Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Anglian Water; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector seeks a Senior Health & Safety Advisor to manage their Safety Advisors and enhance safety performance across their operations. This full-time role allows for hybrid working and offers competitive benefits, including private healthcare and generous leave policies. Successful candidates should possess relevant NEBOSH qualifications and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

26 days leave + Bank Holidays

Life Cover at 8x salary

Flexible benefits to support wellbeing

Discounts on mobile contracts and cinema tickets

Free parking at all offices

Excellent family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership and management required.
• Ability to handle challenging conversations effectively.
• Flexibility to respond to customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the Safety Advisor team and set objectives.
• Identify trends in safety performance and provide feedback.
• Conduct safety audits and manage incident investigations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Education

NEBOSH Diploma

NEBOSH Certificate

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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.

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/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: 8th July 2025

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