Process Safety Advisor

Salary: £48,089

Location: Lingley Mere, Warrington (Hybrid)

Hours: 37 per week

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Shape the future of process safety in a FTSE 100 organisation

United Utilities keeps the North West flowing — delivering great water for a stronger, greener and healthier region. As we continue to invest in safer, more resilient operations, we’re looking for someone who’s passionate about process safety and eager to grow into a specialist career.

If you’re driven by preventing major accident hazards, strengthening critical controls and supporting operational teams to work safely every day, this is a role where your impact will be felt across an entire region.

You’ll join a diverse, supportive organisation that values curiosity, inclusion and continuous improvement. Whether you’re collaborating with engineers, coaching operational teams or contributing to investigations, you’ll be part of a community that wants you to succeed.

Why Join Us

You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company with a strong purpose and a culture that invests in its people.

We offer:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service) plus bank holidays
• Competitive pension with up to 14% employer contribution
• Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus
• Company-funded healthcare plan
• Discounts on gyms, wellbeing platforms and lifestyle benefits
• EV salary-sacrifice scheme
• Mental health first aiders and Employee Assistance Programme
• ShareBuy scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Flexible benefits through MORE Choices

Job Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to build a long-term career in process safety. You’ll help embed strong process safety systems, support operational teams across the North West, and play a key role in preventing loss-of-containment events and other major hazards.

You’ll be out on site regularly, building relationships, understanding high-risk activities first-hand and helping colleagues apply critical controls consistently. You’ll also support investigations, contribute to improvement programmes and help strengthen our process safety culture.

In return, we’ll support your development with structured learning, mentoring and progression towards recognised process safety qualifications.

A full driving licence is required due to travel across operational sites.

What you'll be doing

• Visiting operational sites to support the delivery of process safety standards and improvement plans
• Providing clear, competent advice on hazard identification, risk assessment and control effectiveness
• Supporting the identification and assurance of major accident hazards, including loss-of-containment and high-energy systems
• Taking part in incident and near-miss investigations, including root cause analysis and action tracking
• Sharing learning from significant events and delivering engaging safety messages at briefings and workshops
• Building strong relationships with operational teams and escalating risks or deviations where needed
• Contributing to the development and continual improvement of process safety management systems

What you'll bring

• A solid understanding of process safety principles and major accident hazard prevention
• Awareness of hazard identification and risk assessment techniques (e.g. HAZID, bowtie, task-based assessments)
• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) — and the motivation to work towards process-safety qualifications
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with colleagues at all levels
• A proactive approach to personal development and achieving performance goals

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) — and the motivation to work towards process-safety qualifications

Other

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship

We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.