Senior Occupational Health & Safety Advisor
Building a sustainable tomorrow
BAM UK & Ireland is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Advisor to join our Health & Safety team. This role will be to primarily support Social Infrastructure Business Unit in the North area and will report to the Principal OHS Advisor for the Social Infrastructure Nuclear and Defence Sector.
This is a key role supporting operational leaders, project teams and safety advisors across our business to deliver safe, compliant and high‑performing projects.
Making Possible
As a Senior OHS Advisor, you will provide competent, independent and proactive safety leadership, ensuring that health, safety and wellbeing considerations are embedded from project inception through to construction. You will guide project teams through the early planning, design and risk mitigation stages, helping to secure predictable, safe and sustainable outcomes. As a Senior OHS Safety Advisor, you will act as a trusted source of expert advice, helping establish, implement and maintain effective safety systems across a range of construction and civil engineering projects. You will also coordinate and support the activities of Health & Safety Advisors within your remit.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supervising, guiding and developing Safety Advisors under your control.
- Ensuring safety systems and plans meet relevant standards and are effectively implemented.
- Advising site management and other stakeholders on all aspects of safety management.
- Assisting with pre-construction needs with PQQ’s and Tenders
- Able to develop excellent relationships with manage different stakeholders including clients.
- Keeping clear, audit‑ready safety records in line with internal requirements.
- Assisting managers with safety submissions, risk assessments and vendor evaluations.
- Leading major internal accident investigations and supporting continuous improvement activity.
What do you bring to the role?
- Ten plus years’ experience within the civil engineering sector
- Strong communication skills, able to engage confidently at all organisational levels.
- Ability to deliver H&S training when required.
- Thorough knowledge of OHSAS 45001 (ISO 45001).
- Capability to lead major accident investigations internally.
- A degree is preferable but not essential.
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate (minimum)
- Chartered Member of IOSH or working towards it
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint plus other digital technologies
- Ability to present to large and small groups including delivery of formal training courses
- You will be able to research subjects and report on your findings
- Clean UK driving license and willingness to travel to other UK locations.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary
- A wide range of family-friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
About BAM
Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
The application process
Closing date: Friday 20th March
For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Zainab Rubbani, Recruiter, BAM UK & Ireland (Infrastructure), Email: zainab.rubbani@bam.com
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
