & Safety generalist rather than operating within one narrow specialism.

What are they looking for?

The client is deliberately open-minded about sector background.

Higher Education experience would be useful, but it isn't the priority. The focus is on finding an experienced, adaptable Health & Safety professional who can come into a new environment, understand what needs doing quickly and get on with it.

You will need a NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Level 3 Health & Safety qualification as a minimum. Some knowledge or experience of fire safety would be beneficial, but isn't the main reason someone will be selected. Discuss interim H&S position

The permanent job description covers a much broader remit including risk assessment, investigations, auditing, contractor safety and work across a diverse university environment. However, for this interim assignment the requirement is much more focused on providing an experienced, reliable extra p