HSE Advisor in Birmingham

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor to join our team in Birmingham.

As a Health and Safety Advisor, your role and remit will be to ensure day-to-day HSE compliance by managing accident, incident, near miss and don’t walk by investigations and mitigation.

• Annual salary £32,000 - £40,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus an annual on target bonus of 5%
• Role based: Can be based at any of our Midland offices in either Birmingham – B66 1AT, Peterborough – PE4 5ET or Nottingham – NG9 6DP. With travel around the Midlands region.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Company Car
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role you will be required:

• Lead accident/incident and near miss investigations, ensuring corrective actions are concluded and follow up closure of all issues.
• Support safe operational procedures which identify and take into account all relevant hazards.
• Communicate and reinforce HSE processes and procedures.
• Develop and engage sound relationships with internal and external customers.
• Carry out site audits to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented.
• Carry out risk assessments and consider how risks could be reduced.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation and information on all matters of HSE is provided in a timely and complete manner.

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

• NEBOSH General Certificate.
• Knowledge of HSE regulations, processes and procedures.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Able to analyse and present data.
• Skills: Health & Safety, Environmental Management, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Communication, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, Inspection & Auditing, Reporting.

Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 16th February 2026.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.

At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.

Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.

Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams. Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team.