HSE Advisor

About Barhale

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long‑term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985. Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide. We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel‑fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Why join Barhale?

• As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
• Job security, long‑term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes.
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients.
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success.

HSE Advisor – The Role

As HSE Advisor, you will support a number of projects to meet the requirements of the Health, Safety & Environmental Management systems. You will assist the site teams and managers through your inspections by recognising hazards and seeking to minimise risks whilst creating, maintaining, and improving health, safety & environmental standards. You will champion HSE initiatives in the workplace whilst ensuring that legislation is adhered to.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the provision of Health & well‑being within the business, under the direction of the HSE Manager.
• Support the communication and promotion of the monthly themes.
• Promote the value of occupational health at a local level.
• Provide consistent and accurate HSE advice to employees.
• Deliver support to regions on HSE initiatives/Issues and Problems.
• Contribute to general communications at a local level.
• Compile and communicate HSE alerts following incidents to promote learning, prevention and continual improvement under the direction and review of the HSE Manager.
• Undertaking timely investigations in accordance with timeframes set‑out in CG151-01 Guidance on Incident Investigation & Reporting.
• Keep HSE Manager, Head of HSE and local management informed on incident investigation status.
• Identify Immediate, Underlying and Root causes within relevant investigation reports.
• Produce HSE alerts where appropriate in consultation with the HSE Manager.
• Monitoring, verifying & supporting the reporting HSE statistics for regions monthly as directed by HSE Manager.
• Log all significant PI’s, Minor Injuries, RIDDORS and SIF and PSIF incidents onto Envoy, completing the investigation (for significant PI’s, RIDDORS, LTi’s, SIF & PSIF and Service Strikes with the potential to cause harm).
• Support the production of a monthly HSE report for HSE Manager and Regional Lead, incorporating locally agreed information and content.
• Ensure internal and external HSE alerts are cascaded within regions where appropriate.
• Support monitoring of regional HSE trends, highlighting areas for improvement and supporting Heads of HSE, HSE Managers and Regional Leads on improvement deliverables.
• Support the production and cascade of monthly PI posters with ‘closing the loop’ information.
• Provide monthly HSE statistics as directed by the HSE Manager and Client.
• Feedback updates for HSE matters detailing Incidents, Front Foot activities, and High‑Risk sites from the Region to the HSE Manager in readiness for the weekly HSE Teams calls.
• Log Cardinal Rule non‑conformances emanating from Detailed Inspections onto Envoy, linking responsibility for closure.
• Include outstanding closures in a monthly report to the HSE Manager.
• Coordinate data and actions from contact with Enforcement Agencies, ensuring that all contacts are logged on the CF152-50 Enforcement Authorities Form, and outstanding actions are closed in consultation with the HSE Manager.
• Provide support and advice in accordance with HSE Advisor responsibilities set out in CPR636 Process for Managing Facilities Management Pack.
• Complete HSE Detailed Inspections and HSE Advisory Notes per month (as agreed with HSE Manager).
• Support regions in delivering local HSE improvement outputs and HSE strategic outputs as directed by the Regional Head of HSE and HSE Manager.
• Review weekly Positive Intervention Reporting from regions and determine root causes & Front Foot actions.
• Support Line Managers with ‘Back to Work’ risk assessments where people are fit with restrictions.
• Support Expectant Mother risk assessments within regions.
• Provide support for New Staff on HSE Management System Onboarding within 1st month of employment.
• Provide Internal Auditor directions and support on regional audits to maintain the internal audit schedule.

About you – Essential

• NEBOSH general certificate or equivalent as a minimum, but ideally IOSH CEnv or equivalent as a minimum, but ideally associated with ISEP.
• Client‑facing Analytical skills to interpret detailed information and regulations.
• People skills – ability to liaise with staff/operatives of all levels within Barhale.
• Excellent use of the MS Office suite of packages.
• Effective communicator with strong presentation and report‑writing skills.
• CSCS Safety Professional card.
• Able to work as a member of a team, but capable of working alone to tight deadlines as appropriate.

About you – Desirable

• Extensive HSE experience within a civil engineering environment, with experience in the rail sector.
• Level 3 AET or PTTLS.
• Incident investigation course – Kelvin TOPSET or equivalent – 1 day training course.

Caring and investing in you

Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people‑centric company. As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.

From the moment you join us, your well‑being and career aspirations will be supported by:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Company Pension.
• Life Assurance.
• Private Medical.
• 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days.
• 8 hours volunteering.
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice.
• Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position).
• Leadership & management training and coaching.
• Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression.
• Development supported by internal and externally delivered training.
• Continuous service awards.

Would you like to know more? Please contact our Recruitment team via careers@barhale.co.uk