Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

Persimmon Homes; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the construction industry as a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor. You will play a vital role in ensuring health, safety, and environmental standards are met across the region, benefiting from a supportive environment focused on your career growth. This position offers competitive salary, company car, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company Car or Car Allowance

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational skills to manage time and meet targets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for reporting.
• Awareness of key HS&E workplace hazards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enforce HS&E plans across the region.
• Conduct site inspections and ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Produce management reports on non-compliance and hazards.

Skills

Organisational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Understanding of HS&E hazards

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Health and Safety

Member of IOSH (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

Location: Suffolk, IP6

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, We Don’t Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor, You’ll Benefit From:

• Competitive salary
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

The purpose of the role is to ensure that health, safety, and environment (HS&E) standards are met throughout the company.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, prepare, review, and enforce HS&E plans across the region to ensure safe and compliant operation of the region.
• Identify, risk assess, and report potential hazards and non-compliance issues during site visits, working with site management teams to ensure corrective action is taken and escalated where appropriate to maintain company safety standards.
• Produce accurate and timely management reports and management information, such as non-compliance figures, potential hazards, and further escalations to enable management teams to deliver a safety-first approach.
• Regularly inspect construction activity on site, meeting company targets, ensuring compliance with the Group HS&E Policy and overarching HS&E legislation. Including periodic out-of-hours inspections to ensure safe and compliant operation of the region.
• Carry out incident-led investigations and report applicable incidents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under RIDDOR to ensure adherence to Government regulations.
• Manage and monitor contractors’ performance against their Risk Assessment and Method Statements to ensure HS&E risks are minimized.
• Effectively communicate with Regulatory Enforcement Agencies such as the HSE, Local Authority, and Environment Agency, maintaining good relationships.
• Provide HS&E advice, information, and training to the business to ensure up-to-date HS&E standards are maintained, including regular HS&E meetings that are undertaken and recorded.
• Manage referrals through the safety concerns line, ensuring corrective actions are taken to uphold customer focus and social impact values.
• Develop strong, effective, and trusted working relationships, where collaboration and communication are key to promoting a safe working environment.

What experience do I need?

• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage own time to meet targets and deadlines.
• Strong verbal communication skills, capable of developing relationships across all levels of the business, from site teams to senior management.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate reports and maintain reporting systems.
• A good understanding of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Awareness of key HS&E workplace hazards.
• A NEBOSH National General Certificate in Health and Safety.
• Member of IOSH is desirable but not essential.

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