Health and Safety Advisor

Your new company
Hays is working with a well-known utilities company that is a key provider of clean drinking water and wastewater services to millions of households and businesses across the south of England. They have a strong focus on sustainability and ensure a reliable service for local communities.

Your new role
I am seeking a proactive Health and Safety Advisor to join a committed Capital Delivery team within the Health and Safety function. In this essential role, you'll ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, lead investigations, and provide expert advice across capital delivery projects, helping to shape a safety culture within internal infrastructure development and maintenance operations.

As a key member of our Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) team, you'll monitor safety performance, conduct site inspections, and support project managers with practical guidance to ensure we meet the highest safety standards. Whether offering technical advice on high-risk areas, such as, temporary works, CDM, site set up, excavations, service avoidance or leading incident investigations during major capital projects, your expertise will drive improvements in safety compliance and culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver and monitor performance against Safety, Health, and Wellbeing (HSW) strategy and objectives within the Capital Delivery area.
• Provide expert health and safety advice to project teams, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, industry best practices, and internal standards.
• Lead site inspections, hazard management activities, and root cause investigations on capital delivery sites.
• Offer practical coaching and mentoring to project managers and site supervisors to enhance their ability to monitor and ensure compliance.
• Provide technical advice in high-risk areas, including chemical storage, temporary works, Construction Design and Management (CDM), site set up, excavations, service avoidance and other hazardous substances present in capital delivery projects.
• Lead incident investigations, reporting findings directly to the Head of HSW and HSSW Director and making recommendations for corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations, providing technical guidance to both site and office-based staff.
• Attend design and progress meetings and conduct site audits during ongoing construction projects.
• Liaise with the Security and Wellbeing teams to ensure alignment between safety and security practices on capital projects.

What you'll need to succeed

• Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety legislation and industry best practices, with proven experience applying these principles in a project or capital delivery context.
• Experience in a health and safety advisory capacity, preferably within construction. Exposure to process safety is highly desirable.
• NEBOSH Diploma (level 6) or equivalent qualification, and a minimum of CertIOSH status (CMIOSH is desirable)
• Strong background in CDM 2015 Regulations and their application to major construction projects.
• A full UK driving licence is required due to the multi-site nature of the role.

What you'll get in return

Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
25 days annual leave
Life assurance equal to 4x salary
Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
Health Cash Plan
Fully funded eye tests
Two paid volunteering days a year
Occupational health service
Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
Digital GP service
Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

What you need to do now
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