We’re working exclusively with a leading energy infrastructure business to appoint a Health and Safety Advisor. This is a regional role covering sites across Somerset and Wiltshire, supporting operational teams and contractors to maintain the highest safety standards.
This organisation manages essential infrastructure, ensuring safe and reliable utility services for homes and businesses across the region. With an established safety culture and significant investment in modernising its network, it offers a stable and forward-thinking environment for health and safety professionals.
Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, you’ll take ownership of health, safety, and environmental support across operational teams. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that values initiative and trusts its advisors to manage their own schedules and priorities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing day-to-day health, safety and environmental support to operational teams and contractors.
- Undertaking audits, inspections, and hazard spotting to drive continual improvement.
- Supporting and promoting behavioural safety initiatives across the workforce.
- Investigating incidents, identifying root causes, and driving follow-up actions.
- Supporting the development and communication of HS&E procedures in line with emerging legislation.
- Building strong working relationships across multiple sites and stakeholder groups.
- Regional, multi-site responsibility with autonomy to manage your own work.
- Part of a business with a strong track record in safety and sustainability.
- Supportive team culture where your input will shape how safety is delivered.
- Exposure to utilities, civils, and street works environments with varied day-to-day challenges.
- Commitment to professional development, including funded training and qualifications.
- Salary: £52,000 (annual review in line with cost of living)
- Car allowance or company car
- Discretionary annual bonus (up to 10%)
- Pension: 5% employee / 10% employer contributions (15% total)
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 14x salary life insurance
- Flexible working (3 days on site, 1 day home, 1 day office/depot)
- Professional training support
- NEBOSH General or Construction (essential)
- Experience in utilities, civils, highways, or street works (essential)
- Understanding of underground services and safe excavation practices
- Comfortable working across multiple sites and building strong stakeholder relationships