Health and Safety Advisor

We’re spearheading the transition to greener, cheaper energy by installing in-home technologies — from smart meters and electric vehicle chargers to low-carbon heating, home batteries, solar, and beyond.

To ensure every low-carbon heat installation is delivered safely for our domestic customers, we’re continually strengthening our safety, compliance and quality assurance capabilities.

We’re looking for Health & Safety Advisors who are genuinely passionate about protecting the safety, health and wellbeing of people working across the energy industry.

In this role, you’ll play a vital part in promoting and maintaining a safe, supportive working environment across our Field Operations. You’ll be responsible for implementing and enforcing robust health and safety policies and procedures - preventing accidents and injuries, and ensuring full compliance with regulatory requirements.

This role is remote, but will require weekly travel. Successful candidates will receive a company car, and must hold a valid full UK driving licence.

What you’ll do

• Continually promote our health & safety ethos and culture at all levels in the Company.
• Develop, implement, and review health and safety policies, procedures, and management systems to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and industry best practices.
• Ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation.
• Offer support and direction to our Managers and Project Teams regarding important health and safety issues, such as proper equipment usage, PPE needs, and emergency protocols.
• Conduct regular site inspections and audits to identify hazards, assess risks, and recommend corrective actions to mitigate potential safety issues.
• Develop and deliver health and safety training for colleagues, ensuring that all personnel are engaged, understand their responsibilities and are competent to perform their duties safely.
• Contribute to and deliver initiatives and projects to help improve awareness of relevant Safety-related topics.
• Develop health and safety-related communications to ensure they are informative and engaging.
• Support Managers to complete accident/incident investigations and review the quality and content to ensure sufficient root causes, findings, and actions.
• Liaise with regulatory authorities, clients, and other stakeholders on health and safety matters, representing the company’s interests and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations.
• Contribute effectively and support our Safety Plan to strive for continuous improvement.
• Monitor and report on health and safety performance, including key performance indicators (KPIs), to senior management and project stakeholders.

What you’ll need

• NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent qualification in occupational health and safety.
• Proven experience in a health and safety advisory role.
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation, regulations, and standards applicable to the Energy sector.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent organisational and analytical abilities, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Good ability to report information clearly and straightforwardly.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Flexible team player with a positive, proactive, enthusiastic nature and a high desire to succeed.

Desirable skills

• Audit skills
• Experience of working in the Energy Industry or a knowledge of our Field Operations
• Ability to deliver training/coaching

Why else you’ll love it here

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it’s something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don’t advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn’t apply to Octopus - what’s more important to us is finding the right octofit!

• Octopus Energy Group is aunique culture . An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were recently named the UK’s top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership.

• Visit our UK perks hub – Octopus Employee Benefits

If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you.