Senior Health and Safety Advisor

Job description

Circa £60,000 depending on skills and experience ​ per annum + Car Allowance ​​ Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent ​ Location: ​ Peterborough / Cambridge / Norfolk / Lincoln / Northampton / Huntingdon - Based location - one of our sites across the Anglian Water Region ​ ​​ Anglian Water embraces a flexible working approach. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, with an average of 3 days per week being onsite across the Anglian Water region. ​ ​​ Make every drop of your potential count ​ ​​ Due to the growth of our Safety Team, we are seeking a dedicated and experienced Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join us and contribute to our mission of maintaining a safe and healthy work environment. As a Senior Health & Safety Advisor, you will be responsible for the day-to-day line management of the Safety Advisors and accountable for all aspects of people leadership, development, and performance management within your team. You will provide assurance on the quality of incident investigations, identify trends in incident data, and make recommendations to improve safety performance. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and make a significant impact on our health and safety culture. We offer a supportive work environment, opportunities for professional development, and a chance to be part of a company that values health, safety and wellbeing. ​ What you’ll be doing: Line management responsibility, setting clear objectives , monitoring performance, and ensuring effective people management processes are in place for the team of Safety Professionals. Support Capital Delivery teams to ensure all construction activities, including civil engineering works, are planned and delivered safely and in compliance with statutory and organisational health and safety requirements. Provide proactive health and safety leadership across Delivery Route construction teams and Partner C ontractors Influence and challenge Delivery Route leadership to drive continuous improvement in safety performance. Promote a positive safety culture through visible presence, coaching, and engagement. Partner with Delivery Route leadership to ensure works are planned and delivered safely, compliantly, and in line with CDM and company standards. Identify , assess, and influence control of health and safety risks associated with complex and high ‑ risk construction activities. Deliver assurance through inspections, audits, and performance reviews, driving continuous improvement in safety outcomes. Lead on incident investigation, learning, and behavioural initiatives to embed a strong and positive safety culture. Implement immediate mitigation controls in the event of serious incidents Identify trends in safety performance and near-miss data. Review business unit performance and provide feedback for improvement. Support operational standdowns and training of front-line managers. What does it take to be successful? ​​ Proven experience in team leadership and management. Strong practical understanding of CDM Regulations, with the ability to drive compliance and improve safety outcomes. E xpertise in providing H&S oversight on large scale capital projects and ongoing site maintenance operations. Exceptional capability in supporting contractor management systems, risk mitigation strategies (including CDM compliance / High-Risk Work Activities ), and fostering a collaborative Safety culture across multidisciplinary contractor workforces. Proven experience enforcing and improving safety standards within a construction environment. Ideally N E BOSH Diploma or equivalent. Member of IOSH (Tech IOSH/ C MIOSH or Grad IOSH). NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum. Flexible in responding to customer /contractor needs and changing workload demands. Ability to have challenging conversations and maintain positive stakeholder relationships under pressure. Excellent written and oral communication skills. As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to: ​​ -Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% -Personal private health care -Annual bonus scheme -26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion -Life Cover at 8x your salary -Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary -Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle -Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme -Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks -Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay. Inclusion at Anglian Water: ​​ Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network. ​ Closing date: 10/08/2026 #loveeverydrop #LI-SA2