Occupational Safety Advisor

SSEN Transmission; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Flexible first options

Hybrid work model (50% in office)

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is seeking a safety-focused professional to provide proactive occupational health and safety guidance across its onshore projects in Scotland. You will work with project teams, ensuring compliance with UK health and safety legislation and CDM requirements while promoting a safe, healthy working environment.

The role is a 10‑month fixed-term contract based in Scotland, with a requirement to spend 50% of the week in the office at Perth or Glasgow.

Qualifications

• Graduate safety qualification with proven safety/risk management experience.
• IOSH membership preferred.
• Strong stakeholder management across cross-business teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive health, safety and SHW guidance to stakeholders.
• Advise on CDM and Safe Systems of Work for projects.
• Support incident reporting, risk assessment and continuous safety improvements.
• Develop relationships and promote SSEN Transmission safety culture.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Risk assessment

CDM knowledge

Driving licence

Education

Graduate safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH Diploma)

IOSH membership (preferred)

Job description

Base Location:

For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office -Perth or Glasgow.

Salary:

£51,600 - £77,400 + car allowance + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

Working Pattern:

Fixed Term Contract (10 months) | Full Time |Flexible Firstoptions available

The role

At SSE, safety is our number one value. We live by our licence: if it's not safe, we don't do it. We focus on ensuring that we have no injuries or major environmental incidents, and that people are healthy and happy at work. Reporting to the Regional Health and Safety Manager, you'll provide proactive and pragmatic occupational health and safety guidance to various stakeholders throughout SSEN Transmission.

This is a 10 month Secondment opportunity.

You will

• Support effective risk mitigation by raising awareness, promoting practical occupational safety understanding, and helping colleagues manage everyday workplace health and safety risks through proportionate, consistently applied controls.
• Provide proactive, pragmatic SHW and CDM advice, engagement and guidance to Transmission Onshore Capital Delivery project teams and supporting directorates, helping them meet UK health and safety legislation, internal procedures and construction-phase requirements.
• Assist those appointed as Client, Principal Designer and Designer to comply with CDM and Safe Systems of Work procedures, while supporting safe, healthy ways of working across SSEN Transmission projects and sites.
• Complete assurance activities, support effective incident reporting and management, monitor health and safety performance, and contribute to continuous improvement focused on positive outcomes and a healthy, happy and safe workplace.
• Develop trusted stakeholder relationships, promote our Safety Licence - if it’s not safe, we don’t do it - and contribute to the development, improvement and application of the Transmission SHW Management System through collaboration, training and information sharing across SSEN Transmission and SSE Group.

You have

• A graduate qualification in Occupational Safety (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) with proven experience in safety and risk management. Membership of IOSH (or equivalent organisation) is also preferred.
• Professional stakeholder management skills to ensure cross-business collaboration and the ability to build a high-performing, commercially focused and customer-focused safety culture.
• Detailed knowledge of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, including demonstrable experience in the application of ALARP.
• Excellent communication skills with a natural ability for building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholder levels.
• Experience in applying SHW requirements and CDM Regulations across construction projects, preferably during the construction phase and across multiple projects.
• A full UK driving licence with the flexibility to travel to our various SSEN sites and projects.

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to be restless every day until we make electricity clean, affordable and available for all.

We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. This includes electricity transmission and distribution networks, onshore and offshore wind farms, hydro-electric power and flexible thermal generation. We also provide products and services for businesses and other customers.

Our investment plan will see SSE invest £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport electricity from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all - we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown power for the future and building the infrastructure needed for a cleaner electricity system to create secure power for generations to come.

Flexible Benefits To Fit Your Life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Stephanie at [e-mail] or on 01738 342963 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.