Senior Health And Safety Advisor

Anglian Water Services; Norwich; Híbrido; GBP 45 000 - 61 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Private health care

Pension plan

26 days annual leave

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Resumo da oferta

Anglian Water Services is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Advisor to lead the Safety Advisor team and drive safety performance across sites. You will oversee investigations, identify trends, and implement improvements in collaboration with frontline managers.

The role emphasizes people leadership, development, and performance management within a growing safety function. The position supports hybrid working with a typical mix of onsite and site-based work across the Anglian Water region, and

Qualificações

• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum required.
• Proven experience leading and managing teams.
• Flexible in responding to changing workload and customer needs.
• Strong stakeholder relationships under pressure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Line manage the Safety Advisor team within your business unit.
• Set objectives and monitor progress for all team members.
• Ensure performance processes, including regular team meetings, performance reviews, and one-to-ones, are in place.
• Develop and implement development plans for team members.
• Identify trends in safety performance and near-miss data.
• Review business unit performance and provide feedback for improvement.
• Support operational standdowns and training of front-line managers.
• Ensure active management, safety audits, and inspections are carried out.
• Implement immediate mitigation controls in the event of serious incidents.
• Support your team in incident investigations and ensure accurate classification of incidents.

Conhecimentos

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Adaptability

Formação académica

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum

Ferramentas

PowerPoint

Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Circa £53,000 depending on skills and experience per annum + Car Allowance

Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent

Location: Based location - one of our sites across the Anglian Water Region

Anglian Water embraces a flexible working approach. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, with an average of 3 days per week being onsite across the Anglian Water region.

Make every drop of your potential count

Due to the growth of our Safety Team, we are seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join us and contribute to our mission of maintaining a safe and healthy work environment.

As a Senior Health & Safety Advisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day line management of the Safety Advisors and accountable for all aspects of people leadership, development, and performance management within your team. You will provide assurance on the quality of incident investigations, identify trends in incident data, and make recommendations to improve safety performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and make a significant impact on our health and safety culture. We offer a supportive work environment, opportunities for professional development, and a chance to be part of a company that values safety and wellbeing.

What you’ll be doing:

• Line manage the Safety Advisor team within your business unit.
• Set objectives and monitor progress for all team members.
• Ensure performance processes, including regular team meetings, performance reviews, and one-to-ones, are in place.
• Develop and implement development plans for team members.
• Identify trends in safety performance and near-miss data.
• Review business unit performance and provide feedback for improvement.
• Support operational standdowns and training of front-line managers.
• Ensure active management, safety audits, and inspections are carried out.
• Implement immediate mitigation controls in the event of serious incidents.
• Support your team in incident investigations and ensure accurate classification of incidents.

What does it take to be successful?

• Ideally NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
• Member of IOSH (Tech IOSH/Cert IOSH/CMIOSH).
• NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum.
• Proven experience in team leadership and management.
• Flexible in responding to customer needs and changing workload demands.
• Ability to have challenging conversations and maintain positive stakeholder relationships under pressure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills, particularly in PowerPoint and Excel.

Why Anglian Water?

Anglian Water is not your typical water company. What we do really matters. Water is the lifeblood of our world and we’re proud of the difference we make. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly love what we do!

If you’re passionate about what you do and would like to make a difference then we’d love to hear from you.

We invest in our people - as a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Generous double match pension – contribute 7% and Anglian Water will contribute 14%, giving a total contribution of 21%
• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household
• 26 days annual leave – rising with length of service and the ability to buy more
• Life assurance (up to 8 x salary)
• Personal accident cover (up to 5 x salary)
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paid paternity / partner leave. Opportunity for shared parental pay
• Bonus scheme
• Flexible benefits and working culture to support your wellbeing and lifestyle.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing date: 30th October 2026

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