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About Us
D Horne Services specialises in working on renewables projects and operational renewables sites, land and civils maintenance throughout the Southwest of Scotland and further afield. We offer ground utility and landscape management services to commercial clients, including facility management companies, local authority, distilleries and the Forestry sector.
We take pride in delivering high-quality projects, ensuring compliance, and maintaining strong client relationships.
About The Role
We’re now looking for a Health & Safety / Compliance Officer to help us maintain the highest standards across every aspect of our work.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with solid H&S and compliance experience who is confident taking ownership of audits, documentation, site training, and quality systems. You’ll work closely with both operational and leadership teams to keep everything running safely, compliantly, and efficiently – while making practical improvements along the way.
We are open to applicants looking for either full-time or part-time working hours.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinating and delivering in-house training for site teams, including toolbox talks
- Managing the drug and alcohol testing programme
- Carrying out site health, safety, and environmental audits
- Monitoring and maintaining paper trails related to equipment defects and workshop actions
- Ensuring health and safety standards are met and maintained across all projects
- Preparing and maintaining RAMS and ensuring they are accessible to relevant teams
- Supporting and updating ISO systems and compliance documentation
- Implementing quality control procedures and risk management strategies
- Contributing to continuous improvement of operational safety and compliance standards
- Liaising with operational and leadership staff to embed a proactive safety culture
Who We're Looking For:
You’ll likely have worked in a similar safety/compliance role within construction, civils, or another hands-on operational environment. You’ll be confident, methodical, and proactive – with a passion for raising standards and a solid working knowledge of what good compliance looks like on-site.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Background in Health & Safety, compliance, or operational support within construction, civils, or related sectors
- Strong working knowledge of H&S legislation and environmental standards
- Experience conducting audits and delivering H&S-related training
- Comfortable preparing documentation including RAMS and audit reports
- Well-organised, great with systems, and able to work independently
- Strong communication and influencing skills – especially with site-based teams
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- Full UK driving licence
- Hold a relevant H&S qualification – e.g. NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
Desirable (But Not Essential):
- Experience working within ISO-accredited systems
- Familiarity with operational reporting and defect tracking systems
- Understanding of the renewables or utilities sector
What We Offer
- Competitive salary of £35,000 to £40,000, depending on experience
- Company vehicle
- Statutory pension
- The chance to take ownership of operations in a hands-on, respected local business
- Opportunities to grow with the business, with support to develop your leadership skills Flexible working – although this is a fully site-based role due to the operational nature of the work and the need to lead site teams directly, we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements where suitable.
Once candidates have been shortlisted, we’ll arrange a short initial conversation with you by telephone/MS Teams. If you are successful at this stage, we will then invite candidates to a face-to-face interview.
We expect face-to-face interviews for this position to begin from the week commencing 18th August 2025.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career or would like to discuss this role, please apply today.
