Regional HSQE Advisor
Are you passionate about health, safety, quality and the environment? Do you enjoy building strong relationships with delivery teams and influencing positive change on site? If so, this could be a great opportunity to join Story Scotland.
We are recruiting a Regional HSQE Advisor to support the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) contract, delivered by Story Scotland, on a 12‑month fixed term basis. While the contract is geographically based in Manchester, this role will form part of the Story Scotland HSQE Team, supporting ongoing works delivery and embedding Story’s HSQE standards and culture.
The Role
As a Regional HSQE Advisor, you will provide assurance, guidance, and support to ensure safe, compliant, and high-quality delivery of works across the TfGM contract. Working closely with project delivery teams, you will promote best practice, ensure legislative compliance, and help drive continuous improvement in HSQE performance.
You will also work collaboratively with the wider Story Scotland HSQE Team, ensuring consistency of approach, shared learning, and alignment with company standards and initiatives.
Whether you are an experienced HSQE Advisor or progressing your career within HSQE, this role will suit someone who is proactive, collaborative, and confident engaging with site teams to influence positive behaviours.
Key Responsibilities;
· Promote a strong, positive Health & Safety culture across the contract
· Provide HSQE support and guidance to project and site delivery teams
· Monitor compliance with legal, client, and company requirements
· Conduct investigations into adverse events, ensuring appropriate corrective and preventive actions are implemented
· Carry out inspections, audits, and assurance activities
· Support implementation of Story HSQE initiatives, campaigns, and continuous improvement actions
· Accurately report HSQE performance data and trends
Benefits
At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career.
In addition to a competitive salary, pension (and company car/allowance) We show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.
Our agile working policy allows for a mixture of office and home working, and flexible working arrangements are available so that our people are engaged to give their best.
We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.
The Ideal Candidate:
· PTS certification (or willingness to obtain if required)
· NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent)
· Experience working in a construction or infrastructure environment
· Knowledge of accident and incident investigation processes
· Ability to engage positively with Site Managers and delivery teams
· Good IT, reporting, and organisational skills
· Strong communication skills and attention to detail
· Flexibility to meet changing business and project needs
Experience within transport, highways, rail, or urban infrastructure environments would be advantageous.
Why Story Contracting?
Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of ‘Do It Right!’
Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.
GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.
HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.
PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients and the success we create together.
FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.
TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.
WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people and our communities.
Every Story Matters
We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story!
As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our ‘Every Story’ policy ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.
All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in.
Think you’d be a good fit?
Successful applicants will be contacted shortly after the closing date.
Apply now to start your Story.
