Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor in Basingstoke

Hybrid - Basingstoke (STW), Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB, Hybrid - Lane End WTW, Hybrid - Walnut Court - SN2 8BN

Job title: Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor – Ref 43349

Division: Health, Safety & Wellbeing; Contract type: Permanent (Full-time/Part-time); Salary up to £50,000 per annum (competitive, depending on experience); Closing date: 07/05/2026.

What you’ll be doing as a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

• Site visits, including assurance and engagement – risk‑based, with quantity confirmed depending on business area and requirement. Expected to be out on site 3 to 4 days a week. Full, clean UK driving licence required.
• Supporting the delivery of the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy, including leading or managing work packages, briefing stakeholders, to required deadlines.
• Monitoring performance against the Safety, Health and Wellbeing strategy and objectives, system, standards, processes and procedures.
• Carrying out site HSW assurance to highlight good practice, risks and non‑compliance.
• Advising stakeholders (internal and external) and contractors on HSW matters, including compliance with applicable legislation, industry best practice and the Thames Water Management System.
• Assisting with incident investigations and, where appropriate, high‑risk incident investigations.
• Verifying incidents, actions and safety observations are tracked to closure promptly.
• Supporting training requirement identification and monitoring of Team Skills Register/Training Compliance.
• Assisting with toolbox talks, inductions and briefings on HSW campaigns or concerns.
• Proactively engaging with stakeholders to motivate teams to report safety observations and improvements.
• Supporting ad‑hoc projects as directed, in line with business needs and priorities.
• Performing face‑fit testing as required.

Location: Across the Thames Water patch

36 hours a week

What you should bring to the role

• NEBOSH Certificate or extensive operational experience.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to engage all levels of an organisation.
• A passion for Health, Safety and Wellbeing, leading by example.
• Competence in company IT systems and office software.
• In-depth understanding of UK Safety, Health and Wellbeing legislation.

Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring

• Technical knowledge in a related or operational industry (utilities, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing or construction).
• Understanding of process safety, CDM and/or roadside or highway work.
• Understanding of Human and Organisational Performance (HOP).

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary up to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Annual leave: 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Performance‑related pay plan tied to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Access to benefits for health, wellbeing and finance, such as annual health inspections, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

We welcome applications from everyone.