Safety Advisor

Location/s: London, Croydon, Birmingham, Leeds or Cambridge; UK
Recruiter contact: Alice Roostan

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices. 

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance – we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual. 

Whether you want to grow as a subject matter expert or broaden your experience with roles across our international community, you’re surrounded by global specialists who want to combine their expertise and champion you to be your best. As a proudly employee-owned business, we benefit our clients, our communities, and each other, investing in creating the right space for everyone to feel empowered, included, and valued. Whatever your ambition, Mott MacDonald is where people come to be brilliant.

Overview of the role
We are looking for a safety professional to fill a key role providing support in managing health and safety across the EUNA region. We are looking for a motivated, proactive individual focused on adding value to the business.

Key responsibilities and duties include:

• Provide support for the region and business units
• Provide centralised bid support to ensure timely response and greater consistency to bids
• Assist with development and delivery of safety training programme across the region
• Support the EUNA Safety Manager in managing external suppliers
• Assist the EUNA Safety Manager with review and delivery of EUNA Health and Safety Plan
• Provide support/cover for Unit safety managers
• Liaise with the Regional and Group Safety Manager as required
• Assist with review and close out of incidents
• Analysing incident data and monitoring of trends
• Produce safety moments and safety shares
• Assist with promoting safety culture across the EUNA region
• Provide health and safety advice to staff
• Assist with undertaking an annual health and safety management review at Regional level
• Monitor and arrange for updates of country-specific health and safety legislation registers
• Keep abreast of developments in health and safety legislation and practice
• Production of data packs for monthly management and board reports
• Assist the EUNA Safety Manager with management of suppliers (PPE and driver licence checks)
• Provide support in managing the DAVIS system (driver licence checks)
• Undertake travel safety reviews
• Follow up on incidents relating to hire cars
• Assist with the management of Mott MacDonald Alerts
• Set a personal example

Candidate specification
Essential:

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload
• Confident communicator
• Team player who embodies our company values and culture, someone who focuses on the good of the business and function

Desirable:

• Experience in delivering training
• Completed NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) as a minimum; preferably has NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent)
• Previous experience working in an engineering consultancy environment
• Ability to deal efficiently with priorities and manage time appropriately
• A dedicated team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence at all levels including external stakeholders

Applications for this role will close at midnight on Monday, 19th January. As we may receive a high volume of interest, the advert could close earlier than this date. Interviews are expected to take place in early February. 

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working  

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion 

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

 Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.