Senior Health and Safety Consultant

Irwin & Colton Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK consultancy as a Senior Health & Safety Consultant. This role offers the opportunity to lead projects, assess risks for diverse clients, and contribute to innovative health and safety solutions. With a focus on career development, you will play an integral part in the direction of the business.

Qualifications

• Proven health and safety consultancy or corporate experience required.
• Experience with Fire safety qualifications will be beneficial.
• Chartered IOSH Member status or working towards it is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Leading project delivery and assessing health and safety risks.
• Developing proposals and maintaining client relationships.
• Training and motivating other health and safety consultants.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Technical knowledge in health and safety

Project delivery management

Education

Degree or diploma in health and safety

Job description

Senior Health & Safety Consultant - Leading UK Consultancy
Location: Based in the Midlands / Northern Home Counties
Salary: Circa £60,000 plus car allowance and benefits

We've been engaged by one of the UK's leading and most well-respected consulting companies to recruit a new Health & Safety Consultant. Their clients range from multinational healthcare, construction and technology leaders to global corporate companies. The services provided range from full health and safety strategy, to designing and implementing audit programs and acting as expert witnesses.

The Responsibilities of the Senior Health & Safety Consultant will include:

• Working with a range of clients; leading project delivery, accurately assessing health and safety risks and strategy, and working with clients to deliver solutions
• Assessing the needs of prospective clients and developing proposals and agreements for new work
• Maintaining and continually developing strong relationships with clients to truly understand their requirements and be in a position to create innovative solutions
• Leading and motivating other experienced Health and Safety Consultants, helping to train, develop and improve performance
• Creating a collaborative culture internally, sharing best practice and ideas, seeking opportunities for improvement and innovation

The Successful Senior Health & Safety Consultant will have:

• Proven health and safety consultancy or corporate experience (former HSE Inspector would be beneficial)
• Degree or diploma (or equivalent) in health and safety (ideally a Chartered IOSH Member or working towards as a minimum)
• Strong Fire experience/qualifications will be beneficial
• Proven communications skills with experience of engaging with a range of stakeholders
• A strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety and a good knowledge of enforcement practice and legislation
• A commitment to high professional, quality and ethical standards

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established consultancy in a senior position and play an important role in the growth and direction of the business. There is a very clear opportunity for career development and the rewards that would come with this role. For more details and to apply contact Matthew Cathcart on or 01923 432 636

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company based in the Southeast of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health, and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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