Health and Safety Advisor

MB939: Health and Safety Advisor Location: Workington Salary: £50,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP Overview: First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Health and Safety Advisor on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot. Duties and Responsibilities: • To assist in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management system by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice • Assist with development of content for HSE Training and awareness programmes. • Assist with the implementation of the Construction behavioural based safety programme. • Carry out inspections and audits in conjunction with appropriate management to ensure Company, Client and legislative requirements are being met and make recommendations for improvement. • Assist and / or manage with investigating and recording of close call, near miss and other incidents reported within the business. • Be honest in discharging your duties as a health and safety professional. • Assist with the management of key HSE data to enable accurate trend analysis and develop systems to ensure where trends are identified they are met with a suitable response. • Assist with development of Occupational Health and Wellbeing campaigns increasing awareness within the business. • Assist the HSE Manager in providing the Work Winning department with health and safety input into Tenders and Pre-qualifications. • Assist the HSE Manager with the implementation of the Business Strategy relating to Health and Safety. • Cooperate fully with IOSH and abide by its Charter, Byelaws and Regulations. Skills and Qualifications: • A motivated and proactive individual with a genuine interest in health, safety and wellbeing. • Someone with experience in construction & Civil engineering background with a Tier 1 contractor • Knowledge of UK health and safety legislation. • Good communication and organisational skills. • Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. • Ideally, you will be working towards or already hold a NEBOSH qualification and be a member of IOSH. MB939: Health and Safety Advisor Location: Workington Salary: £50,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP