Health and Safety Consultant

Health & Safety Consultant

Location:

Home based flexible working
Coverage:
Midlands
Salary:
Up to £50,000 plus a £4,000 car allowance

The Opportunity

Our client, an established international Health, Safety and Environmental consultancy, is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Consultant to join its growing Project Services team.

This is a varied home-based role supporting an extensive portfolio of clients across retail estates, commercial offices, industrial facilities, media organisations and mixed-use commercial buildings.

You will deliver both long-term projects and shorter consultancy assignments, working with businesses ranging from individual sites to complex multinational organisations. Regular national travel and overnight stays will be required, with the potential for occasional international work.

The Role

You will provide practical Health, Safety and Environmental consultancy support, engaging confidently with stakeholders from operational teams through to senior executives and board-level directors.

The role offers considerable variety and autonomy. You will manage your own workload, deliver projects through to completion and help clients improve their health, safety and environmental performance across multi-site property portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver Health, Safety and Environmental consultancy projects from initial scoping through to successful completion.
Undertake health and safety risk assessments, compliance inspections and audits across multi-site businesses.
Support clients with the development, implementation and improvement of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems.
Identify clients' HSE requirements and translate these into clear, achievable project plans.
Provide practical and proportionate advice to operational teams, senior management and board-level stakeholders.
Produce clear, professional reports with prioritised and actionable recommendations.
Help clients improve compliance, reduce risk and strengthen their overall HSE performance.
Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with clients.
Contribute to proposals, presentations and the continued development of consultancy services.
Work collaboratively with other consultants when delivering larger or multidisciplinary projects.
Take responsibility for the quality, accuracy and timely delivery of your own work.

Experience and Qualifications

The successful candidate should ideally possess:

Strong experience working within an EHS, HSE or Health and Safety consultancy environment.
Graduate membership of IOSH, supported by current and up-to-date CPD.
Practitioner membership of IEMA or a comparable environmental qualification.
An EHS auditing qualification, ideally at Lead Auditor level.
Experience developing and implementing ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems.
Experience delivering compliance audits and risk assessments across multi-site organisations.
Experience completing fire risk assessments across commercial property portfolios (desirable, not essential - training and development can be provided).
Strong project management skills and the ability to manage several assignments simultaneously.
Experience working with multiple stakeholders where competing priorities must be managed effectively.
Commercial awareness and experience working towards consultancy performance targets.
The confidence to present and influence stakeholders at every level of an organisation.

Salary and Benefits

Salary of up to £50,000, dependent on qualifications and experience.
£4,000 annual car allowance.
Home-based and flexible working.
Travel and business expenses.
Company pension contribution.
Flexible benefits programme.
Option to purchase additional annual leave.
Private healthcare options.
Regular professional training and career development.
Access to professional financial advice.
The opportunity to work across a varied national and international client portfolio.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced consultant who enjoys varied project work, client engagement and the autonomy to manage assignments from initial brief through to final delivery.

If you're interested in this opportunity, please submit your latest CV, outlining your technical expertise and relevant sector experience