Operational Specialist (Health & Safety)

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Health & Safety Adviser Health & Safety Construction & Enablement Team

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At Scottish Water we look after Scotlands most precious natural resource. From source to tap were safeguarding Scotlands reputation for refreshingly pure water and caring for our environment at the same time. If youre passionate about making a difference and want to play a key role in protecting people and the environment this could be the opportunity for you.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join our Construction &Enablement(C&E) Team. Youll work closely with internal stakeholders and construction partners to drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance and foster a positive safety culture across our Capital Investment Programme and operational activities. This is a hybrid role predominantly site-based with flexibility for home or hub working as required.

What Youll Do

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established H&S Team working across Scottish Waters Capital Investment Programme.

Youll provide practical risk-based health and safety advice and guidance across Scottish Waters Capital Investment Programme ensuring compliance with current legislation industry standards and best practice.

Working across a diverse portfolio of construction projects ranging in size duration and complexity youll undertake client assurance activities and work closely with contractors project teams and internal stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects.

Youll play a key role in helping Scottish Water meet its obligations under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) providing expert support throughout all phases of project delivery. Building strong and trusted relationships with stakeholders youll help drive improvements in health and safety performance promote a positive safety culture and support the sharing of lessons learned from incidents and investigations.

Youll also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to raise standards across the programme while providing specialist input into HAZOPs HAZCONs and other process safety assessments where required.

What Youll Need

Were looking for someone with a strong knowledge of the construction industry and a good understanding of the utilities sector particularly in relation to civil engineering projects. Youll have experience interpreting and applying health and safety legislation and guidance alongside an excellent understanding of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM).

Youll hold a recognised health and safety qualification at NEBOSH General Certificate NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent level. Youll be a confident communicator who can build trusted relationships with contractors colleagues and management influence stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Youll be analytical capable of making informed decisions and committed to continuous professional development while developing a strong understanding of Scottish Waters processes and ways of working.

Higher-level health and safety qualifications such as a Diploma-level award would be advantageous as would knowledge of the legislative and regulatory environment in which Scottish Water operates.

Additional qualifications or experience in root cause analysis IOSH membership medium-risk confined spaces process safety or ISO 45001 auditing would also be beneficial.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential as the role involves regular travel across the Central Belt and occasional travel to other locations including overnight stays when required. Youll also be comfortable working at height or within confined spaces as part of audits and investigations and be confident using Microsoft Office and other IT systems to support your work

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important we know its not the only thing that matters. Thats why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance.

But youll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption maternity and parental leave. And for the everyday We embrace flexible working.

For your future theres our pension (the know-what-youll-get-when-you-retire kind) as well as life assurance.

As for some nice extras You will participate in a company bonus scheme. Not to mention access to SW Splash handy rewards that can save you money on holidays bills and shopping.

The not-so-small print

This role will be a Grade 6. Ifyourenew to Scottish Wateryoulljoin us on a starting salary -driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of48395.

Ifyoureinterested in this role or know someone else who might be -wellbe accepting applications until midnight onthe 15th July 2026

WeoperateBalanced Hybrid working at Scottish Water and we encourage people to work half their time in a Scottish Water location.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening e.g. referencing criminal record checks license checks etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a thirdparty andmust be completed before your start -wellonly start these checks onceyouveaccepted an offer.

A few final things worth knowing

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If youre interested in this job but dont tick all the boxes apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So dont rule yourself out!

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). Were also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events like menopause. Were very used to making adjustments so please dont be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland its important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you dont already live here youll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Please note Scottish Water takes the safety health and wellbeing of our employees colleagues and customers very seriously and as such you may be subject to Drug & Alcohol testing in line with our policy.

Finally (finally!) candidates who havent submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You wont need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.

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Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1