Health & Safety Advisor - Fawley

Health & Safety Advisor - Fawley

Department: Project Support

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Southampton

Reporting To: Rob Fanstone

The Health & Safety Advisor provides hands‑on, site‑based support across all aspects of health and safety management at Fawley Refinery. Working closely with on‑site teams and the client, they help build and maintain a strong, positive safety culture while ensuring compliance with all legal requirements designed to prevent accidents and occupational ill health.

As a subject‑matter expert, they advise management on hazards, relevant legislation, and the selection and use of safety equipment. During the shutdown period, they play a key role in ensuring the Trant Engineering project is delivered safely and with a strong focus on environmental responsibility.

Core responsibilities include, support safety training, conducting site inspections, investigating incidents, and support site team in documentation and promote effective usage of the client’s behavioural safety system.

Previous experience working within the petro‑chemical sector would be highly advantageous.

Working pattern during the site shutdown would be 45-hour standard working week, however there are opportunities for substantial overtime during the shutdown period.

The role is fixed term with a view to becoming permanent for the right candidate.

• Support the implementation of company SHE policies, procedures, and safe systems of work.
• Carry out site inspections, walkabouts, observations, and audits to identify hazards and confirm effective control measures.
• Develop, review, and support the implementation of risk assessments, method statements, and safe systems of work.
• Lead or support incident investigations, identifying root causes and ensuring corrective actions are implemented and communicated.
• Provide competent SHE advice in line with UK health & safety legislation, industry standards, and client requirements.
• Support compliance with CDM Regulations 2015 and all relevant HSE regulations.

• Conduct internal audits and compliance checks to verify adherence to procedures, permits, legal requirements, and safe systems of work.
• Prepare audit reports highlighting non‑conformances, improvement areas, and SMART actions.
• Track and monitor the close‑out of audit findings within agreed timescales.
• Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential risks, escalating where necessary.
• Support RIDDOR reporting and internal reporting processes.
• Assist with external audits from clients, accreditation bodies, and regulators, ensuring documentation is readily available.
• Maintain accurate records of inspections, audits, incidents, training, and statutory documentation.
• Promote continuous improvement by analysing trends, supporting root cause identification, sharing lessons learned, and encouraging proactive risk management.
• Verify subcontractor compliance through documentation checks, audits, performance reviews, and competence assessments.
• Provide timely feedback to site teams following audits, inspections, or incident investigations.

• Provide day‑to‑day SHE support to project and site teams to ensure safe planning and execution of work.
• Attend site meetings, progress reviews, pre‑start briefings, and planning sessions to highlight risks and provide competent advice.
• Support mobilisation of new projects, including inductions, emergency arrangements, site setup, and SHE documentation.
• Deliver toolbox talks, briefings, and training sessions to promote safe working practices.
• Support incident response on site, ensuring immediate actions are taken and investigations begin promptly.
• Assist in preparing and maintaining Construction Phase Plans, Traffic Management Plans, and other statutory documents.
• Coordinate subcontractor onboarding and ensure SHE expectations and compliance requirements are communicated and met.
• Promote a positive safety culture through engagement, proactive reporting, and behavioural safety initiatives

• Escalate SHE concerns to site and project management.
• Liaise with internal departments (such…