Health & Safety Consultant Job | Construction | Cheshire

• £50,000 basic + £7,000 travel allowance + bonus + full benefits package + 30 days annual leave

• Full-time, permanent

• Based in Cheshire with regional travel

  
  

Search² is delighted to be working exclusively with a highly respected boutique Health & Safety Consultancy based in the North West of England, supporting them with the appointment of a Health & Safety Consultant as part of a long-term succession plan.

This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious Health & Safety professional working within Construction to step into a role that offers far more than day-to-day consultancy delivery. For the right individual, this position provides a clear pathway into senior leadership and eventual business ownership.

If you are looking for more than just another Health & Safety job and want to develop your career within a consultancy that actively invests in its people, this role could be genuinely career-defining.

The opportunity

This Health & Safety Consultant role represents a succession hire. The current Managing Director joined the business in this same position and progressed through the organisation into the MD role. With retirement planned within the next five years, the consultancy is now seeking a capable and motivated Health & Safety professional who can follow a similar journey.

That said, the business is continuing to grow. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality Health & Safety consultancy but do not necessarily want to run a business in the future, applications are still very welcome. The role can be shaped around your long-term aspirations.

What you will be doing

As a Health & Safety Consultant, you will work closely with Construction and Facilities Management clients across a broad range of projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing competent Health & Safety advice during design and pre-construction phases

• Supporting clients, designers, contractors and stakeholders to ensure compliance with CDM Regulations 2015

• Conducting design risk reviews and hazard identification workshops

• Preparing and maintaining Pre-Construction Information and Health & Safety Files

• Developing Construction Phase Plans, Risk Assessments and Method Statements

• Undertaking site inspections and audits across live construction environments

• Providing ongoing Health & Safety support to contractors and sub-contractors

• Monitoring statutory compliance for large property-owning organisations across the UK and Northern Ireland

This is a hands-on consultancy role that combines technical competence with strong client engagement.

What you will need to be considered

To be successful in this Health & Safety Consultant role, you will need:

• Experience in a Health and Safety position within a Construction environment

• Proven experience auditing construction sites and producing Risk Assessments and Method Statements

• Ideally, experience preparing Pre-Construction Information

• A strong working knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015

• The confidence to engage with clients, contractors and senior stakeholders

Why this role stands out

• Genuine long-term progression into senior leadership and business ownership

• Direct mentorship from an established Managing Director

• Exposure to a wide variety of construction and FM projects

• A well-regarded consultancy with an excellent market reputation

• A role designed around development, succession and long-term growth rather than short-term cover

Salary and package

• £50,000 basic salary

• £7,000 travel allowance

• Annual bonus

• Full benefits package

• 30 days annual leave

• Full-time, permanent position

Interested in this Health & Safety Consultant job?

The business is keen to move quickly and will be interviewing suitable candidates as applications are received.

If you are a Health & Safety or CDM professional looking for a long-term opportunity with real progression, apply now to avoid missing out.

If this role is not quite right, but you would like to discuss other Health & Safety, HSE, CDM or HSEQ opportunities, please get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Link to apply is here.

About Search²

Search² stands for Safety, Environment and Risk Critical Hires. We specialise in retained, permanent and contract recruitment across the HSEQ and Risk professions.

Our mission is to enable people, businesses and workplaces to thrive through specialist HSEQ recruitment nationwide.