Health & Safety Advisor

Are you looking for your next a Health & Safety Advisor job in Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region?

We're hiring a Health & Safety Advisor in Yorkshire to support a well-established main contractor delivering high-quality construction projects across commercial, educational and industrial sectors throughout Yorkshire and the North Midlands. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a competitive salary, car allowance, and genuine career progression with a respected Tier 2 contractor known for its commitment to safety excellence and people development.

Join a growing business offering real autonomy, local projects and a culture where health and safety leadership is valued at every level.

With the office based in Wakefield, we encourage anyone looking for Health and Safety Jobs in Leeds, Sheffield and the wider Yorkshire region to apply.

Our client is a reputable Tier 2 construction main contractor with a proven track record in delivering complex construction projects, including schools, office spaces, supermarkets and industrial builds up to £20m in value across Leeds and the Yorkshire region.

With a strong reputation for quality, collaboration and integrity, they pride themselves on building lasting relationships with clients and partners whilst maintaining a strong focus on safety and sustainability. Their portfolio spans both public and private sectors, with a commitment to best-in-class safety compliance and continuous improvement.

Due to an expanding project portfolio, they are now seeking a Health & Safety Advisor to strengthen their delivery team and support their continued growth across Yorkshire.

As a Health & Safety Advisor in Leeds, you will drive the company's HSE agenda by ensuring best practice is maintained across all construction projects and within the wider business. This is an excellent H&S advisor job for someone passionate about safety compliance and keen to shape positive safety culture across multiple sites.

You'll play a key role in promoting a positive safety culture, supporting site teams and ensuring legislative compliance in line with CDM 2015 and other relevant health and safety regulations.

As a Health & Safety Advisor in Leeds, your responsibilities will include:

• Attend HSE meetings to review and enhance existing health and safety systems, policies and processes.
• Update and develop company health and safety policies and documentation to ensure compliance with current UK legislation.
• Produce Construction Health & Safety Plans and supporting documentation, maintaining all associated records, registers and data.
• Lead and support accident, incident and near-miss investigations, ensuring lessons learned are shared across the business.
• Carry out site HSE audits and inspections across construction sites in Wakefield, Leeds and surrounding Yorkshire areas.
• Provide comprehensive accident/incident investigation reports and implement corrective actions.
• Support the Pre-Construction team as required on HSE matters, including risk assessments and method statements.
• Promote continuous improvement in all aspects of health, safety and environmental management.
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, ISO 45001 standards and occupational health and safety best practice.

To be successful in this Health & Safety Advisor job in West Yorkshire, you will bring solid experience working within a construction main contractor, sub-contractor or civils contractor environment.

• Proven experience as a Health, Safety & Environmental Advisor, Safety Compliance Consultant or Senior Health & Safety Consultant within the construction industry.
• Strong technical knowledge of current H&S legislation, including CDM 2015, and a commitment to staying updated with industry changes.
• NEBOSH certification (e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or NEBOSH Construction Certificate) and a relevant CSCS card.
• Experience conducting site inspections and investigating accidents/incidents in line with HSE reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to deliver clear safety messages to site teams and senior management.
• Strong problem-solving ability and confident use of Microsoft Office and HSE management software.
• A self-motivated, flexible approach and the ability to work independently under pressure with high attention to detail.
• A positive, engaging attitude with the ability to build lasting relationships across all levels of the business.
• Full UK driving licence, essential for visiting sites across Yorkshire and the North Midlands.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful regional contractor with an impressive pipeline and a strong presence across Yorkshire and the North Midlands.

As a Health & Safety Advisor, you'll have the chance to shape safety culture and influence project delivery with clear scope for career progression. Package includes:

• Competitive salary: £45,000 - £55,000 (DOE)
• Company car or car allowance for travel across Yorkshire
• Local projects across Wakefield, Leeds and the wider Yorkshire region
• Private medical scheme eligibility
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Genuine opportunities for training, professional development and career progression through structured courses, mentoring and pathways to Senior H&S Consultant roles
• Supportive work environment with a strong focus on work-life balance

Apply Now: Health & Safety Advisor Job in Wakefield

Kick-start your next health and safety career move in construction today.

Apply now to join a market-leading contractor delivering some of Yorkshire's most exciting builds, where your contribution to safety excellence will be recognised and rewarded.

Should your application be successful, we will be in touch within 48 hours to send you full details about the company, role and projects.

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