Health & Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor – CWA Wide

Location: Suffolk

Join the exciting journey of one of the UK's largest nuclear projects at Sizewell C!

The Civil Works Alliance (CWA) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Health & Safety Advisor to support the successful delivery of the Sizewell C Project.

CWA, appointed by the Sizewell C client, brings together three leading delivery contractors — Laing O'Rourke, Bouygues, and Balfour Beatty — to deliver the civils scope including Enabling Earthworks, Main Civil Works, and Marine and Tunnelling.

We are seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to support the delivery of the Enabling Works and Earthworks scope. This early stage of the project includes major packages such as the SSSI Crossing, ground improvements, dewatering, diaphragm walls, sea defence, Marine Bulk Import Facility (MBIF), Beach Landing Facility (BLF), construction drainage outfall and bulk earthworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of CWA's Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) strategy across weekend working
• Undertake compliance inspections, tours and audits, providing fact-driven reports and recommendations
• Advise operational teams during planning to identify and address risks effectively
• Investigate incidents and support events management, ensuring accurate reporting and lessons learned are captured
• Deliver or support training and advisory sessions to project teams and Tier 2 contractors (e.g. setting to work, incident investigation, occupational health, safety management system familiarisation)
• Promote a positive health and safety culture across all levels of the CWA project structure
• Support Zero Harm initiatives and drive the use of reporting tools to ensure actions are closed out and feedback provided
• Engage effectively with stakeholders, ensuring communication and compliance with project standards and CWA SMS

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Essential:

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
• Minimum Grad IOSH (or working towards)
• Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation
• Competence in accident/incident investigation and reporting
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and promote a positive HSW culture
• CSCS competence card

Desirable:

• NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ equivalent in Occupational Health and Safety
• Previous experience as a Health and Safety Advisor within a construction or infrastructure environment
• IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Why SZC?

This is your chance to contribute to one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, shaping the future of energy while working in a supportive, dynamic environment. Be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and sustainability at every stage of the journey—from investment to construction and beyond.

About Laing O'Rourke

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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