Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Anglian Water Services; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A water utility company in the UK seeks a Senior Health & Safety Advisor to lead the Safety Advisor team and ensure safety performance across the organization. The role requires a NEBOSH Diploma, management experience, and strong communication skills. Competitive salary and extensive benefits are provided, alongside opportunities for professional development in a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private health care

Annual bonus scheme

26 days leave plus Bank Holidays

Life Cover at 8x your salary

Excellent family friendly policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience in team leadership and management.
• Ability to have challenging conversations and maintain positive stakeholder relationships under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the Safety Advisor team within your business unit.
• Set objectives and monitor progress for all team members.
• Develop and implement development plans for team members.
• Identify trends in safety performance and near-miss data.

Skills

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

Team leadership and management experience

Excellent communication skills

Advanced computer skills (PowerPoint, Excel)

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Professional membership (Tech IOSH/MIOSH or Grad IOSH)

Job description

Overview

Circa £53,000 depending on skills and experience per annum + Cash for Cars 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.

Responsibilities

• 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/MIOSH or Grad IOSH).
• 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.

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Personal private health care
• Annual bonus scheme
• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

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: 19th September 2025

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