Senior Health & Safety Advisor in City

We are working with a leading multinational contracting company with a proven track record of delivering complex, high-value projects across the UK and Europe. The company has a clear focus of delivering excellence across sectors such as data centres, pharmaceutical and advanced technology builds.

They currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Health & Safety Advisor to support the day-to-day site safety operations on a flagship data centre project. Reporting into the project s Senior HSE Manager, this role will involve the management of multiple Section Safety Advisors, coordination with construction teams, and frontline oversight of safe systems of work across a live construction environment.

This is a site-based role, ideal for a proactive individual who leads by example, identifies potential safety breaches before they occur, and champions best-practice health and safety at all levels of project delivery

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily health and safety operations across multiple work sections on a live data centre construction site.
• Manage and mentor a team of section-based Health & Safety Advisors, ensuring consistent standards of safety across all work zones.
• Provide expert advice, guidance, and support to operational teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders to uphold a safe working environment.
• Proactively identify, assess, and address potential risks or breaches of safety protocol.
• Promote and enforce best practices in safe systems of work, behavioural safety, and site discipline.
• Contribute to incident investigations, root cause analysis, and follow-up on corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure site compliance in line with health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Assist with audits, inspections, safety reporting, and performance reviews.

Key Requirements:

• A minimum of 7 10 years of experience in construction health & safety, including roles on large-scale, high-risk projects.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent (NEBOSH Diploma / CMIOSH desirable).
• Proven experience working within a major project environment, ideally including data centres or complex infrastructure builds.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to identify safety issues proactively and influence safe behaviours on site.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, site-based environment, with multiple work fronts and stakeholders.
• Excellent knowledge of current HSE legislation, standards, and practices.