Health & Safety Advisor | Main Contractor | Central London

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Health & Safety Advisor – Main Contractor – Central London
About the Client
Our client is a leading specialist contractor operating across construction, landscaping, and public realm projects throughout the UK. They are recognised for delivering high-quality schemes as a main contractor, with a strong commitment to health, safety, sustainability, and collaborative project delivery.
About the Role
The Health & Safety Advisor will support the delivery of projects across Central London, ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, environmental, and quality performance are consistently achieved. Acting as a key point of contact for HSEQ matters, the Health & Safety Advisor will provide proactive, hands-on support to project teams, promoting best practice, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and fostering a positive safety culture across all sites.
Responsibilities
* To advise and support project and site teams on all aspects of health, safety, environmental, and quality (HSEQ) management.
* To monitor and ensure compliance with company procedures, statutory legislation, and industry best practice.
* To carry out regular site inspections, audits, and inspections, producing detailed reports and tracking corrective actions to close out.
* To support incident and near-miss reporting, investigations, and root cause analysis, ensuring lessons learned are communicated and embedded.
* To deliver site inductions, toolbox talks, and health & safety briefings as required.
* To assist project teams with subcontractor prequalification, monitoring, and performance reviews.
* To liaise with clients, designers, subcontractors, and enforcing authorities as required.
* To support environmental and sustainability initiatives across projects.
* To assist in the continual improvement of company HSEQ policies, procedures, and best practice.
Requirements
Qualifications & Technical Skills
* NEBOSH General Certificate (Construction Certificate preferred)
* Membership of IOSH (TechIOSH or GradIOSH preferred)
* Relevant health & safety qualification or professional development
* CSCS Card (appropriate to role)
* 3-day First Aid at Work (desirable)
* Knowledge of CDM Regulations and construction-related legislation
Skills & Attributes
* Proactive and pragmatic approach to health & safety management
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
* Confident in delivering training, briefings, and toolbox talks
* Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively across multiple projects
Experience
* Proven experience working as a Health & Safety Advisor within the construction industry
* Experience supporting live construction sites, ideally as a main contractor
* Strong understanding of RAMS, Work Package Plans, and safe systems of work
* Experience conducting site inspections, audits, and incident investigations
* Sufficient experience required in construction, landscaping, or public realm projects
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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Construction

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