Health and safety officer

Are you an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental professional looking to play a key role in the UK's transition to a more sustainable future?

We're recruiting on behalf of a rapidly growing engineering and energy solutions business delivering innovative decarbonisation and renewable energy projects across the UK. This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at the forefront of energy transition, supporting projects that make a real environmental impact.

The Role

As Health, Safety & Environmental Officer, you'll be responsible for ensuring high standards of health, safety and environmental compliance across a range of decarbonisation, construction and infrastructure projects.

Working closely with project teams, contractors, clients and senior stakeholders, you'll help embed a positive safety culture, drive continuous improvement and ensure projects are delivered safely and compliantly from planning through to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct site inspections, audits and compliance reviews.
• Lead accident, incident and near-miss investigations.
• Support risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Provide HSE guidance to project teams, contractors and stakeholders.
• Promote behavioural safety initiatives and a proactive safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, CDM requirements and industry standards.
• Support environmental management and sustainability objectives across projects.
• Build strong relationships through regular site engagement and visible leadership.

About You

You'll ideally have:

✔ 5+ years' experience in Health & Safety roles

✔ At least 2 years' experience within construction, infrastructure or major projects

✔ NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)

✔ NEBOSH Construction Certificate (or equivalent)

✔ NEBOSH Fire Certificate (or equivalent)

✔ Experience carrying out audits, investigations and risk assessments

✔ Strong understanding of CDM Regulations and contractor management

✔ Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

✔ ISO 45001 Internal Auditor qualification

Experience within decarbonisation, renewables, energy transition, heat networks, retrofit or similar sectors would be highly advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Health cash plan
• Wellbeing support platform
• Ongoing training and career development
• Increasing annual leave with service
• Team social events
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Long-term career progression within a growing sector

Interested?

If you're passionate about creating safer workplaces and want to contribute to projects that support the UK's net-zero ambitions, we'd love to hear from you.