Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor in Devon

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK. We don’t just build roads and bridges - we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work. You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.

As the HSW Advisor, you will provide professional Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) support to operational teams, ensuring work is planned and delivered safely, compliantly and to the required quality standard. You'll promote a positive safety culture through visible engagement, coaching and constructive challenge, and you will support leaders to embed company policies, procedures and the Business Management System (BMS) in day-to-day operations. You'll deliver proactive monitoring through inspections, audits and observations; you will support effective risk assessment and control for routine and higher-risk activities; and you will ensure findings are translated into clear actions with agreed owners and timescales.

We'll ask you to support incident and near-miss reporting and investigation, drive corrective and preventative actions, and provide accurate performance reporting to operational management and clients in line with legal, regulatory, client and company requirements. You'll ensure compliance with HSW legislation, ISO standards (45001, 14001, 9001), CDM Regulations and client requirements. This includes embedding the Business Management System (BMS), maintaining up-to-date HSW guidance, monitoring legislative change and escalating legal or enforcement risk where required. You will support effective risk management through hazard identification, RAMS, Safe Systems of Work and controls for high-risk activities, ensuring HSW systems are used effectively and actions closed out.

The role provides practical site support through audits, inspections, behavioural safety observations and supply chain assurance, intervening where unsafe acts or conditions are identified. The post holder will verify inductions, support health surveillance and provide competent HSW advice to delivery teams and subcontractors. Incident management responsibilities include leading or supporting investigations, analysing trends, embedding lessons learned and maintaining accurate records. The role contributes to client and management reporting, supports audits and accreditations, and drives improvement where performance falls below standard. You'll deliver HSW briefings, promote an incident-free culture, support competence assurance and maintain professional CPD. Strong collaboration, influence and HSW leadership are essential, alongside maintaining divisional records, incident systems and promoting It Starts With Me.

What you’ll bring:

• Sound knowledge of SHEQ principles, risk management and safe systems of work.
• Good working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Analytical approach to incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• Competent IT skills (Microsoft Office).
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent).
• Experience in a SHE/SHEQ advisory role.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations (where applicable).
• Full UK driving licence (role dependent).

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• Private health care and health care cash plan
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.