Health and Safety Advisor

Location Newport
Sector: Health and Safety, Construction and Civil Engineering, Utilities and Energy
Job type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £55000 per annum + Company Car and Fuel Card
Job ref: LR4283_1768492756
Published: about 3 hours ago
Startdate: ASAP

Health and Safety Advisor
Newport with Regional Travel | Circa £55,000 + Company Car and Fuel Card

Irwin and Colton has been engaged by a high-profile civil engineering and utilities contractor to recruit their new Health and Safety Advisor. The role will focus on helping to ensure the safe delivery of major, long term water utility contracts across the Southwest region. This organisation has an excellent track record of health and safety, and this role is critical to its continued success.

Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Advisor will include:

  • Implementing health and safety policies and procedures on site, ensuring compliance and keeping updated with key changes to legislation
  • Visiting site and engaging with managers, ensuring responsibilities are clear and answering technical Health and Safety related enquiries
  • Conducting audits, inspections, and accident investigations. Constantly seeking areas for improvement and development in health and safety performance
  • Engaging with the client and other external stakeholders, acting as a key point of contact

The successful Health and Safety Advisor candidate will have:

  • Proven experience in a similar role ideally within civil engineering or utilities
  • A NEBOSH Certificate, ideally hold or working towards NEBOSH Diploma, and ideally membership of IOSH
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
  • A strong technical knowledge across relevant health and safety legislation, compliance and regulations

A UK Driver's license is essential. Contact Leon Robinson on or 01923 432 689. Job Ref: LR4283

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company based in the Southeast of England, recruiting across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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