Closing Date 2025-05-22 Job Title: Health and Safety Advisor Location: Sussex Region Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 37 hours per week Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 DOE There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint! Are you passionate about creating safe, secure environments where employees and contractors can thrive? Job Overview We’re seeking a proactive Health and Safety Advisor to join our committed Capital Delivery team within our Health and Safety function at Southern Water! In this essential role, you’ll ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, lead investigations, and provide expert advice across capital delivery projects, helping to shape a safety culture within Southern Water’s infrastructure development and maintenance operations. As a key member of our Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) team, you’ll monitor safety performance, conduct site inspections, and support project managers with practical guidance to ensure we meet the highest safety standards. Whether offering technical advice on high-risk areas, such as, temporary works, CDM, site set up, excavations, service avoidance or leading incident investigations during major capital projects, your expertise will drive improvements in safety compliance and culture. Key Responsibilities: Deliver and monitor performance against Safety, Health, and Wellbeing (HSW) strategy and objectives within the Capital Delivery area. Provide expert health and safety advice to project teams, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, industry best practices, and Southern Water’s standards. Lead site inspections, hazard management activities, and root cause investigations on capital delivery sites. Offer practical coaching and mentoring to project managers and site supervisors to enhance their ability to monitor and ensure compliance. Provide technical advice in high-risk areas, including chemical storagE, temporary works, Construction Design and Management (CDM), site set up, excavations, service avoidance and other hazardous substances present in capital delivery projects. Lead incident investigations, reporting findings directly to the Head of HSW and HSSW Director and making recommendations for corrective actions. Ensure compliance with Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations, providing technical guidance to both site and office-based staff. Attend design and progress meetings and conduct site audits during ongoing construction projects. Liaise with the Security and Wellbeing teams to ensure alignment between safety and security practices on capital projects. About You What You’ll Bring: Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety legislation and industry best practices, with proven experience applying these principles in a project or capital delivery context. Experience in a health and safety advisory capacity, preferably within construction. Exposure to process safety is highly desirable. NEBOSH Diploma (level 6) or equivalent qualification, and a minimum of CertIOSH status (CMIOSH, or CFIOSH highly desirable). Strong background in CDM 2015 Regulations and their application to major construction projects. A full UK driving licence is required due to the multi-site nature of the role. We’re seeking someone with excellent communication skills, particularly in interviewing and report writing, who can clearly convey safety information and recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders, including contractors, project managers, and senior leadership. You’ll need the ability to coach and mentor employees, empowering them to take ownership of safety at all levels, while fostering a passion for safety within the capital delivery teams. With strong leadership skills, you’ll be capable of driving behavioural changes and ensuring compliance across multiple construction sites. You’ll also have the confidence to negotiate and stand firm on critical safety issues, even when faced with challenging project deadlines or operational pressures. Package This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our sites in the Sussex area and home (with some travel to our Head Offices in Falmer and Durrington (Worthing). We are offering a salary of up to £55,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including: • Generous pension up to 11% company contribution • 25 days annual leave • Life assurance equal to 4x salary • Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service) • Health Cash Plan • Full funded eye tests • Two paid volunteering days a year • Occupational health service • Discounts with over 800 popular retailers • Digital GP service • Study support may be available for job-related qualifications • Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options • Cycle to work scheme Join our H&S team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment. Why Southern Water? Southern Water is at the heart of transforming the UK’s water industry. Our purpose is to provide water for life, improving health, protecting the environment, and supporting the economy. Under the leadership of our new CEO, we’re investing heavily in infrastructure through our capital delivery projects as part of a high-profile transformation plan. You’ll be part of a talented team driving innovation, safety, and continuous improvement across Southern Water. This role is an opportunity to make a real difference, not only by ensuring the safety of our projects but by shaping a safer, more secure workplace for employees and contractors across Southern Water’s capital delivery operations. Apply today to help lead the way in safety at Southern Water, ensuring the wellbeing of our people and the communities we serve. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role? If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at Southern Water, you can register your details here: Introduce Yourself (myworkdaysite.com) Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position. Privacy Statement: Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your Manager is aware of your application. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered. LI-AW1 LI-Hybrid