Health & Safety Principal Consultant

SOCOTEC UK & Ireland

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join SOCOTEC as a Health & Safety Principal Consultant and play a key role in delivering high-quality compliance services that help clients manage risk, meet their legal obligations, and keep people safe. As part of our growing Environment & Safety Division, you’ll provide professional consultancy services across a range of disciplines, with particular expertise in Health & Safety, Fire, Legionella and/or Training. You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality client services in accordance with SOCOTEC’s policies, procedures and professional standards, while keeping up to date with relevant technical and legal developments to ensure our clients receive the highest standards of compliance support. We’re looking for an experienced, proactive and dependable consultant who can work independently while supporting and developing colleagues across the team. You’ll be expected to maintain your professional qualifications, memberships and CPD, contribute to peer reviews and technical committees, and provide technical leadership within your areas of competence. If you’re passionate about professional excellence, enjoy sharing your expertise and want to help shape the quality of consultancy services delivered by SOCOTEC, this is your opportunity to make a real impact — and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride.

Requirements

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent is the minimum requirement
To be a Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) or equivalent
To be registered on the consultants register OSHCR if requested by Operational Manager

Responsibilities

To deliver fee earning services at the highest level
Clearly recognise the need to maintain and develop their professional skills and support consultancy team to achieve their potential
Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with relevant instructions
Responsible for the delivery of high quality compliance services to a number of clients of SOCOTEC and to ensure that all work delivered to clients complies with SOCOTEC’s group policies and procedures
Specialise in the high-quality delivery of at least 2 but preferably 3 of the consultancy areas within SOCOTEC (H&S, Fire, Legionella, Training)
Contribute to the on going technical and legal updates that affect services and client support to ensure that Socotec are delivering to the highest standards of compliance
To ensure that all documents are submitted to the office in a timely fashion and ensure the highest standards of administration
The consultant will ensure that all professional memberships are maintained. The Operations Manager will confirm which professional memberships are required and endorsed by the company
The consultant will ensure that they maintain individual CPD in line with memberships and accreditations
To be and set out as a good example to all staff and to support junior and other team members to meet the high standards of consultancy services set by Socotec UK
Achieve and maintain the highest qualification levels determined by SOCOTEC for the relevant consultancy disciplines
To form part of the peer review team within SOCOTEC
To engage and participate in relevant subject specific Technical Committees and support the work of any Technical Groups set up in their competency areas
To lead (where appropriate) and take responsibility and support the work of any Technical Groups set up in their competency areas
To undertake such other responsibilities that might reasonably be required by the company