Job Description:

SHE Advisor

Location: Coventry or Essex (covering projects across the South of England)

Salary: £40,000 * £60,000 + Company Van or Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Our client is one of the UK's leading privately owned civil engineering contractors, delivering major infrastructure, reinforced concrete, geotechnical and specialist engineering projects across the UK.

Renowned for investing heavily in their people, they have built an outstanding reputation for delivering technically challenging projects while maintaining exceptionally high standards of safety, quality and environmental performance. Their award-winning behavioural safety programme has become a benchmark within the industry, creating a collaborative culture where employee wellbeing, continuous improvement and professional development are genuine priorities.

Due to continued growth and a strong project pipeline, they are looking to appoint an experienced Health, Safety & Environmental (SHE) Advisor to support projects across the South of England.

• Salary: £40,000 * £60,000
• 23 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Life Assurance (4x annual salary).
• Salary sacrifice pension with 5% employer contribution.
• Employee benefits platform with shopping, dining and travel discounts.
• Discounted private healthcare and dental.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme after probation.
• Company Van or Car Allowance.
• Excellent long-term career progression with a leading UK infrastructure contractor.

• Provide practical SHE support across multiple live construction projects.
• Carry out site inspections, audits and compliance reviews.
• Promote Health, Safety and Environmental best practice.
• Review RAMS, CoSHH, PUWER, LOLER and Fire compliance.
• Deliver toolbox talks and behavioural safety briefings.
• Lead accident, incident and near miss investigations.
• Support contractor management and operational planning.
• Deliver internal SHE training where required.
• Build strong working relationships with project teams and clients.

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
• CSCS Card.
• Previous Health & Safety experience within Civil Engineering, Groundworks or RC Frame projects.
• Good understanding of current H&S legislation and industry best practice.
• Experience carrying out site inspections, audits and incident investigations.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Desirable
  • IEMA or other environmental qualification.
  • Temporary Works, Fire Risk or CoSHH qualifications.
  • Experience delivering training or toolbox talks.
  • Behavioural safety experience.

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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