Senior Health & Safety Advisor

  • HornerSalus Ltd
  • Apr 20, 2026
Full time Trades & Services

Job Description

HornerSalus Ltd has a new position available for a Senior Safety Advisor to join our leading event and fire safety organisation in Central London.

The role requires an individual with varied event experience, a proactive approach to assisting our team and our clients with events and projects, sustained focus, and a great team-work ethic.

HornerSalus is a specialist event safety consultancy who provide expert advice and services to the event, design, fashion, hospitality, film, and creative industries.

Based in Farringdon you can expect to work with a very friendly bunch of people along with a wide variety of exciting projects here in London, the UK, and overseas with many projects in Europe and the U.S. Add to this a fantastic selection of award winning clients, whom we help navigate complex safety considerations and deliver brave creative concepts.

Role:

Assisting in, composing, and implementing solutions to H&S challenges for live events and in the workplace

Conducting feasibility reports, capacity studies, audits, on-site inspections, and general reporting

Liaison with clients, contractors, suppliers, and venues to ensure management and implementation of safety procedures

Production of event safety plans, risk assessments, emergency procedures, fire safety plans, crisis planning and crowd management plans

Production of fire risk assessments

Working at live events as a safety advisor

Attendance at client and venue meetings, event inspections, SAG meetings, table top sessions

The deal:

Initial 3 month probation period leading to a full time permanent position

A competitive salary for the right candidate;

£55k with minimal OTE and bonus (£42-£47.5k basic salary dependant upon experience)

Overtime earnings for site work at competitive rates

Pension plan 3% + your own contributions

Up to 5% performance based bonus management system using 4 key areas

22 days + bank holidays + additional rota system time off at Christmas (circa 3 days)

Additional holiday entitlement for length of service (Up to 29 days)

Flexible working options after completion of probation period (office TWT)

Healthcare services via GP24 app

Opportunity for progression readily available within the company

Opportunities for career advancement and further training

This role requires:

A conscientious and rule-bound individual with a strong sense of diplomacy

An excellent head for organisation and problem solving

An ability to work with sustained focus and not be easily distracted

Very good written and spoken English language

Excellent communication skills and attention to detail

Mac computer and software knowledge

NEBOSH General Certificate or NCRQ Certificate in Applied Health and Safety, as a minimum

Level 5 or 6 qualification in Health, Safety or Fire; (or working towards this)

Fire Safety qualification at L3 / L4

3+ years experience in a similar safety role

Proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Ability to plan, prioritise and organise effectively

Desired skills & experience:

Applied knowledge of live events, venues and contractors

Excellent understanding of risk assessments, event safety plans and fire safety

Very good communicator with strong interpersonal skills

IT literacy and ability to present clearly and confidently to management

Confident team player with a creative and innovative approach

Ability to treat high level information with the strictest of confidence at all times

Candidates invited to interview can expect to answer competency, technical and scenario based questions to demonstrate ability, likability, and drive.

No recruitment agencies thank you.

UK residents only.