Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor

Job Title: Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor Location: Suffolk, IP6 Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters. Why Persimmon Homes? At Persimmon, We Don’t Just Build Homes — We Build Careers. When You Join Us As a Trainee Group Health, Safety & Environment Advisor, You’ll Benefit From: Competitive salary Company Car or Car Allowance 5* housebuilder – Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction Life Cover & Contributory Pension Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development What is the role? The purpose of the role is to ensure that health, safety, and environment (HS&E) standards are met throughout the company. Primary Responsibilities Develop, prepare, review, and enforce HS&E plans across the region to ensure safe and compliant operation of the region. Identify, risk assess, and report potential hazards and non-compliance issues during site visits, working with site management teams to ensure corrective action is taken and escalated where appropriate to maintain company safety standards. Produce accurate and timely management reports and management information, such as non-compliance figures, potential hazards, and further escalations to enable management teams to deliver a safety-first approach. Regularly inspect construction activity on site, meeting company targets, ensuring compliance with the Group HS&E Policy and overarching HS&E legislation. Including periodic out-of-hours inspections to ensure safe and compliant operation of the region. Carry out incident-led investigations and report applicable incidents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under RIDDOR to ensure adherence to Government regulations. Manage and monitor contractors’ performance against their Risk Assessment and Method Statements to ensure HS&E risks are minimized. Effectively communicate with Regulatory Enforcement Agencies such as the HSE, Local Authority, and Environment Agency, maintaining good relationships. Provide HS&E advice, information, and training to the business to ensure up-to-date HS&E standards are maintained, including regular HS&E meetings that are undertaken and recorded. Manage referrals through the safety concerns line, ensuring corrective actions are taken to uphold customer focus and social impact values. Develop strong, effective, and trusted working relationships, where collaboration and communication are key to promoting a safe working environment. What experience do I need? Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage own time to meet targets and deadlines. Strong verbal communication skills, capable of developing relationships across all levels of the business, from site teams to senior management. Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate reports and maintain reporting systems. A good understanding of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Awareness of key HS&E workplace hazards. A NEBOSH National General Certificate in Health and Safety. Member of IOSH is desirable but not essential. Before submitting your application, please review our privacy policy on our corporate website to understand how we will process your personal data. #J-18808-Ljbffr