Health & Safety Advisor
7 days ago
Chigwell
Health & Safety Advisor Location: Chigwell Salary: £45,000 – £52,000 (dependent on experience) Role Overview The Health & Safety Advisor will provide operational support across the organisation, working closely with the Head of SHEQ to shape, implement, and continuously improve the Health & Safety Management System. The role is key in ensuring compliance, promoting best practice, and embedding a strong safety-first culture across all business activities. Key Responsibilities • Support the development and implementation of the Health & Safety Management System across the organisation, • Assist in ensuring compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation and company policies, • Provide expert health and safety advice and guidance to employees at all levels, • Promote and embed a positive health & safety culture across the business, • Support site teams to ensure safe systems of work are consistently followed, • Collect, analyse, and report on H&S data (e.g. accidents, incidents, near misses), identifying trends and implementing corrective actions, • Investigate accidents and incidents, ensuring findings and lessons learned are communicated across the organisation, • Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) to ensure they are suitable, sufficient, and task-specific; support Contract Managers in developing RAMS where required, • Conduct inspections and “dip tests” including van checks, PUWER compliance, first aid provisions, sickness records, and site behaviours, • Maintain and update health and safety policies and procedures to ensure they remain current and effective, • Develop and deliver Toolbox Talks relevant to ongoing works, • Positively influence behaviours and drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance, • Support audits, accreditations, and re-certification processes Requirements • Experience within Construction, Facilities Management (FM), Property Compliance, or similar environments, • NEBOSH Construction Certificate (minimum), • Strong understanding of RAMS, Construction Phase Plans (CPPs), inspections, and audits Desirable Skills & Experience • Proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to drive behavioural change, • Familiarity with ISO standards (ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001), • Experience in landlord compliance (e.g. asbestos, fire safety, legionella), • Good working knowledge of CDM Regulations, • Full, clean UK driving licence Benefits • Competitive salary (£45,000 – £52,000 dependent on experience), • Company pension scheme, • 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • Employee wellbeing scheme