Health and Safety Advisor

Position: Health and Safety Advisor (Permanent)
Do you want a role where you can genuinely influence site teams and raise health and safety standards across live infrastructure projects?

Principal People are working with a leading infrastructure contractor to recruit a Health and Safety Advisor covering projects primarily between Bournemouth and Worthing.

This is a hybrid role with regular travel to sites across the region with most of your time spent on site and flexibility to work from home when not visiting projects.

You will provide hands-on health and safety support to site teams, working closely with operational staff to drive standards on the ground.

The role is relationship-led. You will be visible on site, influencing behaviours, challenging where needed, and helping teams embed a positive safety culture across a diverse project portfolio.

Joining a growing and well-established contractor gives you exposure to some of the UK’s largest infrastructure schemes and the opportunity to play a key part in shaping safety performance across the region.

What’s in it for you?

Salary up to £57,500
Company Car / £5,000 Car Allowance + Mileage
Variable Pension Scheme up to 13%
28 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (With option to buy more)
Private Medical (With option to add family)
CPD, Development & Progression Support

Key Responsibilities Include:

Reviewing risk assessments and method statements.
Conducting site audits and site inspections.
Conducting and assisting with incident investigations when required.
Providing advice and support to all departments.
Building positive relationships with on-site teams to drive forward a positive health and safety culture. The Successful Candidate will hold:

NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate as a minimum.

Experience with in construction or infrastructure.
Proven experience working around underground services and service avoidance. (Desirable)
Strong working knowledge of plant operations and lifting operations. (Desirable)
Experience in confined spaces and working at height. (Desirable) The type of person we are looking for:

Collaborative and team-oriented.
Comfortable operating within a large organisation with established systems and processes.
Able to manage and prioritise their own diary with a high level of autonomy.
Confident acting as a support function while driving standards forward.
Practical and delivery-focused, not someone looking to overhaul existing frameworks.
Motivated to improve performance and maintain a well-run, structured environment If you are interested in the position please apply today