Job Description
Occupational Safety Advisor
Location: Dounreay, Scotland (Hybrid, 3 days onsite/2 days home)
Contract Length: 9 months (Maternity Cover)
Start Date: January 2026 (ASAP)
Rate: £550–£575 per day (Umbrella)
Hours: 40 hours per week
The Occupational Safety Advisor will play a critical role in supporting project teams at the Dounreay site by providing proactive, practical, and high-quality safety advice.
You’ll help ensure that everyone goes home safe and well each day, while supporting the successful delivery of works in a complex construction environment.
This is a hands-on, highly technical role requiring strong stakeholder engagement, sound judgement, and a people-centred approach to safety leadership.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide proactive safety advice and support to site and project teams to ensure effective implementation of the Safety Management System.
* Monitor compliance with Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) and work closely with contractor partners to deliver an incident-free project.
* Develop, review, and assure safety documentation for Client, Principal Designer, and Contractor roles to a high standard and within required timescales.
* Participate in and lead risk assessments, safety inspections, incident investigations, performance analysis, and safety improvement campaigns.
* Promote and embed a strong, positive safety culture across the project, consistently championing the principle: if it’s not safe, we don’t do it.
About You
* Proven experience delivering safety support on large, complex construction or infrastructure projects.
* Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations 2015.
* A pragmatic, flexible, and people-focused approach with the confidence to challenge and influence at all levels.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
* Graduate qualification in Occupational Safety (e.g. NEBOSH Diploma) or equivalent demonstrable experience; IOSH membership (or equivalent) preferred.
* Clear, confident communicator with strong analytical skills and a structured approach to identifying risk and driving solutions.
* Full UK Driving Licence required.
Working Pattern & Travel
* Hybrid working model: 3 days onsite at Dounreay, 2 days remote.
* No additional travel required beyond the agreed hybrid pattern.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced safety professional to contribute to a high-profile project in the north of Scotland, supporting critical infrastructure delivery while upholding the highest standards of occupational safety.
If you’re a confident, solutions-driven Safety Advisor ready for your next contract, we’d like to hear from you.