Senior Health Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor – Marine & Tunnelling

Location: Avonmouth

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 Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing 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 Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor to monitor and provide proactive HSW input across the Marine & Tunnelling scope. From design through to implementation, you'll ensure governance, compliance and legal obligations are met, supporting the wider HSW agenda and helping embed a culture of Zero Harm.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the HSW manager and team in providing professional advice relating to HSW
• Ensure compliance with H&S legislation, procedures and contract requirements always.
• Provide HSW Support to the delivery teams in the production and review of project documentation.
• Attend and support prestart planning meetings where required.
• Undertake HSW safety engagement tours and formal inspections in line with project requirements.
• Attend client meetings and working groups on behalf of the CWA as and when required.
• Maintain professional competence through effective CPD
• Identify opportunities to change the way activities are undertaken to improve H&S performance.
• Analyse data for trends and produce reports and recommendations as required.
• Support the delivery team to investigate HSW adverse events and trends.
• Produce and support HSW briefings and information campaigns.
• Deliver training and advisory sessions to personnel and contractors as required.
• Champion behavioural safety and the building of a positive safety culture
• Promote the use of new technology and business systems across the project.
• Be able to plan and monitor performance on SMART Objectives
• Assist in maintaining the companies Safety management system – iSM

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Essential:

• NEBOSH National Diploma or equivalent L6 qualification (or working toward)
• Driving Licence

Desirable:

• Incident investigation
• CertIOSH
• CSCS card
• NEBOSH Fire Risk Assessment (or equivalent)
• Site Environmental Awareness Training (SEATS) or similar
• 3 day First Aid At Work (or above)
• Fire marshal
• PTTLS or equivalent training qualification
• Triple Bar Nuclear New Build

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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