Support the safe delivery of complex concrete structures on one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure programmes.
We’re looking for an engaging and proactive Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor to join our team on a major UK transport infrastructure scheme. The role focuses on supporting the installation of large concrete structural elements, including concrete cladding units, delivered within a dynamic, multi‑disciplinary construction environment.
If you thrive on being out on site, partnering with operational teams, and influencing safe behaviours, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a project of national significance.
What you’ll be doing
Responsibilities
* Providing day‑to‑day HS&W support during concrete cladding unit installation and wider structural activities.
* Carrying out site inspections, behavioural observations, and compliance checks to promote safe working practices.
* Supporting teams working near overhead lines and rail interfaces, ensuring appropriate controls are understood and applied.
* Helping operational teams plan safe systems of work and embed effective risk management.
* Monitoring trends, promoting learning, and contributing to proactive prevention strategies.
* Fostering a positive safety culture built on engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
This is a full‑time, site‑based role, working closely with teams to deliver safely every day.
What we’re looking for
Essential
* NEBOSH General or NEBOSH Construction Certificate
* At least 2 years' experience as a Health & Safety Advisor
* Construction site experience within building or infrastructure (Tier 1 or Tier 2 environment)
* Confident communication skills and the ability to influence behaviours on site
* A practical, solutions‑focused mindset
Preferred (not Essential)
* Experience working near overhead lines or rail infrastructure
* Understanding of concrete structures or heavy civil engineering
Why join us?
* Play a key role in delivering a complex concrete structures package within a nationally significant infrastructure programme
* Work directly with experienced construction teams in a hands‑on, practical HS&W role
* Be part of a supportive environment where safety and wellbeing are truly valued
* Opportunities for progression, professional development, and further qualifications
Help shape safer construction on a project that will leave a lasting legacy.
If you’re passionate about safety, want to work on large, technically challenging structures, and enjoy being actively involved on site, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today!!
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke’s story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com.
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