H&S Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor – Civil Engineering / Construction

Location: North East base, with UK-wide site travel
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Benefits: Mileage, expenses, pension, bonus potential, 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

A well-established civil engineering contractor is looking to recruit an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to support a range of live civil engineering and construction projects across the UK.

This is a site-focused role, suited to someone who is confident working independently, comfortable travelling, and experienced within construction, civil engineering or heavy civils environments.

The role will involve supporting multiple live projects, with current and future works across areas including the North East, North West, London, Kent, Norfolk and other UK locations. There may also be occasional opportunities to support international projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide health and safety advice and guidance to operational site teams.

• Support site teams with safe systems of work, RAMS, inspections and compliance.

• Carry out site safety inspections across multiple live projects.

• Review RAMS and support project teams with practical H&S advice.

• Assist with audits, reports, KPI information and monthly H&S reporting.

• Support the H&S Manager with compliance against company procedures and legislation.

• Promote safe working practices across site and office-based teams.

• Maintain accurate records of inspections, audits and actions.

• Support improvement actions and highlight areas of risk or non-compliance.

• Contribute where required to environmental and quality-related processes.

Candidate Requirements:

• Previous experience as a Health & Safety Advisor within construction, civil engineering or heavy civils.

• Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Level 3 H&S qualification.

• Confident working across multiple live sites.

• Good understanding of current health and safety legislation.

• Comfortable reviewing RAMS and supporting site teams.

• Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge where required.

• Able to work independently and manage your own workload.

• Exposure to environmental matters would be preferred but is not essential.

• Tech IOSH or working towards IOSH membership would be advantageous.

• Experience with ISO 45001, ISO 14001 or ISO 9001 would be beneficial.

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel nationally.

Travel / Working Pattern:

This is not a purely office-based role. The successful candidate should expect regular travel across the UK, with approximately 3 nights away per week depending on project requirements.

The normal working pattern is Monday to Friday, generally 8am to 5pm, with some flexibility around start times. Time will be split between sites, the office and occasional administration/reporting.

Package Includes:

• Competitive salary depending on experience.

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.

• 7 days reserved for Christmas shutdown.

• Pension contribution.

• Business mileage paid at 55p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles.

• Business expenses covered, including lunch expenses up to £30 per day when travelling.

• Discretionary bonus linked to company performance, typically paid twice per year.

• Opportunity to support varied civil engineering projects across the UK, with occasional international exposure.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Health & Safety Advisor who enjoys being out on site, working closely with project teams and supporting a contractor delivering varied civil engineering schemes.

For more information, please apply or contact Fulcrum Recruitment for a confidential discussion.