Health & Safety Advisor in Warrenpoint

Are you an experienced Health & Safety Advisor with a background in construction or housing maintenance?

Have you supported operational teams across responsive repairs, planned maintenance or refurbishment projects?

Location: Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland
Salary: Up to £55,000 dependent on experience + car allowance
Contract: Permanent (freelance may be considered, subject to approval)
Working arrangement: Office and site-based, with travel across Northern Ireland

The Role
A leading housing maintenance and refurbishment contractor is looking to appoint a Health & Safety Advisor to support its operations across Northern Ireland.
The business delivers a range of services across social housing and public sector buildings, including responsive repairs, voids, planned maintenance, energy-efficiency upgrades, compliance works and major improvement programmes.

The successful candidate will provide practical H&S support to operational teams, working closely with directly employed staff, subcontractors and management to maintain safe working practices across a varied portfolio of maintenance activities.

Based from the company's office in Warrenpoint, the role will involve travel across Northern Ireland, supporting teams and projects in different locations. Initially, there will be an expectation to spend time with the office-based team to understand the business and its operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and monitor health and safety policies, procedures and site-specific safety plans.
• Carry out regular site inspections, audits and hazard assessments.
• Provide practical H&S advice and guidance to operational teams, employees and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with relevant health and safety legislation and construction regulations.
• Review risk assessments and method statements, supporting safe working practices.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Deliver toolbox talks, inductions and ongoing health and safety training.
• Chair regular H&S meetings with operational teams.

Essential Requirements

• Minimum Level 3 Health & Safety qualification, such as NEBOSH or equivalent.
• At least two years' experience in a construction or operational H&S role.
• Previous experience within housing maintenance, responsive repairs, refurbishment or a closely related environment.
• Good knowledge of construction site hazards, risk assessments and relevant H&S legislation.
• Experience carrying out inspections, audits and incident investigations.
• Confident communicating with and influencing employees, subcontractors and operational management.
• Strong written, reporting and documentation skills.
• Based in Northern Ireland, with the ability to travel across the region.

Benefits

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Life assurance.
• Occupational sick pay.
• Enhanced family leave provisions.
• Salary sacrifice schemes, including holiday purchase, electric vehicle schemes and additional pension contributions.
• Wellbeing resources and counselling services.
• Retail and lifestyle discounts.
• Recognition initiatives and awards.
• Development and progression opportunities.

If you are interested, please send your CV to caitlyn.fisher@carringtonwest.com

Salary: £50k - 55k per year