Permanent

Health and Safety Advisor

HSE Recruitment

Walsall, WS1 1XS

£40000 - £45000 per annum

Posted: 09 July 2026 (Yesterday)

Closing date: 08 August 2026

Ref: 268283909

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About the Role

The Health and Safety Advisor in Walsall will deliver hands-on safety expertise across multiple civil engineering and construction sites. This permanent position offers a salary between £40,000 and £45,000, plus a car allowance, pension, and comprehensive benefits. Your core focus involves driving cultural change, working closely with management teams to strengthen compliance and embed proactive hazard identification. You will conduct gap analyses across sites with varying safety maturity levels, using education and trust-building to elevate HSE practices organisation-wide. The role requires a skilled advisor capable of influencing complex operations and fostering a mature safety culture through relationship development and practical, on-the-ground support.

Job Description
Company: Civil Engineering and Construction
Role: Health and Safety Advisor
Salary: up to £45,000 + car allowance, pension and comprehensive benefits
Location: West Midlands Region (multiple sites)
We are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor with hands on experience driving change and helping complex organisations develop a mature safety culture.
You will be a trusted expert working with management teams to elevate awareness of safety compliance, help build a culture of pro-active hazard identification and embed HSE best-practices at all levels.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive positive HSE culture change through education, relationship and trust building
- Conduct a thorough gap-analysis across multiple sites, each at differing levels of safety maturity, to identify where mis-alignments and areas for improvement exist
- Ability to apply best-practice regulations, procedures and policies in the context of work "as done" rather than work "as imagined"
- Improve processes and procedures and standardise these across multiple sites
- Conduct accident investigations, with a deep understanding of how multiple factors contribute
- Education around hazard identification and near-miss reporting
- Be the subject-matter expert in technical HSE and regulations
Essential criteria:
- NEBOSH Certificate, with at least 4 years'' experience in safety
- Background in utilities, civil engineering, or a related industry
- Ability to work in a complex, multi-site environment
- Experience with RAMs, accident and incident investigations, implementation
Culture fit:
- Hands-on and pro-active
- A strong desire to educate, lead by example and build strong relationships at all levels
- Pragmatic and down-to-earth approach, with strong interpersonal skills
For more details, please contact Siobhan at HSE Recruitment Network.