Health & Safety Advisor

Job Title: Health & Safety Advisor
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Sector: Construction | Interior Fit-Out | Data Centres
Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent (Local Hire)
Salary: €50,000 - €60,000 DOE + Accommodation

We are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Advisor to join a growing construction team delivering high-profile interior fit-out and data centre projects across Frankfurt, Germany.

Reporting to the Group Health & Safety Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance across multiple live construction sites. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established contractor with a strong pipeline of work and genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical health, safety, and environmental advice to project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Implement and monitor company Health & Safety policies and project-specific safety procedures.
• Review risk assessments, RAMS, permits to work, and safe systems of work before activities commence.
• Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks, RAMS briefings, and safety training.
• Carry out regular site inspections, audits, and compliance checks.
• Monitor subcontractor compliance with HSEQ standards and client requirements.
• Ensure plant, lifting equipment, and work-at-height equipment are inspected and certified.
• Support accident, incident, and near-miss investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate safety documentation, reports, inspections, audits, and training records.
• Support emergency planning, environmental management, waste control, and spill response.
• Attend safety meetings and liaise with clients, subcontractors, and project management teams.
• Promote a positive safety culture across all project activities.

Requirements

• NEBOSH or equivalent recognised Health & Safety qualification (essential).
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Health & Safety Advisor or Safety Officer within construction.
• Strong knowledge of construction health & safety legislation, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.
• Understanding of German health & safety regulations and DGUV standards.
• Experience on industrial, manufacturing, or data centre projects is desirable.
• VCA certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and report-writing skills.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Fluent English (spoken and written).
• Must have the right to work in Germany.

Package

• €50,000 - €60,000 Salary (DOE)
• Pension Scheme
• Ongoing Training & Professional Development
• Long-Term Career Progression
• Work on Major Interior Fit-Out & Data Centre Projects
• Stable Pipeline of European Projects