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A leading recruitment agency is seeking a proactive Construction Safety Advisor to support construction teams in the Thames Valley area. This hybrid role requires a minimum of three days on-site to ensure compliance with CDM regulations and promote high safety standards. The successful candidate will lead safety initiatives and investigations, ensuring effective health and safety practices across all projects. NEBOSH Construction qualification is mandatory, alongside extensive experience in UK CDM roles. Competitive salary up to £60,000 plus benefits offered.

Job Title: Construction Safety Advisor Location: Thames Valley area Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum plus additional benefits Organisation Type: Water/Utilities Contract Type: Permanent About the Role I am looking to speak with proactive and experienced Construction Safety Advisor to support the construction teams by ensuring compliance with CDM regulations, maintaining high standards of on site safety, and contributing to Human & Organisational Performance (HOP) initiatives. The successful candidate will be a key partner to project and design teams, bridging the gap between regulatory frameworks and practical site execution. Our client is looking for someone who is eager to make change and deliver excellent health and safety, and CDM procedures to all sites and projects involved in. They will be someone who wants to get stuck into projects and not just carry out your standard site visits and inspections. This is a hybrid role; you will be required to be on site or office a minimum of three days a week and the other days can be worked from home. Key Responsibilities Lead compliance with CDM2015: support design teams, coordinate pre construction info, check contractor competence, and handle notifications. Conduct design phase reviews and regular site inspections to identify hazards and apply effective controls. Develop and enforce site specific HSE policies, permit to work systems, and toolbox talk frameworks. Facilitate HOP informed workshops (e.g., "work as done" reviews, learning teams, after action reviews) to shift safety culture from blame to system focused learning. Partner with project teams to integrate safety into planning, ensuring systems anticipate human error and support frontline adaptability. Plan and deliver safety briefings, inductions, and multi disciplinary forums, inspired by HOP principles. Investigate incidents and near mises with root cause analysis grounded in HOP philosophies-viewing individuals as problem solvers, not problems. Maintain rigorous safety records-audit reports, risk assessments, inspection logs-aligned with CDM and UK safety standards. Person Specification NEBOSH Construction required (General considered with relevant experience). Extensive experience in UK CDM roles plus exposure to HOP style safety systems. Proven competence in audits, incident investigations, and digital safety tools. (e.g., Procore, ECO Portal) Comfortable leading investigations, root cause analysis driven by HOP principles. Capability to lead no blame reviews, learning focused after action assessments and guiding site teams on best practice. Carry out risk assessments, safety inspections, permit to work systems, toolbox talks, and emergency response planning If you are interested in finding out more, please apply or reach out to

Job Title: Health, Safety and Environmental Manager Location: South-East Salary: Up to 74,000 per annum plus additional benefits Organisation Type: House Builder/Developer Contract Type: Permanent About the Role: We are seeking a proactive and experienced Health, Safety and Environmental Manager to join our team at a well-established housing association based in the South-East. The business is a land-led housebuilder and developer with a vertically integrated model, with approximately 47% of operations are in-house, covering everything from land acquisition, planning, civil engineering, and timber frame manufacturing to drylining, joinery, and customer care. This integrated approach allows there to be an overall better control over quality, efficiency, and safety, which is different from other housebuilders. We are looking someone ideally based somewhere in the South-East, as this is where projects are as it stands. It will be a visible leadership role with regular site presence, but you also offer hybrid working. This is a critical second-in-command position, supporting the Group HSEQ Director. The right candidate will be someone with broad construction safety experience who can operate independently and have oversight over multiple branches of the business. Key Responsibilities: Oversight of H&S across multiple business units, including manufacturing sites Supporting live construction projects from pre-construction through handover- working closely with contract managers and key stakeholders Investigating incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions. Assisting with SSIP, ISO, and client compliance requirements. Managing advisors and ensuring consistent site safety practices (RAMS, daily activity briefings, toolbox talks, etc.). Person Specification: Seasoned HSE Manager with demonstrable experience in housebuilding or construction environments. NEBOSH Construction preferred (General considered with relevant experience). Strong understanding of CDM, principal contractor duties, and HSE regulations. Comfortable leading investigations and guiding site teams on best practice. Based in Kent or surrounding areas, ideally North/Central Kent (due to site locations and travel demands). Previous exposure to modular/timber frame environments would be beneficial. If you are interested in finding out more, please apply or reach out to (url removed) (phone number removed).