Health and Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor – Immingham

Responsible for providing health and safety support and guidance across a major port construction project. The role involves monitoring compliance with HSE legislation, project requirements, and safe working procedures; conducting site inspections, risk assessments, and audits; investigating incidents and implementing corrective actions; delivering toolbox talks and safety briefings; and promoting a strong safety culture among contractors and project personnel.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing day–to–day HSE advice and guidance to project management, supervisors, engineers, contractors and subcontractors.
• Monitoring construction and marine–related activities, including earthworks, excavation, lifting operations, heavy equipment movements, temporary works, civil works, structural installation and port infrastructure activities.
• Conducting regular site inspections, safety observations, audits and compliance assessments to identify hazards and unsafe practices.
• Reviewing and supporting the development of risk assessments, method statements, Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and Safe Systems of Work.
• Ensuring appropriate control measures are implemented for high–risk activities, including lifting operations, working at height, confined spaces, hot work, excavation, electrical works and work near water.
• Monitoring compliance with Permit–to–Work systems and verifying that required controls are in place before work commences.
• Supporting the planning and execution of emergency preparedness activities, drills and response arrangements.
• Conducting HSE inductions, toolbox talks, safety briefings and targeted training for employees and contractors.
• Investigating incidents, near misses, unsafe acts and conditions, identifying root causes and supporting the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitoring contractor and subcontractor HSE performance and ensuring compliance with project–specific requirements.
• Maintaining HSE documentation, inspection records, incident reports, action trackers and performance statistics.
• Following up on identified deficiencies and ensuring corrective actions are implemented and closed out within agreed time frames.
• Participating in project HSE meetings and providing regular updates on safety performance, trends, risks and areas requiring management attention.
• Promoting a positive safety culture through visible leadership, workforce engagement, behavioural safety initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Supporting environmental controls relevant to port construction activities, including waste management, spill prevention, pollution control and protection of marine and surrounding environments.
• Liaising with client representatives, contractors, regulatory authorities and other project stakeholders on HSE matters.
• Contributing to the development and continuous improvement of project HSE plans, procedures, emergency arrangements and risk–control strategies.
• Ensuring lessons learned from incidents, inspections and audits are communicated effectively and incorporated into future work activities.