Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Location: Surrey or West Midlands (Hybrid)
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 + Company Car/Car Allowance + Bonus
Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Are you an experienced Health & Safety professional with a strong background in civil engineering and infrastructure projects?

We are seeking a proactive and engaging Health & Safety Advisor to join a growing and dynamic organisation operating across complex civil engineering, environmental and infrastructure projects throughout the UK.

This is a highly visible, client-facing role where you will play a key part in promoting a positive health and safety culture across multiple sites, supporting operational teams, and ensuring compliance with industry best practice and legislative requirements.

Working closely with the Group Head of QHSE, you will provide expert advice and support to project teams, clients and stakeholders whilst helping to drive continuous improvement across the business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Conducting site audits, inspections and compliance assessments across a variety of civil engineering projects.
• Supporting project teams with the implementation and maintenance of health and safety management systems.
• Providing practical advice and guidance to operational teams, management and clients.
• Investigating incidents, identifying root causes and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Monitoring compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, standards and company procedures.
• Producing reports, recommendations and improvement plans following audits and inspections.
• Promoting and embedding a positive health and safety culture throughout the organisation.
• Supporting the Group Head of QHSE with strategic initiatives, policy development and continuous improvement activities.
• Building strong working relationships with clients and acting as a trusted health and safety representative.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant experience in a Health & Safety role within civil engineering, infrastructure, marine, earthworks, utilities or related sectors.
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and industry best practice.
• Experience carrying out audits, inspections and compliance assessments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience working in client-facing environments.
• NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum (Diploma or equivalent desirable).
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively throughout the UK.

• £50,000 - £55,000 basic salary.
• Company car or car allowance.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Hybrid working with home-based flexibility.
• Office attendance approximately once per week.
• Opportunity to work on diverse and challenging civil engineering projects.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.

Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Security Check prior to appointment.

Assured Safety Recruitment are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company operating across the UK. We recruit all roles in the Health and Safety industry including Health and Safety Advisor, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director, and HSE, HSEQ, SHEQ, QHSE, EHS positions. Once we have received your details, we will be in touch within 14 days if your application has been successful for the role. Wherever possible we do try to contact all of our applicants directly, however sometimes due to a large volume of applicants this isn t always possible. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of applying, unfortunately this means your application has not been successful, but we may keep your details on file for future opportunities.