HSEQ Adviser

Thalia; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading waste management company located in the Isle of Wight is seeking a passionate HSEQ Adviser. You will be responsible for maintaining health, safety, environmental, and quality standards across operational sites. Ideal candidates should possess an IOSH Managing Safely qualification and have significant experience in HSEQ within industrial settings. We offer a competitive benefits package including a company bonus scheme, contributory pension, and opportunities for personal development and progression.

Benefits

Company Bonus Scheme – up to 5%

Contributory Pension – up to 6%

24 Days Holiday

Life Assurance – 4x annual salary

Bravo Benefits Platform

Free On-Site Parking

Opportunities for development and progression

Qualifications

• Must have IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Experience in HSEQ within operational settings is essential.
• Strong communication skills to influence colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality standards.
• Lead investigations and deliver training.
• Conduct site audits and toolbox talks.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of HSEQ in an operational or industrial setting

Confident communicator

Comfortable leading site audits

Ability to engage and influence safety behaviours

Team player

Education

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Posted Friday 5 December 2025 at 01:00 | Expires Monday 5 January 2026 at 00:59

At Thalia, we are looking for a passionate and proactive HSEQ Adviser to join our team on the Isle of Wight, supporting our sites at Forest Road and Lynnbottom Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC). If you're a safety-driven professional with an IOSH qualification and a hands‑on approach to driving positive culture change, we’d love to hear from you. Reporting to the Compliance Manager, you’ll play a key part in maintaining and improving our Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) standards across both operational sites. You’ll support a strong safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and help embed continuous improvement practices across the teams. From leading investigations to delivering training and audits, this is a varied and visible role that will allow you to make real impact on‑site.

This role involves regular travel between our two Isle of Wight locations, so flexibility and great communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• IOSH Managing Safely (essential)

Experience & Skills

• Strong working knowledge of HSEQ in an operational or industrial setting
• Confident communicator, able to engage colleagues and influence safety behaviours
• Comfortable leading site audits, toolbox talks, and incident investigations
• Able to work independently while being a team player
• Company Bonus Scheme – up to 5%
• Contributory Pension – up to 6%
• 24 Days Holiday – plus opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days annually
• Life Assurance – 4x annual salary
• Bravo Benefits Platform – flexible options for health, wellbeing & lifestyle
• Free On‑Site Parking
• Real opportunities for development and progression

Our Business

At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.

We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass‑burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in‑vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small‑scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion.

In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.

Inclusion

At Thalia Waste Management, we work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV, we’re focused on who you are, your skills and passion that can be brought to Thalia Waste Management. We know and understand the everyone is different and has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working and any adjustments that could be needed! We’ll do all that we can to support everyone from their first contact with us. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability Confident Employer, we will make sure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.