Health and Safety Advisor in Portsmouth, Hampshire

Posted by Irwin & Colton

Health and Safety Advisor

£50,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits

Portsmouth with regional travel

Irwin and Colton are partnering with a well-established utilities contractor to recruit a Health and Safety Advisor. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business delivering essential water infrastructure projects across Portsmouth. The successful candidate will work closely with operational teams to embed a positive safety culture while providing practical health, safety and environmental support across a varied portfolio of repair and maintenance works.



Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Advisor will include:

  • Providing proactive health and safety support across multiple operational sites, ensuring compliance with company procedures and legal requirements
  • Advising project teams on high-risk activities including excavations, confined spaces, lifting operations and street works
  • Carrying out site inspections, audits and investigations, identifying opportunities to improve standards and reduce risk
  • Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to maintain management systems and support external audits and ISO standards


The successful Health and Safety Advisor will have:

  • A strong understanding of UK health, safety and environmental legislation together with experience of management systems
  • The ability to build positive working relationships with operational teams and influence safety performance on site
  • A NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent health and safety Membership of IOSH is desirable

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a respected contractor with a strong order book and a genuine commitment to health, safety and environmental performance. For more information or to apply, please contact Luke O'Driscoll at or call (phone number removed). Job reference: LOD5114.

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