Health, Safety & Wellbeing Adviser
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | LS15 8ZB |
| Company: | Kier Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 10232 |
Summary
We're looking for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Adviser to join our MEP team team in the North.
Location: Flexible. This role will be supporting the Kier Mechanical and Electrical business working on projects predominantly located within our Northern and Scotland as well as Eastern and Midlands business unitsBusiness Unit: Kier Mechanical & Electrical
*We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
As an HSW Adviser, you'll play a vital role in creating and maintaining safe, healthy workplaces across our construction projects. You'll provide comprehensive guidance on HSW management policies, conduct thorough inspections, lead accident investigations, and offer valuable support to ensure everyone goes home safely at the end of each day.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser, you'll be working within the MEP business partnering with the Construction team, supporting them in delivering safe and healthy working environments. Your day to day will include:
-The role will require regular delivery of internal training packages such as the Kier Construction Behavioural Safety Programme “Think Safety Differently”.
-Conducting regular site audits and inspections to identify safe and unsafe working practices, providing practical recommendations for improvement
-Supporting the implementation of Construction Phase Plans, Electrical and Mechanical Safe Systems of Work, and Wellbeing strategies
-Promoting and participating in Kier's Behavioural Safety Programme; Think Safety Differently
-Collaborating with project teams and supply chain partners to ensure consistent HSW standards
-Contributing to accident investigations and developing preventative measures
What are we looking for?
This role of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser is great for you if:
-You have experience in construction safety, health and wellbeing, with a good understanding of HSW legislation
-You're working towards or have achieved Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or another relevant professional qualification
-You're collaborative with excellent communication skills, able to build relationships at all levels
-You're organised and can manage your own workload effectively
-You care about making a positive difference to people's wellbeing and safety at work
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-AS2
Location: Flexible. This role will be supporting the Kier Mechanical and Electrical business working on projects predominantly located within our Northern and Scotland as well as Eastern and Midlands business unitsBusiness Unit: Kier Mechanical & Electrical
*We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role
As an HSW Adviser, you'll play a vital role in creating and maintaining safe, healthy workplaces across our construction projects. You'll provide comprehensive guidance on HSW management policies, conduct thorough inspections, lead accident investigations, and offer valuable support to ensure everyone goes home safely at the end of each day.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser, you'll be working within the MEP business partnering with the Construction team, supporting them in delivering safe and healthy working environments. Your day to day will include:
-The role will require regular delivery of internal training packages such as the Kier Construction Behavioural Safety Programme “Think Safety Differently”.
-Conducting regular site audits and inspections to identify safe and unsafe working practices, providing practical recommendations for improvement
-Supporting the implementation of Construction Phase Plans, Electrical and Mechanical Safe Systems of Work, and Wellbeing strategies
-Promoting and participating in Kier's Behavioural Safety Programme; Think Safety Differently
-Collaborating with project teams and supply chain partners to ensure consistent HSW standards
-Contributing to accident investigations and developing preventative measures
What are we looking for?
This role of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser is great for you if:
-You have experience in construction safety, health and wellbeing, with a good understanding of HSW legislation
-You're working towards or have achieved Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH) or another relevant professional qualification
-You're collaborative with excellent communication skills, able to build relationships at all levels
-You're organised and can manage your own workload effectively
-You care about making a positive difference to people's wellbeing and safety at work
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier #LI-AS2
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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.