Senior HSW Advisor

Bouygues Construction SA; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm in Ipswich is seeking a Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor to ensure high HSW standards during the construction of a major energy project. The role includes conducting inspections, supporting project teams, and promoting a positive safety culture. Candidates should have NEBOSH certification and experience in health and safety advisory roles.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to influence positive HSW culture across all levels.
• Previous experience as a Health and Safety Advisor in infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and implement the HSW strategy.
• Conduct Health and Safety compliance inspections and audits.
• Support the project teams during work planning to evaluate risks.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to influence positive HSW culture

Competence in accident and incident investigation

Proven ability to use HSW data for reporting

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)

NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate

Previous experience as a Health and Safety Advisor

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word

Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Equivalent

Job description

Specialized in civil engineering and engineering structures, Bouygues Travaux Publics is one of the world leaders in the fields of land use planning and sustainable infrastructure construction. Bouygues Travaux Publics is committed to diversity and is open to all talents.

This is a role that offers you the chance to help shape the UK’s energy future as part of the Civil Works Alliance (CWA), supporting the construction of Sizewell C. This 3.2-gigawatt power station will generate low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes, playing a vital role in delivering clean, reliable power for at least 60 years.

We are seeking a Health, Safety & Wellbeing (HSW) Advisor who will support our Duty Manager, Lead, and operational teams to deliver and maintain the highest standards of HSW on-site during the critical weekend period. This role is essential for ensuring that our project and CWA HSW goals are met and that all legal and regulatory obligations are fully complied with. You’ll work Friday to Monday each week, guaranteeing robust oversight and a seamless handover at both ends of the weekend.

In this role, you will:

• Communicate and implement the HSW strategy.
• Build solid relationships with stakeholders and can deliver on customer strategic and tactical requirements.
• Undertake Health and Safety compliance inspections, tours and audits to satisfy the monthly HSW Assurance Plan, the HSW Manager, or as requested by the CWA in response to emerging risks specifically across weekend working.
• Able to identify and rank risk associated with CWA work activities.
• Able to prepare fact driven reports following inspections, tours, audits and investigations.
• Support the implementation of and ensure compliance with the Sizewell C (SZC) project standards and the CWA Safety Management System (SMS).
• Able to build relationships with the CWA project teams and wider interested stakeholders.
• Support project teams during work planning to evaluate and address potential risks.
• Trained to CWA standard for Investigating Incidents (Principal Incident Investigators HFAC’s Training).
• Able to respond to and support / deal effectively with emerging events.
• Able to coordinate and share relevant information required to compile the appropriate reports when an event has occurred.
• Can plan and undertake witness accounts / statements.
• Able to feed information into the Project and Parent Company Reporting Systems.
• Understands the CWA and Project Event Reporting Procedural requirements.
• Ensure that lessons learned from monitoring, events and or from the Alliance parent companies are communicated and adopted by the project teams.
• Able to support or deliver training and advisory sessions to operational teams and Tier 2 contractors including: Setting to Work, Fact Finders (including Just / Fair Culture), Occupational Health (OH) and CWA SMS Familiarisation.
• Support the review and updating of relevant project HSW documentation.
• Support operational teams to deliver Zero Harm and the Zero Harm Events Calendar.
• Promote the use of the project and CWA reporting tools ensuring that actions are taken, and feedback delivered.
• Ability to communicate and promote a positive Health & Safety culture
• Undertake reviews of relevant safety documentation, e.g. work package plans / task briefings
• Able to motivate, coach and support the CWA Project Management teams to deliver the HSW project requirements.
• Supports the implementation of the Nuclear Safety message during engagements with the whole CWA team.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to influence positive HSW culture and provide constructive feedback across all levels
• Competence in accident and incident investigation, with a solid grasp of UK Health & Safety legislation
• Proven ability to use HSW data for robust reporting and analysis
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) competence
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, with minimum Grad IOSH status (or working towards)
• NEBOSH Diploma or NVQ Equivalent
• Previous experience as a Health and Safety Advisor within major infrastructure or transferable sectors
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

If you are passionate about making a real impact in one of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects and thrive on collaborative, please apply now.