Occupational Health & Safety Advisor

px Group; Thornaby-on-Tees; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Eye test subsidy

Online discount site

Long service awards

ELITE Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits package

Onsite parking

Job summary

px Group is seeking an Occupational Health and Safety Advisor to foster positive safety practices and behaviours across sites. The role offers supportive on-the-job training, mentorship, and regular development reviews to enhance safety contributions and competence.

You will collaborate with employees, contractors and visitors to promote safety culture and provide expert H&S guidance, training and compliance support.

Qualifications

• Hazardous-industry experience and strong safety advisory skills are essential.
• Experience with permit-to-work and lock-out/tag-out systems is required.
• Proven ability to work in high-hazard environments and contribute to safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to promote a positive safety culture across sites.
• Provide expert Health & Safety guidance, training, and compliance with procedures and legislation.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and safety tours with focus on Life Saving Rules and corrective actions.
• Undertake site visits to support operations, investigations and improvements.
• Lead accident and incident investigations, prepare reports and ensure corrective actions.
• Produce Health & Safety communications and liaise with occupational health providers.

Skills

Hazardous industry experience

Permit to work

Lockout/Tagout

Safety advisory experience

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level 3

Job description

Occupational Health & Safety Advisor

Application Deadline: 24 November 2026

Department: SHEQ

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stockton on Tees

Reporting To: Safety and Wellbeing Manager

Description

Our Business

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com

Our Head Office is based in Stockton-on-Tees and is home to our administrative support teams, engineering & maintenance support team & energy services teams. The Offices are located on the river Tees with close access to walks, shops and restaurants.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for an Occupational Health and Safety Advisor.

The Occupational Health and Safety Advisor will foster and advocate for positive safety practices and behaviours, while offering supportive and constructive feedback as needed.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with employees, customers, contractors, and visitors to promote the px Beyond Zero Charter and maintain a positive safety culture across all sites.


• Provide expert Health & Safety advice, guidance, and training to employees and contractors, ensuring compliance with company procedures, legislation, and regulatory changes.


• Conduct and support internal and external audits, inspections, assessments, and safety tours, with particular focus on Life Saving Rules, occupational safety, action tracking, and close-out.


• Undertake site visits across the px portfolio to support operations, outages, investigations, meetings, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Lead accident and incident investigations, prepare reports, communicate findings, and ensure corrective actions and recommendations are implemented and completed.


• Produce Health & Safety communications and reports, represent the ESWA team at internal and external forums, contribute to departmental objectives, and liaise with occupational health providers to support workforce wellbeing.

Minimum Requirements

The job holder will have;

• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level 3 qualification


• Experience in a high-hazard industrial industry such as energy, oil & gas, or hydrocarbon processing.


• Exposure and awareness of permit to work and lock out tag out systems.


• Strong experience working as a health and safety advisor/ officer/ consultant in a high-hazard setting.


• Experience in successfully working in and contributing to a workplace team environment.

Advantageous

• BOHS - Basic Principals in Occupational Hygiene M200 (formerly W201)


• BOHS - P304 - COSHH Fundamentals of Risk Assessment and Control


• BOHS - M507 - Health Effects of Hazardous Substances


• BOHS - M503 - Noise: Measurement and Its Effects


• Desirable Cert/DipOH (Certificate in Operational Occupational Hygiene)


• NEBOSH Diploma


• NEBOSH PSM

What you will receive from us

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• Contribution towards eye test and glasses


• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount


• Long Service Awards


• Employee recognition scheme - ELITE Awards


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Flexible Benefits Package


• Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.