Health and Safety Compliance Advisor (DLO)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £45,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | King's Lynn, Norfolk |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Freebridge Community Housing |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | RPO03600 |
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Are you passionate about making health and safety meaningful and accessible to frontline teams?
We’re looking for a Health & Safety Compliance Advisor to join our Home & Community Team where your ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively will be key to success.
This role involves delivering site-specific guidance, toolbox talks, and practical support to teams working across construction and housing environments. You’ll bring strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to communicating health and safety in a clear, constructive, and relatable way.
Alongside your communication skills, you’ll also bring solid technical expertise, supporting compliance, and helping embed a positive safety culture. You’ll be confident gaining buy-in from staff and leading conversations that make health and safety meaningful and effective on the ground.
About Freebridge Community Housing:
Our Freebridge Community Housing goal is to provide affordable, safe, and quality homes for current and future generations, for those who need a place to call home. Freebridge was set up in 2006, to receive the transfer of the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk’s housing stock. We now have over 7500 properties across west and north Norfolk, in addition to building new homes for social and affordable rent, and to support those who want to move into shared home ownership. We’ve had numerous achievements, including delivering our tenants' promises and bringing homes to the Decent Homes Standard, affording our customers a much better quality of living. At Freebridge, we live by our values: Belong, Own It, Think Customer, One Team One Purpose, and Be the Change.
What you’ll be doing:
- Operational Support: Assist, develop and advise operational managers in implementing Health, Safety and Welfare procedures to support safe systems of work and a positive safety culture.
-Risk Management: Support the completion, delivery, and review of Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work across the organisation.
-Incident Investigation: Lead or assist in accident and incident investigations, including record keeping, recommending remedial actions, and reporting to senior stakeholders.
-Site Monitoring: Undertake site visits to monitor compliance, investigate complaints, and assist in evidence gathering for investigations.
-Safety Inspections: Maintain and develop the programme for safety inspections of operational buildings and work sites, producing reports where deficiencies are identified.
-Safety Culture: Act as a key driver in embedding a proactive and positive safety culture across corporate and operational functions.
-Ownership Transition: Support operational managers in transitioning safety responsibilities through structured handover plans and ongoing coaching.
-Training Delivery: Assist in the procurement, organisation, and delivery of induction, topic-specific, and refresher training within areas of expertise.
-Incident Reporting: Ensure all incidents are triaged appropriately and compile RIDDOR reports where required.
-Data & Reporting: Produce reports on accident and incident statistics for presentation to the Health & Safety Committee and Leadership Team.
What we’re looking for:
To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
Qualifications:
-Relevant Health and Safety qualification to NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level.
-Training and qualifications in CDM regulations
Knowledge & Experience:
-At least 3 years recent and relevant experience.
- A strong understanding of Health & Safety and associated legislation.
- Experience of completing investigations.
- Proven experience in implementing health and safety systems and managing health and safety data.
Skills:
- Communication: Ability to communicate competently and effectively with colleagues at all levels, both orally and in writing.
- Negotiation: Excellent negotiation skills with a diplomatic approach.
- Record Keeping: Skilled in maintaining detailed records in both computerized and manual formats.
- Workload Management: Ability to manage a diverse workload, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Driving: Full driving licence, with access to a vehicle for business use.
What’s in it for you?
At Freebridge, we’re appreciative of our team and you can enjoy the following benefits from joining us, among many more:
- Generous Holiday Leave: Enjoy 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service – Pro rata.
- Exclusive Employee Discounts: Access amazing deals through our Reward Gateway.
- Comprehensive Leave Policies: Enjoy 6 months full pay for maternity leave and 2 weeks full pay for paternity leave – Pro rata.
- Health and Wellbeing Support: Access physio and counselling services, along with an employee assistance programme.
- Charitable Leave: One day per year to volunteer for a cause you care about.
- Discounted Gym Membership: Stay fit with discounted membership at Alive Leisure.
- Pension Scheme: A company contributory pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Diversity is key to our values and culture. We create a workplace where every voice is heard and respected, embracing diverse perspectives to drive innovation. Our inclusive environment empowers colleagues, ensuring equal opportunities for all. We don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. We’re happy to accommodate reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to enable you to perform your best. As part of this commitment, we also offer accessibility tours for candidates to help ensure an inclusive and welcoming experience from the outset.
Closing Date: Wednesday 29th October 2025
We’re looking for a Health & Safety Compliance Advisor to join our Home & Community Team where your ability to engage, influence, and communicate effectively will be key to success.
This role involves delivering site-specific guidance, toolbox talks, and practical support to teams working across construction and housing environments. You’ll bring strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to communicating health and safety in a clear, constructive, and relatable way.
Alongside your communication skills, you’ll also bring solid technical expertise, supporting compliance, and helping embed a positive safety culture. You’ll be confident gaining buy-in from staff and leading conversations that make health and safety meaningful and effective on the ground.
About Freebridge Community Housing:
Our Freebridge Community Housing goal is to provide affordable, safe, and quality homes for current and future generations, for those who need a place to call home. Freebridge was set up in 2006, to receive the transfer of the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk’s housing stock. We now have over 7500 properties across west and north Norfolk, in addition to building new homes for social and affordable rent, and to support those who want to move into shared home ownership. We’ve had numerous achievements, including delivering our tenants' promises and bringing homes to the Decent Homes Standard, affording our customers a much better quality of living. At Freebridge, we live by our values: Belong, Own It, Think Customer, One Team One Purpose, and Be the Change.
What you’ll be doing:
- Operational Support: Assist, develop and advise operational managers in implementing Health, Safety and Welfare procedures to support safe systems of work and a positive safety culture.
-Risk Management: Support the completion, delivery, and review of Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work across the organisation.
-Incident Investigation: Lead or assist in accident and incident investigations, including record keeping, recommending remedial actions, and reporting to senior stakeholders.
-Site Monitoring: Undertake site visits to monitor compliance, investigate complaints, and assist in evidence gathering for investigations.
-Safety Inspections: Maintain and develop the programme for safety inspections of operational buildings and work sites, producing reports where deficiencies are identified.
-Safety Culture: Act as a key driver in embedding a proactive and positive safety culture across corporate and operational functions.
-Ownership Transition: Support operational managers in transitioning safety responsibilities through structured handover plans and ongoing coaching.
-Training Delivery: Assist in the procurement, organisation, and delivery of induction, topic-specific, and refresher training within areas of expertise.
-Incident Reporting: Ensure all incidents are triaged appropriately and compile RIDDOR reports where required.
-Data & Reporting: Produce reports on accident and incident statistics for presentation to the Health & Safety Committee and Leadership Team.
What we’re looking for:
To be successful with your application, you’ll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
Qualifications:
-Relevant Health and Safety qualification to NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent level.
-Training and qualifications in CDM regulations
Knowledge & Experience:
-At least 3 years recent and relevant experience.
- A strong understanding of Health & Safety and associated legislation.
- Experience of completing investigations.
- Proven experience in implementing health and safety systems and managing health and safety data.
Skills:
- Communication: Ability to communicate competently and effectively with colleagues at all levels, both orally and in writing.
- Negotiation: Excellent negotiation skills with a diplomatic approach.
- Record Keeping: Skilled in maintaining detailed records in both computerized and manual formats.
- Workload Management: Ability to manage a diverse workload, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Driving: Full driving licence, with access to a vehicle for business use.
What’s in it for you?
At Freebridge, we’re appreciative of our team and you can enjoy the following benefits from joining us, among many more:
- Generous Holiday Leave: Enjoy 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service – Pro rata.
- Exclusive Employee Discounts: Access amazing deals through our Reward Gateway.
- Comprehensive Leave Policies: Enjoy 6 months full pay for maternity leave and 2 weeks full pay for paternity leave – Pro rata.
- Health and Wellbeing Support: Access physio and counselling services, along with an employee assistance programme.
- Charitable Leave: One day per year to volunteer for a cause you care about.
- Discounted Gym Membership: Stay fit with discounted membership at Alive Leisure.
- Pension Scheme: A company contributory pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Diversity is key to our values and culture. We create a workplace where every voice is heard and respected, embracing diverse perspectives to drive innovation. Our inclusive environment empowers colleagues, ensuring equal opportunities for all. We don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. We’re happy to accommodate reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to enable you to perform your best. As part of this commitment, we also offer accessibility tours for candidates to help ensure an inclusive and welcoming experience from the outset.
Closing Date: Wednesday 29th October 2025