Health & Safety SSIP Assessor

Are you an experienced Health & Safety professional looking for a role where you can use your knowledge across a wide range of businesses and industries?

We’re looking for a Health & Safety SSIP Assessor to join our team, carrying out desktop-based assessments of contractors against recognised Health & Safety, compliance and SSIP standards.

You’ll review contractor submissions and supporting evidence, applying your Health & Safety knowledge and professional judgement to determine whether the required standards have been met before accreditation is awarded.

What you’ll be doing

As a Health & Safety SSIP Assessor, you’ll:

• Complete proportionate, risk-based desktop Health & Safety and SSIP assessments.
• Review contractor documentation, evidence and compliance information against defined assessment criteria.
• Apply UK Health & Safety legislation, industry standards and best practice when making assessment decisions.
• Review Health & Safety documentation and supporting compliance evidence.
• Make informed decisions on whether contractors have demonstrated the required standard for accreditation.
• Contact customers and contractors by phone and email to obtain information and supporting evidence.
• Clearly explain non-conformances and provide constructive feedback where improvements or additional evidence are required.
• Provide Health & Safety advice and guidance to customers.
• Produce clear, detailed and accurate assessment reports.
• Deliver excellent levels of customer service throughout the assessment process.
• Manage your workload while meeting expectations around productivity, accuracy, consistency and assessment quality.
• Work collaboratively with a wider team of Health & Safety professionals and contribute to continuous improvement.

What you’ll need to be successful

You’ll have a strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation and best practice, alongside experience applying your knowledge within a workplace environment.

You must have:

• NEBOSH General Certificate (Level 3) or an equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• TechIOSH membership or eligibility to obtain TechIOSH membership.
• Minimum 2 years' UK Health & Safety experience gained within construction, engineering, manufacturing, facilities management, utilities, or another workplace environment.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations or experience working within construction environments is advantageous
• Experience writing, reviewing or working with Health & Safety documentation.
• Contractor-facing or customer-facing experience.
• Strong attention to detail and decision-making skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to explain Health & Safety and compliance requirements clearly to customers and contractors.
• The ability to effectively manage your workload while maintaining high standards of quality and consistency.

Experience within construction, engineering, facilities management, manufacturing or utilities would be particularly relevant.

What you'll get in return

We have a hybrid workplace policy, where you will work from the office a minimum of 3 days per week.

We want you to be able to do your best work here. We emphasize providing many ways to support our team to do their best work and below are some of the perks and benefits we offer:

Personal Health & Wellbeing / Benefits

• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Generous annual leave, with the option to buy additional days
• Healthcare Plan
• Annual Giving Day – an extra day to give back to yourself or your community
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Future Planning

• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life Assurance – 3X base salary
• Rewards Program – access to discounts and cashback
• LinkedIn Learning License for upskilling & development

If you’re looking for an opportunity to use your Health & Safety expertise in a role that combines technical knowledge, compliance assessment, decision-making and customer interaction, we’d love to hear from you.