The role

The Health & Safety Advisor will support the effective delivery of the Health & Safety Management System across BNPPRE, covering Corporate, Residential, and Commercial (excluding Property Management) business divisions. 

This role provides practical, hands-on health and safety guidance, supports compliance activity, strengthens safety culture, and contributes to continuous improvement across the organisation. 

The postholder will operate with increasing autonomy over time, with a structured development pathway toward a future Health & Safety Manager role.

Key Responsibilities

•    Provide practical guidance and advice on health and safety risk management to BNPPRE teams and stakeholders.

•    Act as a first point of contact for general H&S queries, including management of the Health & Safety inbox.

•    Support the day-to-day delivery of H&S planned activities and priorities.

•    Promote a positive safety culture and best practice across the portfolio.

•    Conduct regular health and safety inspections, audits, and compliance reviews where required.

•    Record findings, track actions, and work with operational teams to ensure timely closing out.

•    Support delivery and ongoing improvement of the H&S Management System aligned with ISO 45001 principles.

•    Assist in maintaining policies, procedures, guidance, and supporting documentation.

•    Support investigation of accidents, incidents, and near-miss events.

•    Assist in root cause analysis and identification of preventative measures.

•    Support identification of health and safety training needs, including contributing to a training matrix and gap analysis.

•    Manage DSE and workstation assessment processes, including liaison with suppliers and internal teams.

•    Support tracking of appointed persons training (Fire Marshals, First Aiders).

•    Assist in preparing responses for potential bids and tenders where necessary. 

•    Support in ensuring tenders and scopes is completed. 

•    Collaborate with stakeholders in developing papers for relevant committees. 

•    Assist with preparation of monthly and quarterly H&S management reports.

•    Support administration and development of compliance management systems, lone working tools, and DSE portals.

•    Assist with management of H&S-related suppliers and partners.

•    Contribute to H&S communications, campaigns, and awareness activity.

•    Support maintenance of intranet / SharePoint H&S content and guidance libraries.

Person specification

Qualifications and experience 

•    NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (to be obtained during employment)

•    IOSH Membership (or working toward) (desirable)

•    Practical understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation and statutory requirements

•    Experience supporting H&S compliance, audits, inspections, or risk management in a corporate or property-related environment (desirable)

Skills and Competencies

•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills with internal and external stakeholders

•    Customer-focused, approachable, and pragmatic problem solver

•    Collaborative team player across multiple stakeholders

•    Organised with ability to manage a varied workload

•    Comfortable escalating risks and seeking guidance appropriately

•    Able to balance independence with governance and oversight

Personal Attributes

•    Professional, ethical, and discreet

•    Supportive, empathetic, and service-oriented

•    Self-motivated with a willingness to learn and develop

•    Continuous improvement mindset

•    Committed to diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing

•    Positive, proactive, and solutions-focused

Development Pathway

This role is designed as a development position, with a structured pathway toward a future Corporate Health & Safety Manager role, including supported professional development, increased autonomy over time, exposure to strategic H&S activity, and long-term succession planning opportunities.

During the initial phase of employment, the Health & Safety Advisor will build technical competence, organisational knowledge, and confidence under the guidance of the Director of Health & Safety.

Key progression milestones include:

•    Completion of NEBOSH General Certificate during employment

•    Demonstrated ability to manage health and safety compliance activities independently

•    Increased ownership of audits, investigations, and stakeholder engagement

•    Contribution to policy development, training delivery, and strategic safety initiatives

Subject to performance, capability, and business need, the role may progress into a Corporate Health & Safety Manager position over time. 

This supports internal talent development, strengthens succession planning, and ensures long-term continuity within the Health & Safety function.

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

•    Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work 

•    Financial:  Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice 

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.