Construction Health and Safety Consultant
| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Hertford |
| Area | Hertfordshire, England |
| Sector | Health and Safety |
| Salary | £50k-£55k plus car allowance, pension, healthcare |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | asap |
| Job Ref | 2731d |
- Description
Construction Health and Safety Consultant required to join a multi-disciplinary construction consultancy. This position plays a key role in delivering health and safety consultancy services across a diverse portfolio of sectors, including education, retail, industrial, residential and public sector projects.
This is a hybrid role to cover a primarily South Midlands region.
You will join the Safety and Compliance team, providing statutory compliance support, completing fire risk assessments, undertaking site inspections and delivering general health and safety advisory services. A solid understanding of the CDM Regs is essential, with particular emphasis on advising clients on their duties and compliance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct site inspections, audits and compliance reviews, concise reports and actionable recommendations.
- Undertake fire risk assessments across a variety of building types in line with PAS 79.
- Prepare Pre-Construction Information packs and develop Health and Safety Files for construction projects.
- Support clients in meeting their health and safety obligations, including developing action plans and delivering practical improvement measures.
- Provide competent, pragmatic health and safety advice to clients, contractors and design teams.
- Assist with internal initiatives such as policy updates, development of compliance tools, templates and standard documentation.
- Maintain accurate project records and contribute to continuous improvement within the Safety and Compliance team.
- Experience
- Experience of delivering the above requirements in a health and safety consultancy or client-side role.
- Strong working knowledge of CDM (2015) with demonstrable experience supporting client compliance.
- Confident communicator with the ability to engage clients, work independently, and manage multiple projects effectively.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the region.
- Qualifications
- NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate. NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent (or working toward) is desirable.
- Competent and suitably qualified to undertake Fire Risk Assessments (IFE, IFSM, or FPA training advantageous).
The role is paying £50k-£55k plus car allowance, pension and healthcare.
