Experienced Professional, Safety Advisory

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to be part of our delivery of Safety Advisory services across both construction projects and operational environments.

This role spans the full asset lifecycle - from design and construction (CDM / Principal Designer duties) through to occupied buildings (workplace safety, compliance and assurance). You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, leading delivery, influencing stakeholders and ensuring robust management of health and safety risk across both project and operational settings.

In a typical week, you may be involved in:

• Support on delivery of construction and workplace safety advisory services
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 and wider UK health & safety legislation
• Provide strategic and practical advice across both project and operational environments
• Drive consistency and improvement across safety advisory services.

Responsibilities

• Construction Safety (CDM / Project Lifecycle)

• Support delivery of CDM Principal Designer duties across projects and programmes

• Take ownership of design risk management strategies, ensuring risks are eliminated or reduced through design

• Chair and lead design risk workshops, coordination meetings and project reviews

• Provide authoritative advice to clients on CDM duties and compliance

• Oversee production and quality of:

• Pre-Construction Information (PCI)

• Risk Registers / Hazard Logs

• Health and Safety Files (HSF)

• Influence design and delivery teams to drive proportionate and effective risk management

• Workplace & Operational Safety (Post-Occupancy)

• Lead delivery of health and safety advisory services across operational estates

• Provide strategic advice on H&S management systems, compliance and risk control

• Oversee and undertake audits, inspections and assurance activities

• Advise on risk assessments, safe systems of work and statutory compliance

• Support clients in managing FM providers, contractors and operational risks

• Drive improvements in safety culture and performance

• Assurance, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Provide oversight and assurance across construction and operational safety activities

• Produce and review high-quality reports, audit findings and recommendations

• Key Competencies

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• 8–12 years of experience in health and safety.
• Experience in construction safety / CDM advisory
• Experience in workplace or operational health & safety (e.g. audits, compliance, FM environments)
• Experience in hazardous materials management, such as asbestos.
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015 and wider UK H&S legislation is preferable
• Ability to operate confidently across both project and operational environments
• Excellent communication
• Degree or equivalent in construction, engineering, health & safety or related field (or HNC/HND with significant relevant experience)
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) - preferred
• Membership of a relevant professional body (IOSH, APS or similar)- preferred

Qualifications

• Qualifications & Professional Memberships
• Degree or equivalent in construction, engineering, health & safety or related field (or HNC/HND with significant relevant experience)
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate (or equivalent) - preferred
• Membership of a relevant professional body (IOSH, APS or similar)- preferred
• Strong technical expertise across construction and workplace safety

BGV:

• Employment with WSP India is subject to the successful completion of a background verification (“BGV”) check conducted by a third-party agency appointed by WSP India.

• Candidates are advised to ensure that all information provided during the recruitment process — including documents uploaded — is accurate and complete, both to WSP India and its BGV partner.

• Job Info

• Job Identification

• 96219

• Posting Date

• 09/30/2026, 07:22 AM

• About Us

• WSP is one of the world's leading professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Transportation & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Power & Energy, Resources and Industry sectors, as well as offering strategic advisory services. Our talented people around the globe engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

• With approximately 4,000 talented people across 3 locations (Noida, Bengaluru & Mumbai offices) in India and more than 73,000 globally, in 550 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

• At “WSP” we draw on the diverse skills and capabilities of our employees globally to compete for the most exciting and complex projects across the world and bring the same level of expertise to our local communities. We are proud to be an international collective of innovative thinkers who work on the most complex problems. Unified under one strong brand, we use our local expertise, international reach and global scale to prepare our cities and environments for the future, connect communities and help societies thrive in built and natural ecosystems. True to our guiding principles, our business is built on four cornerstones: Our People, Our Clients, Our Operational Excellence and Our Expertise.

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• We are

• Passionate people doing purposeful and sustainable work that helps shape our communities and the future.

• A collaborative team that thrives on challenges and unconventional thinking.

• A network of experts channeling our curiosity into creating solutions for complex issues.

• Inspired by diversity, driven by inclusion, we work with passion and purpose.

• Join our close-knit community of over 73,300 talented global professionals dedicated to making a positive impact. Together, we can make a difference in communities both near and far.

• With us, you can.