H&S Competence & Training Specialist

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. About the Opportunity Join Scottish Water’s Health & Safety Competence & Training Team to strengthen how competence is defined, assured and improved. Working across operational, Learning & Development and Health & Safety teams, you will turn evidence and insight into practical improvements that help our people work safely and confidently. This role is a fixed-term opportunity up to September 2027.

Please note:

This role focuses on Health & Safety competence, training assurance, performance insight and continuous improvement activities. It is not an operational Health & Safety Advisor role.

You’ll play a key role in supporting and strengthening our Health & Safety learning and assurance activities across Scottish Water. Working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, you’ll help develop and maintain our Health & Safety competence frameworks and training arrangements, ensuring our people have the knowledge and skills they need to work safely. You’ll support the delivery of training assurance reviews, evaluate learning effectiveness, and analyse training data to identify risks, trends and areas for improvement.

Using your insight, you’ll produce clear reports and contribute to performance dashboards that help inform decision-making. You’ll also work with stakeholders to deliver proportionate, evidence-based improvements and support a range of continuous improvement projects that help embed a positive safety culture across the business.

You’ll be analytical, organised and improvement-focused, with the confidence to build strong working relationships and turn information into meaningful action. Whether your experience comes from Health & Safety, Learning & Development, assurance, quality, governance, business improvement or performance reporting, you’ll bring a proactive mindset and a keen eye for detail. You’ll be comfortable analysing data, identifying key insights and producing clear reports and recommendations that support informed decision-making.

Strong planning and prioritisation skills will help you manage competing demands, while your excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills will enable you to work effectively with colleagues across the business. You’ll also be confident using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and able to work independently while contributing positively to wider team objectives. Experience using Power BI and an understanding of assurance processes, competence frameworks or training governance would be advantageous.

Knowledge of Health & Safety, operational environments or continuous improvement methodologies would also be beneficial, although not essential.

You will gain broad experience in competence, training assurance, performance insight and continuous improvement while contributing to Scottish Water’s Beyond Zero Harm ambitions. If you enjoy solving problems, working with people and using evidence to improve how things are done, we’d love to hear from you.

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work‑life balance. You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time.

You can also take time off to volunteer in your community. When it comes to major life events we have family‑friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working. For your future, there’s our pension (the…