Senior Health & Safety Adviser Location: Stockport office (with travel across the UK & Ireland) Type: Permanent | Full-time (40 hours/week) Reporting to: Health & Safety Team Lead Salary: Up to £55,000 The opportunity My client looking for an experienced Health & Safety Adviser to join our construction and engineering teams, acting as a visible, trusted H&S presence across the business and with clients. You’ll provide clear, practical guidance on occupational health, safety and welfare, supporting both office and site-based activity across England, Scotland and Ireland. This is a hands-on role for someone who can influence behaviour, strengthen safety culture, and confidently engage with clients, contractors, employees and plant operators. What you’ll be doing * Provide occupational health, safety and welfare advice internally and to clients/contractors * Support our offices across England, Scotland and Ireland with consistent H&S standards * Lead and support site-based audits and inspections, including practical construction-focused reviews * Review and challenge Construction Phase Plans, risk assessments and related documentation * Apply and advise on CDM 2015 requirements (including Principal Contractor responsibilities) * Support incident investigations and root cause analysis, simplifying complex cause/effect issues * Chair meetings, produce clear minutes, and deliver professional written reports * Partner with the Business Development team to help promote H&S services to clients * Contribute to the continuous improvement of a positive, proactive safety culture What you’ll need Qualifications / professional status * NEBOSH Level 6 National Diploma (or equivalent) * IOSH certified member, working towards Chartered membership * ISO 45001 Lead Auditor certification with practical, construction-based audit experience * 3-day First Aid certification * Ideally a recognised wellbeing certification Experience / knowledge * Strong working knowledge of UK OH&S legislation and current best practice guidance * Excellent understanding of health, safety and welfare issues in dynamic environments * Proven experience in power generation, process, or renewable energy sectors * Track record of building and maintaining a positive safety culture * Confident influencing stakeholders at all levels, including clients and contractors Why join? * Work across high-profile engineering and construction activity in the energy space * Join a recognised H&S function where your impact is visible and valued