Health & Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor (London)

Vortex Companies, LLC London, England, United Kingdom

Want to be part of one of the UK’s fastest-growing infrastructure businesses?

McAllister A Vortex Company is leading the way in innovative trenchless technologies and turnkey services, helping to make the world’s water cleaner.

As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an H&S Advisor to join our team. If you’re passionate about safety, thrive in a fast-paced environment and want to be part of a business that values your development.

The H&S Advisor is responsible for supporting the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of the company's Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) systems across operational sites. The role focuses on promoting a positive safety culture, ensuring compliance with legal and company requirements, and providing practical health and safety support to operational teams.

The H&S Advisor will be primarily site-based, working closely with site teams, contractors and management to ensure safe systems of work are implemented and maintained. Attendance at the office will be required as requested to support operational requirements, meetings, audits, trainings coordination and HSQE initiatives.

• Conduct regular site audits to monitor compliance with company procedures and legislative requirements.
• Provide practical health and safety guidance and support to site management and operational teams
• Assist in the development and implementation of safe systems of work, risk assessments and method statements (RAMS)
• Promote safe working practices and intervene where unsafe acts or conditions are identified
• Support operational teams in maintaining high standards of housekeeping and site safety

• Coordinate inspections, servicing, certification, calibration and replacements schedules where required
• Update equipment registers and maintain accurate tracking of equipment status and locations
• Support distribution and delivery of equipment to operational sites when necessary
• Monitor compliance relating to safety critical equipment and ensure records remain current and accessible

• Carry out planned (new start/contractual) and reactive drug and alcohol testing programs
• Assist with the reporting, investigation and documentation of accidents, incidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences
• Support root cause analysis investigations and implementation of corrective and preventative actions
• Maintain accurate incident records and contribute to trend analysis and reporting
• Promote lessons learned and safety awareness following incidents or safety alerts

• Deliver site safety inductions and toolbox talks where required
• Support co-ordination of mandatory health and safety training for employees and contractors
• Promote employee engagement in safety initiatives and behavioural safety programmes
• Assis in the development of safety campaigns and awareness initiatives across operational sites
• Facilitate feedback from operational staff

• Monitor contractor compliance with company and site-specific safety requirements
• Support permit-to-work systems and high risk activity controls where applicable

• Support emergency preparedness arrangements including fire safety, first aid and evacuation procedures on site
• Maintain accurate inspection, audit and compliance records
• Contribute to preparation of HSQE reports, statistics and KPI data
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in health and safety performance
• Support implementation of company safety initiatives and improvement plans