Health and Safety Advisor
Job Description
Ready for a role where you’ll have autonomy, a supportive team, and exposure to varied, high-profile construction projects?\n\nWe’re working exclusively with a leading UK construction group to appoint a Health and Safety Advisor. This is a newly created role supporting projects across the South West and surrounding regions, providing hands-on safety leadership and partnering with operational teams to maintain the highest safety standards.\n\nThis business acts as Principal Contractor on all its projects, delivering a wide range of construction and refurbishment works across multiple sectors, including commercial, residential and industrial.\n\nReporting to the long-standing HSEQ leader, you’ll have autonomy to manage your own diary while being a visible presence across multiple sites. \n\nThis is a practical, boots-on-the-ground role where you’ll be building relationships, influencing safe working behaviours, and ensuring compliance across varied and technically challenging environments.\n\nKey responsibilities of the Health and Safety Advisor include:\n \nProviding day-to-day health and safety support to site teams and subcontractors.
\nSupporting preconstruction and project delivery phases with proactive safety input. \nUndertaking audits, inspections, and risk reviews to drive continuous improvement. \nSupporting incident investigations, root cause analysis and follow-up actions.
\nPromoting a strong behavioural safety culture and delivering toolbox talks and briefings. \nBuilding positive relationships with clients, site managers, and project stakeholders. Why consider this Health and Safety Advisor role?\n \nNewly created position, offering autonomy and scope to shape how safety is delivered.
\nProjects spanning multiple sectors, providing variety and fresh challenges. \nA supportive, skilled safety team with strong backing from senior leadership. \nCommitment to professional development including funded training and CPD.
\nLong-term growth opportunities across a multi-disciplinary business. What’s in it for you?\n \n£50,000 - £60,000 annual salary \nCompany car or car allowance \nBupa private medical cover \nBonus and profit share scheme \nCompetitive pension contributions \nProfessional training support What we’re looking for:\n \nNEBOSH General or Construction (essential). \nExperience within a building/construction environment (essential).
\nOur client is open to considering individuals who are early in their health and safety career but eager to develop. \nClient-facing experience and preconstruction involvement desirable. \nA confident character with the drive to influence and build relationships at all levels.
If you’re a proactive health and safety professional looking for a role with autonomy, variety and exposure to major construction projects – we’d love to hear from you