Experienced Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

Job Description

Genesis OHS is a family-run consultancy that provides occupational and environmental health and safety services to clients of varying sizes throughout the UK and Europe.

Due to continued growth and increasing demand for our services, we seek to appoint an experienced Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Advisor. The role will be predominantly based across Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders, with regular travel required to other locations throughout the UK.

The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and report-writing skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to work independently across diverse industries. They should also be adaptable, confident in embracing new challenges, and capable of working effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.

Duties may include but are not restricted to:

• Promote the company’s provision of occupational health and safety services.
• Identify prospective clients and liaise with them to sell company services.
• Identify client occupational health and safety requirements.
• Develop proposals and terms of appointment to reflect client requirements.
• Develop and provide relevant occupational and environmental health and safety services to clients.
• Provide clients with advice on compliance with and access to relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, acops and other current initiatives.
• Prepare relevant client and company health and safety documentation, including method statements, risk and COSHH assessments.
• Undertake client site inspections and system audits.
• Ensure company policy, procedures and management systems are implemented, maintained, audited and reviewed.
• Undertake any other relevant occupational health and safety duties as required.

The candidate will hold, at minimum, a NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. Ideally, they will also be a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and hold a NEBOSH Diploma (or be actively working towards one), or equivalent.

Candidates with substantial practical experience in health and safety roles who demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge effectively across diverse industries are encouraged to apply.