Occupational Safety Advisor

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Location: Dounreay, Scotland (Hybrid, 3 days onsite/2 days home)

Contract Length: 9 months (Maternity Cover)

Start Date: January 2026 (ASAP)

Hours: 40 hours per week

The Occupational Safety Advisor will play a critical role in supporting project teams at the Dounreay site by providing proactive, practical, and high-quality safety advice.

You’ll help ensure that everyone goes home safe and well each day, while supporting the successful delivery of works in a complex construction environment.

This is a hands‑on, highly technical role requiring strong stakeholder engagement, sound judgement, and a people‑centred approach to safety leadership.

• Provide proactive safety advice and support to site and project teams to ensure effective implementation of the Safety Management System.
• Monitor compliance with Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) and work closely with contractor partners to deliver an incident‑free project.
• Develop, review, and assure safety documentation for Client, Principal Designer, and Contractor roles to a high standard and within required timescales.
• Participate in and lead risk assessments, safety inspections, incident investigations, performance analysis, and safety improvement campaigns.
• Promote and embed a strong, positive safety culture across the project, consistently championing the principle: “if it’s not safe, we don’t do it”.

• Proven experience delivering safety support on large, complex construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of UK Health & Safety legislation, particularly CDM Regulations 2015.
• A pragmatic, flexible, and people‑focused approach with the confidence to challenge and influence at all levels.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
• Clear, confident communicator with strong analytical skills and a structured approach to identifying risk and driving solutions.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.

• Hybrid working model: 3 days onsite at Dounreay, 2 days remote.
• No additional travel required beyond the agreed hybrid pattern.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced safety professional to contribute to a high‑profile project in the north of Scotland, supporting critical infrastructure delivery while upholding the highest standards of occupational safety.

If you’re a confident, solutions‑driven Safety Advisor ready for your next contract, we’d like to hear from you.

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