Health & Safety Advisor
Job Title: Health & Safety Advisor
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Sector: Construction | Interior Fit-Out | Data Centres
Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent (Local Hire)
Salary: €50,000 – €60,000 DOE + Accommodation
We are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Advisor to join a growing construction team delivering high-profile interior fit-out and data centre projects across Frankfurt, Germany.
Reporting to the Group Health & Safety Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance across multiple live construction sites. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established contractor with a strong pipeline of work and genuine opportunities for long-term career progression.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide practical health, safety, and environmental advice to project teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
* Implement and monitor company Health & Safety policies and project-specific safety procedures.
* Review risk assessments, RAMS, permits to work, and safe systems of work before activities commence.
* Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks, RAMS briefings, and safety training.
* Carry out regular site inspections, audits, and compliance checks.
* Monitor subcontractor compliance with HSEQ standards and client requirements.
* Ensure plant, lifting equipment, and work-at-height equipment are inspected and certified.
* Support accident, incident, and near-miss investigations and implement corrective actions.
* Maintain accurate safety documentation, reports, inspections, audits, and training records.
* Support emergency planning, environmental management, waste control, and spill response.
* Attend safety meetings and liaise with clients, subcontractors, and project management teams.
* Promote a positive safety culture across all project activities.
Requirements
* NEBOSH or equivalent recognised Health & Safety qualification (essential).
* Minimum 2 years' experience as a Health & Safety Advisor or Safety Officer within construction.
* Strong knowledge of construction health & safety legislation, risk assessments, and safe systems of work.
* Understanding of German health & safety regulations and DGUV standards.
* Experience on industrial, manufacturing, or data centre projects is desirable.
* VCA certification or willingness to obtain it.
* Excellent communication, organisational, and report-writing skills.
* Strong Microsoft Office skills.
* Fluent English (spoken and written).
* Must have the right to work in Germany.
Package
* €50,000 – €60,000 Salary (DOE)
* Pension Scheme
* Ongoing Training & Professional Development
* Long-Term Career Progression
* Work on Major Interior Fit-Out & Data Centre Projects
* Stable Pipeline of European Projects