Health Safety and Environment Advisor in Highland

Location: Home based Northern Scotland – Covering sites in Scottish Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire areas as well as some of the Scottish islands

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £34,018.00 - £36,319.00 Per Annum

Benefits: Holidays, Pension and Life Assurance

Our client is the UK's largest conservation organisation and they are passionate about nature. From landscape scale restoration projects and international species recovery to citizen science and inspiring individuals to take action in their own gardens, their work is diverse and often challenging but always worthwhile.

They are also passionate about caring for their workforce. They believe in creating nurturing work environments that allow people to thrive and they recognise that the commitment of their people is essential to organisational success.

This is an opportunity to contribute to their mission by joining their dedicated and inspiring workforce as a Health, Safety and Environment Advisor. You will support operational teams to deliver work in some of the most beautiful locations in Northern Scotland and provide expert advice to other functions within the organisation.

You will work alongside dedicated health, safety & environmental colleagues to develop and deliver organisation-wide safety and environmental procedures and standards. The organisation's estate is varied and you will be required to advise stakeholders on the safe management of buildings and structures. This will require knowledge of fire and electrical safety, asbestos and legionella management and welfare provisions. A sound understanding of visitor management both indoors and in the wider countryside will also be required.

Teams working on nature reserves are often involved with significant habitat management, restoration and creation work whether delivering it themselves or utilising contractors. You will be required to advise the workforce on the safe management of contractors and CDM regulations as well as the safe use of machinery and equipment.

You will support a dispersed workforce who may be based at home, one of the properties, a location within the community or in the remote countryside where personal safety and emergency procedures need to be considered.

Alongside your work in North Scotland you will provide remote support to UK wide departments and teams, which may include supporting projects, events and collaborating with your HSE colleagues.

Your workload will include delivering site inspections to check compliance against internal and legal standards, deliver information and training, review incident data, complete investigations and compile and present reports to management teams. You will support the development and review of health & safety procedures and work with teams to support their implementation. You will promote wellbeing initiatives and lead by example and play a key role in implementing the employer's environmental management system.

In addition to broad health, safety and environmental knowledge, good interpersonal skills will be key to this role. You will be able to form excellent working relationships and be able to use influence to ensure health, safety and sustainability are taken into account at all stages of work. You will listen to workers, gain their input and understand their challenges.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• You will have good interpersonal skills and be able to form positive relationships and influence others regardless of their position within the organisation.
• You will be self-motivated, be able to act on initiative and have a flexible approach to your work.
• You will have the experience and confidence to deliver safety based training and give presentations when required.
• You will support the organisation's wellbeing initiative by showing consideration for people's wellbeing and mental health while delivering work.
• You will connect with HSEA colleagues so together you can deliver continued improvement to organisational procedures and practices.
• You will have a thorough knowledge of H&S management systems and of legislation relevant to the employer's work activity.
• You will understand the guiding principles of managing visitor safety.
• You will be able to interpret legal requirements and internal procedures and describe them to colleagues in a straightforward and pragmatic way using excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You will be a member of IOSH at 'Technician' level or higher.

This is a permanent role of 37.5 hours per week. You will attend multi-day team away days several times a year which could be located anywhere in the UK. The successful candidate will be required to regularly visit sites in the Scottish Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire areas as well as some of the Scottish islands, and will be able to work remotely within this area. This will require overnight stays away from home and using public transport where possible.

Closing date: 23:59, Tuesday, 19th May 2026

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The organisation is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. As part of this application process, you will be asked to complete an application form to evidence how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience requested. Please note the employer don't use AI to screen applications. No agencies please.