Health And Safety Advisor

HSE Advisor – 12‑Month Fixed‑Term Contract (Maternity Cover) – London

Overview

This role is for a Health and Safety Advisor based in London, offered on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract (maternity cover) with a salary of up to £52,000 per annum. The position involves supporting UK operations, primarily across London and Dunstable, while providing oversight to smaller European offices.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance, conduct risk assessments and audits, deliver HSE training, investigate incidents, and drive a positive safety culture across multiple locations.
• Identify operational and regulatory HSE risks, recommend solutions, and implement actions to ensure any breaches are addressed.
• Support and facilitate accident and incident investigations and provide advice on preventive measures to reduce risk.
• Deliver company HSE inductions, training, and skills development for on‑site and field staff.
• Conduct and report on periodic site inspections and self‑audits.
• Oversee the risk management program, including general risk assessment, COSHH assessment, and fire risk assessment.
• Manage a program of corrective/preventive actions to ensure the highest standards in safe working practices are met.
• Provide clear and concise information through reports of risk assessment and method statements (RAMS), incident trends and other key data to enable management to make effective decisions.
• Support external HSE and related audits and regulatory visits.
• Coordinate with external vendors for maintenance, repairs, cleaning, security, and other facility services, ensuring quality and timely completion of work.
• Monitor critical systems (power, HVAC, water, fire safety) and elevate any risk to operations to plant managers and leadership.
• Communicate daily with plant manager on key issues, planned shutdowns, and any facility risks impacting production.

Key Requirements

• NEBOSH General Certificate as a minimum.
• Previous experience within facilities management, office, corporate, commercial property, warehouse, or multi‑site environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a hands‑on HSE role.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Comfortable balancing operational delivery with corporate reporting requirements.
• An Engineering, Business or HSE‑related degree would be advantageous.
• Fluent English is essential; Spanish or French language skills would be beneficial but are not essential.

Salary: Up to approximately £52,000 depending on experience. The role is predominantly site‑based and travel between UK sites is fully expensed.

This opportunity would suit someone who enjoys being actively involved in the day‑to‑day delivery of health and safety.