Senior Health & Safety Leader – Infra Projects, Scotland

Principal People Recruitment; Dumfries; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Private Pension Scheme

Private medical insurance

28 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Enhanced family leave

Progression opportunities throughout

Additional benefits

Job summary

Principal People Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Health and Safety Advisor to oversee multiple infrastructure projects across Scotland. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on site presence, reporting to the health and safety manager and deputising as required.

You will lead a small team of safety advisers, drive the safety agenda across projects, and use data to identify trends and improvements while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven Senior H&S Advisor experience.
• Essential: line management experience with the ability to lead and develop a team.
• Strong construction, infrastructure or utilities experience, ideally water, gas, energy, civils or large scale construction.
• The confidence to challenge managers and senior stakeholders and influence change.
• Strong practical knowledge of construction risks including deep excavation, groundworks, drainage, underground services, lifting operations, plant, confined spaces, work at height and heavy equipment installation.
• The ability to operate strategically while remaining credible and comfortable on site.
• NEBOSH or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team of advisors.
• Provide visible health and safety leadership across live infrastructure projects.
• Conduct audits, investigations, site inspections and RAMS reviews.
• Use health and safety performance data to identify trends and drive improvement.
• Challenge operational teams and senior stakeholders where required.
• Support the wider Health and Safety strategy and build strong client relationships.
• Maintain a visible presence across the project portfolio.

Skills

Team leadership

Line management

Construction HSE

Risk assessment

Stakeholder influence

Education

NEBOSH qualification

Job description

Principal People Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Health and Safety Advisor to oversee multiple infrastructure projects across Scotland. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on site presence, reporting to the health and safety manager and deputising as required.

You will lead a small team of safety advisers, drive the safety agenda across projects, and use data to identify trends and improvements while maintaining strong client relationships.