Health and Safety Advisor
£50,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits
Portsmouth with regional travel
Irwin and Colton are partnering with a well-established utilities contractor to recruit a Health and Safety Advisor. This is an excellent opportunity to join a business delivering essential water infrastructure projects across Portsmouth. The successful candidate will work closely with operational teams to embed a positive safety culture while providing practical health, safety and environmental support across a varied portfolio of repair and maintenance works.
Responsibilities of the Health and Safety Advisor will include:
Providing proactive health and safety support across multiple operational sites, ensuring compliance with company procedures and legal requirements
Advising project teams on high-risk activities including excavations, confined spaces, lifting operations and street works
Carrying out site inspections, audits and investigations, identifying opportunities to improve standards and reduce risk
Working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to maintain management systems and support external audits and ISO standards
The successful Health and Safety Advisor will have:
A strong understanding of UK health, safety and environmental legislation together with experience of management systems
The ability to build positive working relationships with operational teams and influence safety performance on site
A NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent health and safety Membership of IOSH is desirableThis is a fantastic opportunity to join a respected contractor with a strong order book and a genuine commitment to health, safety and environmental performance. For more information or to apply, please contact Luke O'Driscoll at or call (phone number removed). Job reference: LOD5114