Health & Safety Advisor

Health & Safety Advisor – Falkland Islands
Fixed-Term Contract | Circa Nine Months | Falkland Islands and Gateshead
Highly Competitive Salary, £70 Daily Subsistence, Accommodation and Flights Provided
Are you an experienced Health & Safety Advisor looking for an opportunity that offers something genuinely different?
An established and growing civil engineering contractor is looking to appoint a Health & Safety Advisor on a contract or fixed-term basis for an anticipated period of approximately nine months.
The successful candidate will support the delivery of major civil engineering and infrastructure projects in the Falkland Islands, working within technically demanding, exposed and operational environments.
The contractor delivers complex projects involving heavy civil engineering, reinforced concrete, structural works and the construction and maintenance of essential infrastructure. Projects can involve challenging weather conditions, sensitive environments, remote locations, higher-risk construction activities and significant logistical considerations.
Working closely with the company’s UK Health & Safety Manager and site-based operational teams, you will play an important role in maintaining high standards of health, safety and environmental performance across the Falkland Islands operation.
The Role
This is a practical, site-focused position involving close interaction with project managers, supervisors, operatives and subcontractors. You will provide professional advice while helping operational teams establish safe and effective methods of delivering the work.
Key responsibilities will include:
* Providing professional health, safety and environmental advice to managers, supervisors, site personnel and subcontractors.
* Undertaking regular site inspections, formal audits, workplace observations and behavioural safety interventions.
* Providing practical coaching and guidance to improve standards and encourage safe working practices.
* Supporting the preparation, review and implementation of risk assessments, method statements and project-specific procedures.
* Assisting with the development and monitoring of safe systems of work, permits and controls for higher-risk construction activities.
* Monitoring compliance with company standards, client requirements and applicable UK and Falkland Islands legislation.
* Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, identifying root causes and ensuring appropriate actions are implemented.
* Delivering toolbox talks, site briefings, inductions and health and safety awareness sessions.
* Supporting the management of risks associated with temporary works, plant movements, lifting operations, site access and adverse weather.
* Promoting workforce engagement and encouraging a positive, proactive health, safety and environmental culture.
* Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and communicating lessons learned across the project team.
* Maintaining accurate health, safety and environmental records, inspection reports, statistics and supporting documentation.
The projects will be delivered within challenging and exposed environments. The role therefore requires someone capable of balancing legislative and procedural compliance with the practical realities of delivering civil engineering work in a remote overseas location.
You will need to be visible on site, approachable and confident enough to challenge unsafe practices while retaining the cooperation and respect of the operational workforce.
The Person
Applications are welcomed from Health & Safety Advisors with experience in construction, civil engineering or a closely related infrastructure environment.
You should possess:
* A NEBOSH General Certificate or an equivalent Level 3 health and safety qualification.
* Approximately two to three years’ relevant experience within construction or civil engineering.
* A practical understanding of site-based health and safety management and construction risk.
* Experience preparing, reviewing or supporting risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
* Strong communication, organisational and reporting skills.
* The confidence to engage positively with managers, supervisors, operatives and subcontractors at every level.
* A proactive and pragmatic approach, together with the ability to influence others without creating unnecessary barriers to delivery.
* The resilience, flexibility and personal circumstances required to work overseas for extended periods within a remote environment.
IOSH membership, or progress towards membership, would be advantageous but is not essential.
The position would particularly suit someone who enjoys being closely involved with operational teams and prefers a practical, site-based health and safety role rather than one focused predominantly on office-based compliance.
Contract and Rotation
The appointment is expected to last approximately nine months and will be offered on either a contract or fixed-term basis.
The anticipated working pattern will consist of three months in the Falkland Islands followed by three weeks in the UK. During the UK element of the rotation, you will support the Falkland Islands operation from the company’s Gateshead office, subject to project requirements.
Applicants must be comfortable spending extended periods away from the UK and working as part of a close-knit project team in a remote location.
Salary and Benefits
The successful candidate will receive:
* A highly competitive salary reflecting the nature, duration and overseas requirements of the assignment.
* A separate subsistence allowance of £70 per day while working in the Falkland Islands.
* Company-funded shared accommodation for the duration of each overseas rotation.
* Company-funded international travel and rotation flights.
* Support from an experienced UK-based Health & Safety Manager and established operational team.
* The opportunity to gain valuable experience delivering major infrastructure projects within a unique and technically challenging environment.
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is more than a conventional Health & Safety Advisor position.
It provides the opportunity to gain substantial overseas project experience, live and work in the Falkland Islands and contribute directly to the delivery of important civil engineering and infrastructure projects.
You will become part of a close-knit team operating in an environment where effective planning, personal responsibility, cooperation and high standards of health and safety are essential to successful project delivery.
How to Apply
For further information or a confidential conversation regarding the opportunity, please contact David Fletcher of Fulcrum Recruitment