Health and Safety Advisor Energy from Waste in Cumbernauld

Location: Forth, near Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 8TS

Salary: Competitive and dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Working arrangement: Site-based

Are you an experienced Health and Safety Advisor with a background in energy from waste, biomass, power generation, utilities or heavy industry? Our client is looking for a proactive Health and Safety Advisor to support operations at its Gladsmuir Operations site in Forth, near Lanark. This is a highly visible, hands-on position where you will work closely with the Plant Manager, site operations teams, contractors and the Group Head of Health and Safety.

You will take responsibility for promoting a positive safety culture, improving site health and safety performance and ensuring compliance with UK legislation, Group policies and operational procedures. The central purpose of the role is to ensure employees and contractors work safely while supporting the development and implementation of health and safety policies that reflect legislation, Group standards and plant operations.

The opportunity

As Health and Safety Advisor, you will become the principal source of day-to-day health and safety guidance at the site. You will support the Plant Manager with legislative and operational compliance, lead behavioural safety activity, monitor site performance and help embed a culture of continuous improvement. The position also includes incident investigation, contractor management, ISO 45001, audits, inspections, reporting and extensive involvement during planned plant outages.

This role would suit an engaging and practical safety professional who is comfortable working within a live operational plant environment and influencing employees, managers and contractors at every level.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the Plant Manager with all legislative, Group and site health and safety requirements
• Acting as the site lead for behavioural safety, compliance and continuous improvement
• Providing practical health and safety guidance to operational teams and contractors
• Implementing, developing and reviewing site health and safety arrangements
• Supporting the implementation and ongoing development of ISO 45001
• Maintaining the health and safety elements of the Integrated Business Management System
• Monitoring health and safety performance and taking proactive action where improvements are required
• Representing the site at the UK Health and Safety Committee Forum
• Leading or supporting incident and near-miss investigations
• Identifying root causes and ensuring lessons learned are embedded across the site and wider Group
• Monitoring the completion of corrective actions arising from investigations
• Producing detailed incident reports in line with Group procedures
• Producing weekly health and safety reports for site and Group management
• Acting as a super-user for the incident-reporting system and supporting user training
• Conducting weekly health and safety inspections
• Developing and managing the site audit and inspection programme
• Supporting the Plant Manager when dealing with clients and relevant external or regulatory bodies
• Providing guidance on compliance, operational risk and safe systems of work

Planned outage responsibilities

• During planned outages, the Health and Safety Advisor will play a central role within the outage-management team.
• Being available to support day-to-day outage activity
• Developing and obtaining approval for the outage health and safety plan
• Supporting CDM arrangements and compliance
• Agreeing appropriate out-of-hours health and safety coverage
• Conducting audits, investigations and safety surveillance
• Auditing permits, risk assessments and method statements
• Attending outage meetings and advising operational teams
• Producing detailed health and safety summaries for outage reports

Skills and experience

• A minimum NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Previous health and safety experience in energy from waste, biomass, electricity generation, power generation or a comparable heavy industrial environment
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, regulations and recognised best practice
• Working knowledge of relevant ISO management standards, ideally including ISO 45001
• Experience conducting health and safety audits and workplace inspections
• Practical incident-investigation and root-cause-analysis experience
• The confidence to challenge unsafe practices and influence positive behavioural change
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Good IT skills and experience producing accurate health and safety reports
• Membership of a relevant professional health and safety body

Why join

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established UK energy business and take genuine ownership of health and safety performance at an operational plant. You will work closely with senior site leaders, influence safety culture and contribute directly to the continuing development of health and safety standards across both the site and wider Group. The role offers variety, responsibility and the opportunity to make a visible impact within an important and technically demanding energy environment. An auditor qualification, formal incident-investigation training or experience acting as a senior or lead investigator would be advantageous.