Health & Safety Advisor

We are recruiting for a Health and Safety Advisor to join our team in support of our contract with Yorkshire Water. This is a fantastic opportunity to start a rewarding career with Lanes Group, working closely with one of our most exciting clients and contributing to their AMP8 objectives.

About the Role

Salary: up to £45k depending on experience.

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, flexibility required for the role

Location: Yorkshire Region

Company vehicle / Car Allowance

24 days holiday + Bank holidays

What you will be doing 

Working closely with the Health and Safety managers and directors you will be responsible for providing training, independent advice, guidance, and support to operational staff across some of our main contracts based in the Yorkshire. You will be focusing on delivering contractual agreements of the client and frontline support to operatives embedding good working practice and ensuring company policy and procedures are adhered to. You will also be required to keep the safety management system updated and drive adoption of a more Human Factors based approach in support of management HSEQ engagement.

Support managers in the monitoring and management across multi-discipline contracts, with specific focus on risk identification, management and control through site inspection and audit. Collaborate to deliver support, general safety advice and guidance on relevant company standards and safe working practices. Assist and advise on risk assessments, ensuring employee involvement and timely review.

Work with the HSEQ department to implement the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Strategies and delivery plan.

Support on the development, administration, and upkeep of the Safety Management Systems.

Work collaboratively with the client and as part of the wider safety team to ensure efficient working and the reduction of travel by supporting managers within your geographical region.

Support managers in the investigations into accidents, incidents, near misses across the service platforms are completed in a transparent and fair way, ensuring appropriate corrective and preventative actions are identified and implemented.

Support in the management of reporting requirements, ensuring all notification and report are sent in a timely manner for the service platform and appropriate and timely reports are produced covering key leading and lagging indicators and that these are supported by appropriate analysis to ensure both that the function is effective and tackling the most pressing issues and that management are held account for individual and platform performance.

We are looking for individuals who have:

NEBOSH Qualification or equivalent 

Previous HSEQ experience ideally from a utilities background 

Full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 penalty points

Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative

Ability to prioritise in a busy, changing environment

Proficient in the writing of suitable and sufficient risk assessments and method statements

Team player with an ability to build good working relationships across all levels of personnel

A flexible approach to working 

Previous experience within the utilities / wastewater field would be highly advantageous. 

Why Join Lanes Group?

At Lanes Group, nothing is more important than the health, safety, and well-being of our people and customers. As the UK’s largest independent specialist infrastructure delivery partner, we:

Have a turnover exceeding £530 million (EBITDA £45 million)

Employ over 4,000 brilliant people nationwide

Operate through a countrywide network of operational locations

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that our differences make us stronger. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups.

Lanes Group is also a proud signatory of the ‘Charter for Employer Positive About Mental Health’, run by Mindful Employer.

Join us and be part of a team that makes a real impact!