Senior Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor

Dartford, England, United Kingdom

4/30/2025

Description And Requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor to join our Infrastructure team located in London.

What you'll do:

• Understand the Company Health & Safety and wellbeing Policies and Procedures and statutory requirements as they affect the Project operations and ensure that the requirements are implemented.
• Provide operational and functional management with advice on the prevention of accidents, ill health, and the practical implementation of the company’s SHW policies.
• Assist the Project Manager or Project SHW Manager in preparing and developing the Project Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan & coordinate reviews as required.
• Undertake site SHW inspections as required. Participate as requested in “Company” SHW Audit and inspections.
• Maintain the health and safety competency matrix of the scheme.
• Advise on the assessment and appointment of sub-contractors.
• Assist where necessary with tenders and presentations to external bodies.
• When requested, advise on the preparation of SHW risk assessments and Method Statements.
  
  

What you'll bring to the role:

• Proven SHW related experience
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NEBOSH General certificate or equivalent NVQ
• Relevant SHW experiences within construction is desirable but not exclusive to construction, a similar high risk industry would be considered
• Grad IOSH or AIEMA or equivalent
• Driving Licence
  
  

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More Information About The Role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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