Freelance Health & Safety Advisor - HS2 Birmingham
Birmingham | Up to £550 per day | Inside IR35 | 6-month contract
We are looking for an experienced freelance Health & Safety Advisor to support a specialist subcontractor working on HS2 in Birmingham.
This is a hands-on, site-based role working closely with operational teams and project management across a major infrastructure and tunnelling environment.
The role would particularly suit someone with experience in HS2, tunnelling, major civils, rail, utilities or another high-risk construction environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out regular site inspections and identify H&S issues before they develop into formal non-conformances
- Review RAMS, permits, briefings, plant records and training documentation
- Support updates to RAMS where methodology, access, plant or site conditions change
- Monitor compliance with project, client and company H&S requirements
- Manage plant and labour compliance, including certification, competency and inductions
- Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses and support corrective actions
- Close out H&S observations and maintain action tracking
- Support audits, inspections and weekly HSEQ reviews
- Review upcoming works and identify H&S requirements in advance
- Support higher-risk activities including lifting operations, temporary works and plant movements
- Carry out tunnel-specific compliance checks including access, emergency arrangements, ventilation and rescue
- Monitor traffic management, plant-person segregation and occupational health risks
- Support environmental compliance and site controls
- Deliver toolbox talks and support workforce safety engagement
- Attend planning and coordination meetings to ensure H&S risks are identified early
Experience Required
- Previous H&S experience within construction, civils, infrastructure, rail or tunnelling
- Strong experience with RAMS, inspections, incident investigation and site compliance
- Good understanding of plant, lifting operations and site logistics
- Confident working directly with operational teams and site management
- NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
- Full UK driving licence
- Previous HS2 or tunnelling experience would be highly desirable.
This is a 6-month, site-based contract in Birmingham paying up to £550 per day inside IR35.
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