Senior Health & Safety Project Specialist

  • Shirley Parsons Ltd
  • Dec 05, 2025
Full time Consultant

Job Description

Senior Health & Safety Project Specialist
London, Birmingham, or Bristol (Hybrid working)
Permanent
£53,000 to £63,000 per annum + benefits

Are you ready to shape the future of health and safety across some of the UK's most exciting infrastructure and built environment projects? This is a unique opportunity to join a globally respected consultancy, working on high-impact developments in sectors such as energy, water, healthcare, commercial buildings, and sports venues. You'll be part of a forward-thinking HSEQ team, delivering strategic and specialist health and safety advice across the full project lifecycle, from bid stage to delivery. With a flexible hybrid working model and a collaborative culture, this role offers both professional challenge and personal growth.

The Senior Health & Safety Project Specialist will be responsible for:

  • Acting as CDM Principal Designer and CDM Advisor across varied project types.
  • Providing expert health, safety, and wellbeing guidance to internal teams and clients.
  • Ensuring compliance with CDM Regulations and contributing to Building Safety Act readiness.
  • Leading incident investigations and driving continuous improvement.
  • Supporting competency development and delivering specialist training.
  • Collaborating with contractors, supply chain partners, and multidisciplinary teams.


The Senior Health & Safety Project Specialist will have:

  • Strong experience in construction and design, ideally with an engineering background.
  • In-depth knowledge of CDM Regulations
  • A NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety or equivalent.
  • Progress toward or achievement of chartered status (e.g. CMIOSH, CMaPS, Chartered Engineer).
  • A proactive, adaptable mindset with the ability to assess risk across diverse environments.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.


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Vacancy Owner: Nathan Thompson (url removed) (phone number removed)