Enior Health and Safety Advisor
£65,000 + Benefits
Shirley, West Midlands
Are you passionate about making a real difference in health, safety, and wellbeing across diverse construction projects?
Do you thrive on leading by example, influencing teams and stakeholders to build a safety-first culture?
We're seeking a proactive and experienced Senior Health and Safety Advisor to join a growing Principal Contractor. You'll support a broad portfolio of industrial, commercial, and residential schemes across the UK. Your role will involve travel to project locations, providing expert guidance to ensure safety standards are top-notch from planning to project completion.
Key responsibilities include:
Delivering high standards of health, safety, and wellbeing across multiple projects, promoting a positive culture.
Providing expert advice on risk assessments, Safe Systems of Work, RAMS, and hazard control.
Monitoring sites through inspections, audits, and assurance activities to identify and manage risks effectively.
Supporting incident investigations, root cause analysis, and delivering timely corrective actions.
Engaging with operational teams and stakeholders to promote safety best practices and behaviour. The ideal candidate will have:
Relevant health and safety qualification (or equivalent)
Strong understanding of UK health, safety, and environmental legislation and standards.
Experience in managing safety across industrial, commercial, or residential construction sites.
Excellent communication, data analysis, and team collaboration skills. This is an excellent opportunity to influence safety standards within a dynamic organisation with long-term career growth potential.
For more information or to apply please contact Luke O'Driscoll on or (phone number removed). Job Ref: 4669
Irwin and Colton are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the health and safety industry from Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director through to Health and Safety Advisor positions.
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