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Health & Safety Advisor

78 000 – 109 200 £
ContractExperience not specifiedOn-siteCardiff

About this job

Location: South Wales (On-site 5 days/week)

Duration: 3 Months rolling contract (Early Works & Ground Investigations Phase)

Rate: Competitive Daily Rate (Inside IR35)

Randstad is recruiting a SHE Advisor to join a tier-one main contractor on a major energy transmission project in South Wales. This is an immediate, site-based contract to drive safety leadership and compliance during early works and ground investigations.

The Role

Reporting to the SHEQ Manager, you will oversee daily site safety and lead incident investigations:

  • Site Compliance & Leadership: Provide daily on-site safety guidance to project teams and subcontractors, ensuring compliance with SHE legislation and company standards.

  • Incidents & Auditing: Lead root-cause incident investigations, deliver key learnings, and report accurately on site SHEQ performance metrics.

  • Culture & Stakeholder Engagement: Drive a positive safety and environmental culture through daily site briefings, toolboxes, and proactive client engagement.

Essential Requirements
  • Qualifications: NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (minimum requirement). IOSH membership desirable.

  • Sector Background: Proven SHE experience within energy transmission, overhead line (OHL) schemes, or heavy civil infrastructure projects.

  • Technical Skills: Hands-on experience leading root-cause accident/incident investigations and auditing regulated sites.

  • Site Availability: Valid UK driving licence and able to work on site in South Wales 5 days a week.



Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.



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