H&S Consultant

Job Title: Health and Safety Consultant

Location: London (Site based)

Salary: Competitive + enhanced maternity/ paternity and sick pay+ further fantastic benefits package

Type: 12-month FTC

Are you an experienced Health and Safety Consultant with experience and knowledge of UK and Ireland regulations?

Do you enjoy working with internal and external stakeholders and being adaptable and innovative to find solutions to meet client requirements? Do you love working directly with a client and being embedded in their organisation as a consultant?

Do you want to work for a global organisation who can provide career development, an excellent benefits package and culture?

If ‘Yes’, we want to hear from you!

About the Role

We are growing Health and Safety team and looking for an experienced Health and Safety Consultant to provide high-quality consulting support to an office-based client with a large number of employees to achieve operational excellence by delivering SMS-related services and support in identifying innovative solutions and services. This is a 12-month fixed term contract with a possibility of becoming permanent.

Responsibilities involve:  

• Deliver high‑quality technical consultancy to clients across BV Solutions, ensuring all work meets required technical standards.
• Support the delivery of the annual BV Solutions Plan and contribute to the development of new services and methodologies.
• Assist in delivering projects on time and within budget, managing resources effectively and participating in regular project reviews.
• Draft clear, accurate and professional consultancy reports, proposals and technical documents.
• Ensure full use of BV Solutions tools, methodologies and competency frameworks in all project work.
• Adhere to all site safety practices when undertaking site‑based activities.

Client Engagement & Business Development

• Act as an exemplar in client management, relationship building and communication.
• Respond promptly to client requests, proposals and technical queries.
• Promote and market relevant BV Solutions services to support business development and growth.
• Conduct research and provide expert guidance to clients on emerging risks, best practice and industry developments.
• Ensure client feedback surveys are requested, monitored and followed up to drive continuous improvement.
• Prepare project case studies in collaboration with the marketing team.

Operational Excellence & Governance

• Maintain an accurate opportunity pipeline in Salesforce and contribute to forward workload forecasting.
• Monitor individual utilisation and activity levels to achieve agreed targets.
• Follow all financial procedures in project delivery and support KPI reporting for the Consulting Group Manager.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislation, standards, guidelines and technical developments.
• Operate in line with Bureau Veritas Core Values and Code of Ethics.
• Contribute to a collaborative, supportive team environment.

What are we looking for?

Skills and Experience

• Empathetic mindset with the ability to understand and respond to client and team needs.
• Pioneering mindset, demonstrating innovation, continuous improvement and a drive to enhance performance.
• Networking mindset, showing curiosity, active listening and willingness to take action.
• Strong adaptability and resilience when facing challenges or setbacks.
• Confidence in holding candid, constructive conversations with clients, internal stakeholders and the BV network.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and produce high‑quality reports.
• Excellent project management capability, with the ability to prioritise and schedule work to optimise time, cost and quality.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovative problem‑solving.

Qualifications Required

• Relevant qualification in occupational safety and health, human factors, engineering or psychology.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

Lead Auditor qualification in ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001.

• Experience or qualifications in ergonomics or human factors, including the use of relevant tools and methodologies.
• Experience in the energy sector, ideally with offshore exposure and a strong understanding of human‑focused HSE standards.
• Experience with operational excellence methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen).
• Understanding of resilience engineering, Safety II, human organisational performance and safety culture.
• Experience with project management methodologies.

What’s in it for you:

We aim to cultivate a supportive learning environment so team members can enjoy development and progression alongside an interesting, technically challenging career.  

We offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career.

Core benefits include:

• Private medical
• Life assurance
• Professional membership subscription
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme and up to
• Paid volunteering days a year.

Flexible benefits include:

• Cycle to Work
• Tech scheme
• Travel insurance
• Dental insurance
• Gym and retail discounts
• option to buy and sell holiday
• Give As You Earn scheme.