Health and Safety Consultant

# Health and Safety Consultant Region:
East

Location:

Cambridge Contract type:
Permanent Reference number: SADI
02640

Working pattern:
Full-time Salary:
Up to £55,000 + annual bonus + Company Car + Benefits## Health and Safety Consultant
* Another chance to apply - Additional headcount added!  
* Pivotal role, providing Health and Safety advice and expertise  
* Field-based position working from home and visiting clients’ premises## About the role

As an NFU Mutual Health and Safety consultant, you’ll belong to a Risk Management Services team that has helped business owners reduce and manage commercial risk for over 30 years.  Health and safety is a key focus of our Risk Management Services function and we’re looking for a skilled Health and Safety Consultant to join the East region. The team delivers a tailored health and safety consultancy service, helping customers to comply with legislation, and help prevent accidents for their staff, customers, and the public.

You’ll be working across a wide range of industries such as commercial, agriculture, retail, estates, and leisure; an excellent opportunity for you if you thrive on variety.  You’ll establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, other Health and Safety Consultants, and Industry and regulatory bodies, to ensure the effective achievement of goals and promotion of NFU Mutual Risk Management Services.  

A crucial part of this role is producing clear, professional, and practical reports that help our customers understand their risks and take meaningful action. Following site visits and remote surveys, you’ll produce high quality Health & Safety reports, audits and action plans that accurately capture your findings and provide prioritised, proportionate recommendations.  Your reports will translate complex Health & Safety legislation and risk information into clear, client-driven guidance, setting out what action is required, why it matters, and realistic timescales for improvement.

Using defined systems, templates and frameworks, you’ll ensure all written outputs are to a high standard, within SLA, and meet NFU Mutual’s professional standards.  This is a field-based role, requiring you to work from home to complete administrative tasks and travel to clients across the Midlands and East region. (Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire focus)  
** This role is known internally as an RMS Health & Safety Consultant.
** If you like working with a variety of clients, this could be the right opportunity for you.## About youYou’re an experienced and confident Health & Safety professional, ready to make a real difference for our clients. With a strong background in providing consultancy and advice across commercial environments—including farming and agriculture—you bring detailed technical knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation, risk management, and loss prevention practices.

You’ll have a flexible and effective communication style, enabling you to work well with and adapt to a variety of customers, across different industries.  You’re self-motivated, target-driven, and used to working towards KPIs. Your ability to write high-quality Health & Safety reports and assessments sets you apart, and you’re comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders. Effective time management and flexibility are second nature to you, and you always put the customer at the heart of what you do.  

To join us, you’ll need:

* A full UK driver’s licence – essential  
* To hold, or currently be working towards, NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent - Essential  
* Proven experience in a Health & Safety role, ideally in commercial and agricultural settings - desirable  
* Excellent written communication skills – essential, and to be assessed at interview  
* A customer-focused approach and strong stakeholder engagement skills    If you’re passionate about making workplaces safer and want to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you.  
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