Health and Safety Advisor – Construction
Health and Safety Advisor – Construction
Location: Hampshire & Isle of Wight Region (with occasional travel to Falmer and Worthing offices)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week – 3 days a week on site
Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 DOE + company car
Help Us Build a Safer, Greener Future
There's never been a better time to join Southern Water as we work towards a greener future-tackling climate change, reducing our environmental impact, and cutting our carbon footprint. Are you passionate about creating safe, secure environments where employees and contractors can thrive? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
About the Role
We're looking for a proactive Health and Safety Advisor to support our Capital Delivery team within the Health and Safety function. In this vital role, you'll ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, lead investigations, and provide expert guidance across major construction projects-helping to embed a strong safety culture throughout our infrastructure development and maintenance operations.
As part of our Health, Safety, and Wellbeing (HSW) team, you'll monitor safety performance, conduct site inspections, and deliver practical advice to project managers and site supervisors. From advising on high-risk areas-such as temporary works, CDM compliance, site setup, excavations, and service avoidance-to leading incident investigations, your expertise will drive continuous improvement in safety standards and behaviours.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver and monitor performance against our strategy and objectives within Capital Delivery.
Provide expert health and safety advice to project teams, ensuring compliance with legislation, best practice, and Southern Water standards.
Lead site inspections, hazard management activities, and root cause investigations on construction sites.
Coach and mentor project managers and site supervisors to strengthen compliance and safety awareness.
Offer technical guidance on high-risk areas, including chemical storage, temporary works, CDM, site setup, excavations, and hazardous substances.
Lead incident investigations, report findings to senior leadership, and recommend corrective actions.
Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations and provide technical guidance to both site and office-based staff.
Attend design reviews, progress meetings, and conduct audits during ongoing projects.
Collaborate with Security and Wellbeing teams to align safety and security practices across capital projects.
About You
You'll bring:
Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and best practice, with proven experience in a construction or capital delivery environment.
Previous experience in a health and safety advisory role, ideally within major construction projects; exposure to process safety is highly desirable.
NEBOSH Diploma (Level 6) or equivalent, with at least CertIOSH status (CMIOSH or CFIOSH preferred).
Solid understanding of CDM 2015 Regulations and their application to large-scale projects.
A full UK driving licence (multi-site travel required).
We're looking for someone with exceptional communication skills-capable of interviewing, report writing, and clearly conveying safety information to diverse stakeholders. You'll have the ability to coach and empower teams, foster a strong safety culture, and confidently influence decisions under pressure.
Strong leadership and negotiation skills are essential, as you'll be driving behavioural change and ensuring compliance across multiple construction sites