SHW Advisor – Highways & Night-Works Specialist

Carrington West; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Carrington West is seeking an experienced SHW Advisor to support live highways and civil engineering sites across the South West, with a focus on night works. The role is site-based and requires regular travel to sites around Bristol.

You will provide specialist safety, health and wellbeing advice, ensure compliance with ISO standards, and help embed safe working practices across projects, reporting on SHW performance and investigations.

Qualifications

• Experience of highways night works.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent.
• Tech IOSH membership.
• Appropriate CSCS card.
• Experience working within civil engineering or construction.
• Strong knowledge of SHW management systems and current best practice.
• Experience undertaking incident investigations, audits and reporting.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide SHW advice, guidance and assurance across operational sites (highways, bridges, drainage, civil works).
• Support delivery of the SHW strategy across projects.
• Coach and challenge operational teams to embed best practice.
• Monitor SHW performance, identify trends and drive improvement.
• Lead accident and incident investigations and ensure lessons are implemented.
• Carry out audits, inspections and assurance reviews against ISO standards and RISQS.
• Attend project and client meetings on SHW matters.
• Contribute to safety communications, briefings and stand-downs.
• Provide SHW input during project planning and pre-delivery stages.

Skills

SHW advisory

Night-time works

Incident investigation

Audits and reporting

SHW management systems

Stakeholder meetings

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tech IOSH membership

CSCS card

Job description

Carrington West is seeking an experienced SHW Advisor to support live highways and civil engineering sites across the South West, with a focus on night works. The role is site-based and requires regular travel to sites around Bristol.

You will provide specialist safety, health and wellbeing advice, ensure compliance with ISO standards, and help embed safe working practices across projects, reporting on SHW performance and investigations.