SHEQ Advisor - 3 month contract

Rate: £350/day + mileage Outside IR35

Location: Kent

Assured Safety Recruitment is pleased to be partnering with a well-established and growing provider of utilities and infrastructure support services, as they strengthen their Health & Safety team with the addition of a SHEQ Advisor.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for supporting a range of high profile projects across the region, providing advice and guidance to ensure compliance with SHEQ management systems and legislative requirements. Through clear communication and a collaborative approach, you’ll play an active role in promoting a positive safety culture and supporting the organisation’s drive toward health and safety excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote and support the implementation of SHEQ standards across all sites, ensuring consistent application of policies, procedures, and risk controls.
• Provide advice and mentoring to teams on the effective use of SHEQ systems, encouraging safe working practices and proactive engagement.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and site visits to assess compliance, identify improvements, and follow up on corrective actions to ensure they are effective and embedded.
• Collaborate with operational teams, clients, and stakeholders to help plan and review SHEQ performance, contributing to the achievement of targets and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the preparation and review of RAMS, Job Packs, and Construction Phase Plans, and assist in delivering briefings to employees and contractors.
• Participate in planning meetings and client forums, representing SHEQ and promoting high standards of operational safety.
• Lead or support incident investigations, ensuring learning is captured and shared.
• Provide guidance to operational managers on SHEQ matters, acting as a key point of contact and escalation when high-risk practices are identified.
• Contribute to the delivery of internal assurance and compliance audits, supporting the SHEQ team’s wider objectives.

About You

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent) is essential.
• Experience in Health & Safety roles within Construction, Power, or Utilities sectors.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative and proactive approach.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel.

Assured Safety Recruitment are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company operating across the UK. We recruit all roles in the Health and Safety industry including Health and Safety Advisor, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director, and HSE, HSEQ, SHEQ, QHSE, EHS positions.

Once we have received your details, we will be in touch within 14 days if your application has been successful for the role. Wherever possible we do try to contact all of our applicants directly, however sometimes due to a large volume of applicants this isn’t always possible. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of applying, unfortunately this means your application has not been successful, but we may keep your details on file for future opportunities.