Health, Safety and Environment Advisor

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Date: Oct 22, 2026

Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB

Company: Bureau Veritas

Role: Health, Safety and Environment Advisor 

Location: Manchester 

Package: Competitive salary + Up to 12% Pension, Health Care, and other flexible benefits

 

Start Your Health & Safety Career with a Global Leader

Are you NEBOSH qualified and looking for the opportunity to build your career in Health, Safety and Environment? Whether you're a recent graduate or have gained some early experience in an HSE role, this is your chance to join a supportive team where you'll learn from experienced professionals, gain exposure to a wide range of industries, and play a key role in helping create a positive safety culture across the UK & Ireland.

 

We're looking for someone with strong organisational skills, a proactive mindset and a willingness to learn. In return, we'll provide the support, development and hands-on experience needed to help you grow your HSE career with Bureau Veritas.

 

Why Bureau Veritas?

Join a business where safety comes first. As part of our HSE team, you'll help support a diverse workforce across the UK & Ireland, partnering with colleagues from a wide range of business areas to promote a positive health and safety culture. Working alongside experienced HSE professionals, you'll gain valuable exposure to a complex matrix organisation and build the skills needed for a successful long-term career in Health, Safety and Environment.

 

Role Purpose: Assist in the implementation of a positive Health and Safety Culture across the UK&I business ensuring continuous improvement. Provide support and advice to Business Unit staff at all levels.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To provide advice and guidance on all aspects of health, safety and welfare to directors, group managers, managers and staff as appropriate
• To assist the Senior HSE Advisor with monitoring of HSE Legislation updates relevant to BV UK & Group requirements; completed and changes made where relevant
• Implement and achieve the objectives of the HSE annual plan
• Support Senior HSE Advisor with HSE incidents and ensure investigations take place and provided input and advice as required, document findings and recommendations. Track implementation of corrective actions.
• Support Senior HSE Advisor with the implementation the annual plan for auditing UK premises, ensure provision of adequate first aid services in each location
• Provide advice and support in carrying out risk assessments
• Assist in the development of safe operational procedures, which identify and take account of all relevant hazards
• Assist the continual development of HSSE policies, procedures and processes
• Under the guidance of the Senior HSE Advisor, advise on compliance with all national and local regulations, standards, codes and company policies and advise employees and management on these regulatory issues
• Assist in the development and production of internal HSSE communications
• Perform HSSE site visits internally and on client sites
• Support Senior HSE Advisor with the Health and Safety forum and supporting representatives appropriately
• Provide KPI data to the Senior HSE advisor in order to monitor and ensure compliance with safety requirements (training, lone workers, telematics etc)
• Support with the maintenance of the HSSE internal portal and document control
• Support with the regular requests for safety information and preparation of slides
• Attend meetings, as required
• Supporting with bid and tender information

 

Experience & Skills Required:

 [E]=Essential, [D]=Desirable

• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills (E)
• Experience of working with Operational teams (D)
• Planning and organisational skills (E)
• Conversant with Microsoft Office (E)
• Experience of producing Health and Safety documentation (D)
• Qualifications Required:
• NEBOSH National General Certificate (E)
• Holder of Environmental qualification (D)

 

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary
  • 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays with the option to buy or sell 5 holidays, plus an option to carry over 5 days
  • Combined employee/employer pension contributions of up to 12%
  • Flexible working
  • Flexible benefits scheme, to suit what is important to you including Life Cover, Private health care, Dental Care, GymFlex, Techscheme, Enhanced Maternity/Paternity policy, Give as You Earn scheme & Travel Insurance
  • Health and Wellbeing Support through; Mental Health First aiders, Employee Assistance programme & Smart Health services
  • Working for an Industry leading global Inspection company

 

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