Health & Safety Construction Advisor

Title: Health & Safety Construction Advisor

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hours

Salary: Starting from £55,000 per annum (London weighted salary) dependant on experience (plus Essential Car User Allowance*)

Grade: 9

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Site Based Worker: Contractual hours to be worked from allocated site(s), with ad hoc office attendance as required and one-day working from home

Working Pattern: 09:00 - 17:00, Monday - Friday

Closing Date: 31st May 2026

Interview Dates: First stage will take place on 8th June, second stage will be held on 15th June *Please note that in person interviews will be held for at least one of the interview stages for this role.

Please click here for the role profile - Health & Safety Construction Advisor Role Profile.docx

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

With effect from February 2026, L&Q reserve the right to not shortlist applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications within the last 24 months.

Join our Construction Health & Safety Team at L&Q:

This is a great opportunity to join L&Q’s Construction Health & Safety Team and make a visible impact across complex development projects in London and the Home Counties. The role offers the chance to work closely with site teams, influence standards on live construction projects, and help shape a strong, positive safety culture. It is well suited to an ambitious health and safety professional who wants to broaden their experience and play a key role in driving high standards across multiple sites.

The role is for a Health & Safety Construction Advisor within L&Q’s Corporate Health & Safety Department. The post is focused on supporting larger and more complex in-house and third-party development projects, with responsibility for projects in the northern half of London. It is a site-based role with regular presence on development sites, providing practical advice, oversight, audit, inspection and support.

We need this role to help ensure health and safety legislation, L&Q policies, internal standards and recognised best practice are implemented consistently across our construction sites. The role is critical in supporting safe delivery, improving performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and protecting the health, safety, wellbeing and welfare of the workforce, the public and the environment.

This role sits within the Construction Safety team, reporting to the Senior H&S Advisor. This team is part of the wider Corporate Health & Safety Department and is led by the Head of Construction Safety.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

• Support all aspects of construction health and safety operations across multiple development sites.
• Carry out site audits and inspections, identify areas for improvement, and report findings clearly.
• Provide practical advice and support to L&Q staff, contractors and suppliers on compliance with health and safety legislation, policies and procedures.
• Investigate site incidents and support the sharing of lessons learned.
• Review and support the production of risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).
• Assist with toolbox talks, inductions and training activities.
• Contribute to strategic interventions and best practice initiatives that improve health, safety, wellbeing and sustainability performance.
• Support contractors in developing their standards and improving compliance on site.

• Key relationships to maintain outside of the Corporate Health & Safety Team include:

  -Development Leadership & Site Teams

  -Development site teams

  -Contractors and subcontractors

  -Suppliers

  -Wider L&Q staff

  -Members of the public where site activities interface with occupied environments

The postholder will help the department achieve its goals by driving compliance, improving health and safety performance, identifying risks early, supporting continuous improvement, and embedding best practice across construction projects. Through visible site engagement, inspections, investigations and practical support, the role helps ensure safe project delivery and strengthens L&Q’s overall safety culture.

What you'll bring:

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate, or an equivalent construction-related health and safety qualification.
• Professional membership of a relevant health and safety body, such as IOSH at minimum of Tech IOSH level or equivalent.
• Experience working in a similar health and safety role within multi-site construction environments.
• Strong practical knowledge of CDM regulations, construction risk management, RC frame, cladding installation and high-rise buildings.
• Good working knowledge of temporary works, scaffolding and lifting operations.
• Strong understanding of health and safety legislation relevant to construction and development activities.
• Experience carrying out site audits, inspections and incident investigations.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage people at all levels.
• Ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage your own workload.
• Full driving licence and access to a car.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and keeping up to date with legislation, guidance and best practice.

Desirable

• Experience supporting the delivery of best practice initiatives relating to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability.
• Experience delivering or supporting training, toolbox talks and site inductions.
• Experience producing clear and effective reports.
• Knowledge of modern methods of construction.
• A collaborative approach to service delivery and a strong customer focus.
• Energy, drive and enthusiasm, with the ability to promote a positive safety culture.
• A willingness to continue learning and developing professionally.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

*ECU Allowance is paid in accordance with requirements of the relevant policy as updated from time to time

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q – click here to read more.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!