Health & Safety SSiP Scheme Assessor

Health & Safety SSiP Scheme Assessor

Department: Operations
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Cardiff, UK

Empowering organisations to achieve their highest potential. At CHAS, we’re building a safer working world. As a trusted compliance partner to more than 50,000 organisations globally, we help businesses meet industry-leading standards across health and safety, sustainability, and ethical behaviour. Our innovative technology removes the complexity from compliance, empowering over 32,500 contractors and 2,500 UK hiring clients to reduce risk, save time, and make responsible supply‑chain decisions that protect people, operations, and the planet.

We're looking for a skilled Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Auditor to help ensure contractors meet nationally recognised legal and compliance standards.

In this role, you'll deliver high‑quality, desk‑based and on‑site audits, offering professional guidance to contractors while ensuring integrity and consistency across our accreditation process.

• Deliver high‑quality audits
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  Conduct detailed, desk‑based audits of contractors’ HSQE management systems, policies, and procedures, ensuring alignment with nationally recognised legal and industry standards.
• Maintain audit integrity
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  Apply your professional judgement to assess documentation submitted by contractors, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and fairness in outcomes.
• Support contractor success
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  Proactively engage with contractors throughout the audit process, providing clear, constructive feedback on non‑conformances and guiding them toward compliance.
• Work to targets
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  Operate in a performance‑focused environment, meeting defined KPIs and productivity targets while maintaining quality.
• Stakeholder engagement
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  Liaise with stakeholders at all levels, offering expert advice and building strong working relationships.
• Conduct on‑site audits
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  When required, travel to contractor offices or client sites to carry out in‑person audits.
• Contribute to assessment standards
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  Help shape the technical content of the assessment scheme by advising on legal requirements and updating standards.
• Improve internal practices
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  Share best practices and support continuous improvement initiatives across internal systems.

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
• Membership of a relevant professional body (TechIOSH or above)
• At least 2 years’ UK Health & Safety experience, ideally in construction or supply chain
• Hands‑on practical experience with CDM regulations is desired.
• Sound knowledge of H&S, environmental legislation, and ISO auditing standards
• Familiarity with procurement processes and supply‑chain risk management
• Experience in quality assurance or auditing
• Strong communication skills – written, verbal, and presentation
• Ability to influence professionals at all levels
• High attention to detail and data accuracy
• Analytical, confident in drawing valid conclusions from complex information
• Capable of managing a varied workload and meeting deadlines
• Comfortable working in a target/KPI‑driven environment
• Collaborative mindset and commitment to high‑quality customer service

Hybrid workplace policy – work from the office 3 days per week. Supporting benefits include:

• Enhanced parental leave
• Generous annual leave
• Healthcare plan
• Annual Giving Day
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life assurance – 3× base salary
• Rewards program – discounts and cashback
• Linked In Learning licence for upskilling & development

We are a proud equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring no candidate is discriminated against for gender identity, expression, race, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, colour, region, creed, national origin, or sex. We value diversity and inclusion.

What you can expect if you apply:

• Response within 15 working days
• Interview process:
  • Initial discovery call with recruiter
  • First stage interview via Microsoft Teams
  • Additional interview (likely face‑to‑face) with stakeholders

We’re keen to ensure a supportive hiring process. Let us know if you need adjustments.