Senior Health and Safety Advisor - West Yorkshire

GRAHAM is proud to be at the forefront of one of the UKs most ambitious healthcare transformation programmes, having been appointed as Contracting Partner for the regeneration of a major NHS healthcare project in West Yorkshire. This is far more than a construction project; it is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape how healthcare is delivered for future communities. The scheme will create a state-of-the-art, digitally enabled super hospital, designed to revolutionise patient care, enhance staff wellbeing, and set new benchmarks for clinical environments across the UK.

As we embark on this nationally significant project, we invite applications for a Senior Health & Safety Advisor - a role which will be key in supporting the delivery of health, safety, and wellbeing across the project, working closely with all teams to ensure the highest standards of compliance and performance. This role focuses on providing expert guidance, driving day-to-day safety standards, and promoting a proactive, positive culture on site. The successful candidate will be instrumental in ensuring safe working practices are embedded at every stage, contributing to the successful delivery of a complex, high-profile project.

Expected duties for the Senior Health and Safety Advisor:

• Pre Construction: Practical understanding of NHP processes and requirements integrating H&S innovation for ultimate implementation. Extensive meeting participation with collaboration with other NHP Framework partners and the entire team at Airedale, some travel will be required. Interrogating the design to ensure H&S expectations can be met during the build process in conjunction with the Principal Designer and entire team.
• Site Support & Operational Delivery: Provide practical, day-to-day H&S advice and guidance to site and project teams. Support the implementation of H&S strategy and procedures on site in line with NHP requirements. Assist in ensuring safe systems of work are in place across all activities. Engage closely with subcontractors to ensure compliance and alignment.
• Compliance, Auditing & Assurance: Conduct regular health, safety, and environmental inspections and audits. Monitor compliance with legal requirements and company standards. Support the development and continuous improvement of SHE procedures.
• Incident Management & Risk Control: Investigate accidents, incidents, observation reporting, identifying root causes and leading the implementation of improvements from an H&S capacity. Promote hazard identification and observation reporting across site. Assist in risk assessments and method statement development where required.
• Culture & Engagement: Lead by example in all aspects of health, safety, and wellbeing. Promote a strong, visible health and safety culture across the workforce. Engage operatives and supervisors in continuous improvement of H&S culture.
• Training & Continuous Improvement: Support delivery of H&S training and awareness programmes. Provide coaching and guidance to site teams and supervisors. Assist in rolling out initiatives, campaigns, and best practice. Contribute to continuous improvement through feedback and lessons learned.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build effective relationships with project teams, clients, and subcontractors. Support responses to audits, inspections, and client requirements. Represent H&S function in site meetings and forums where required.

Requirements:

• Essential: Proven extensive experience in a Health & Safety Advisor role within the construction industry. NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent. Strong knowledge of UK H&S legislation and site practices. Previous experience of working on a large scale project environment, ideally within the healthcare sector. Able to operate with Senior leaders, displaying collaborative behaviours with the prime focus of promoting H&S at all opportunities.
• Desirable: Line management experience. Commitment to continuous professional development and behavioural safety principles. Familiarity with ISO standards and competence to handle audits.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Credible and authoritative professional.
• Confident and constructive challenger.
• Calm, objective and resilient under pressure.
• Highly organised and detail-focused.
• Values-led, ethical and improvement-focused leader.
• Strong communicator with the ability to engage at all levels.
• Approachable and collaborative team player.

Our Commitment: At GRAHAM, we are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences.

If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We are dedicated to making our policies and guidance accessible to all applicants and employees.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please contact Louise Hunter, Resourcing Manager.

We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are eligible to live and work in the UK, as per Home Office regulations. Please check your eligibility with the regulations before applying. Individuals with a current time restricted right to work in the UK should contact the Human Resources team in the first instance.

A basic disclosure may be requested if security clearance is required by 3rd party clients and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. Our Access NI/Vetting and Barring Scheme Policy and Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available upon request.

GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant's experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.