Senior Health and Safety Advisor

Laing O'Rourke; Carlton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Health and Safety Advisor to champion health, safety and wellbeing across complex, high-voltage projects at Kiln Lane, Suffolk. You will lead and coach teams, embedding inclusive safety practices and driving innovative safety solutions.

The role requires Level 4 qualification and professional body membership, with strong oversight of occupational health, environmental and risk management. Email [e-mail] for applications.

Qualifications

• Level 4 qualification minimum and membership of a relevant professional body.
• Strong technical knowledge in occupational health, environmental, and safety risk management.
• Exceptional coaching, influencing, and communication skills.
• A positive mindset with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead health, safety, and environmental excellence across projects.
• Coach operational teams to embed inclusive safety practices.
• Challenge the status quo and move toward meaningful engagement.
• Drive innovation and adopt cutting-edge safety solutions.
• Influence leadership and act as trusted advisor for compliance and cultural change.

Skills

Health and safety leadership

Coaching and mentoring

Influencing stakeholders

Communication skills

Continuous improvement mindset

Education

Level 4 qualification

Membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

Location: Kiln Lane, Suffolk

Joinus in shaping the future of the UK's energyinfrastructure!

Laing O'Rourke is delivering the Great Grid Upgrade Partnership

We're seeking a SeniorHealth&SafetyAdvisor to advise andchampionHealthandSafetyacross complex, high-voltage projects. You willfacilitateand coachoperationalteams onInclusionand Well-being. As SeniorHealthandSafetyAdvisor you will provide local advice andsupportmanagers and staff to fulfil theirhealthandsafetyresponsibilitiesdemanded by the business.

What You'll Do

• Leadand inspirehealth,safety, andenvironmentalexcellence across the projects
• Coach and mentoroperationalteams to embedinclusivesafetypractices.
• Challengethe status quo - move away frombureaucracyand towards meaningfulengagement.
• Driveinnovationand adopt cutting-edgesafetysolutions.
• Influence leadershipand act as atrustedadvisor for compliance and cultural change.

What We're Looking For

• Level 4qualificationminimum + membership of a relevantprofessionalbody.
• Strong technical knowledge inoccupationalhealth,environmental, andsafetyriskmanagement.
• Exceptional coaching, influencing, andcommunicationskills.
• A positive mindset with a passion forinnovationandcontinuousimprovement.

About UsLaing O'Rourke are aninternationalengineeringand construction company delivering state-of-the-artinfrastructureand buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East andAustralia. Certainty,reliability, quality - this is whatourclients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power ofourexperience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty forour clients. As part of theDisabilityConfidentscheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions anddisabilitiesthrough the 'Offer an interview scheme'. Thissupportsapplicants that meet the essentialcriteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process. We want to ensureourrecruitment process isaccessibleto all. If you need theapplicationform in analternativeformat or you would like to know more aboutourrecruitment process, please email [e-mail]