Apprentice Health & Safety Consultant - Elevate

An apprenticeship opportunity in Bristol to start a career in Health & Safety within a construction consultancy, combining structured learning with hands-on project work across diverse built environment projects.

Your opportunity

Are you looking to start and develop a career in Health & Safety with a multi awarding winning property and construction consultancy, where you will be challenged daily working on exceptionally varied and diverse projects in a team atmosphere?

We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Health & Safety Consultant (Level 3) to join our experienced and talented Health & Safety team in Bristol as part of our Elevate Apprenticeship Programme commencing in September 2026.

Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy. This is all about the human-made spaces and structures that support how and where we live, work and play. It’s everything from individual buildings to entire cities and the infrastructure that connects them. If you’re fired up by the thought of an impactful and rewarding career shaping that environment, working in expert teams and getting down to the nitty gritty of our clients’ challenges, then read on!

Our ELEVATE apprenticeship programme could be the perfect launchpad for you. You benefit from a permanent contract and salary while you work towards learning that we fund. Your first two years with us follows a structured programme giving you the perfect blend of education, hands-on experience and professional development.

Our Health & Safety service delivery includes carrying out site inspections and audits, writing up H&S reports, provision of pre-construction information and design risk reviews while engaging directly with clients and stakeholders (designers, contractors) on a project basis. 

As an Apprentice Health & Safety Consultant at Ridge, you will benefit from on job learning experiences whilst working on prestigious projects. Our projects are of varying sizes and cover a variety of sectors including large residential, educational, industrial and commercial schemes.

What will I be doing?

•    Assist with the preparation of pre-construction information
•    Support colleagues at design team meetings
•    Set up projects and provide administrative support
•    Working under direction to deliver the duties of the Principal Designer
•    Once trained - Undertake site inspections and monitoring visits to determine health & safety compliance
•    Attend project, design, and other meetings, escalating issues as required by the project plan

What do I need to succeed?

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. You’ll play an integral part in our team, helping drive our vision, living our values and embracing our culture. So, if your answer is yes to all the following statements, we’d love to hear from you:

• I meet the educational entry criteria set by the apprenticeship provider:

  • 5 GCSEs C/4 including Maths and English

• I will be 18+ when my apprenticeship starts in September 2026

• I’m able to start work full time from 7 September 2026

• I have a permanent Right to Work in the UK and do not need visa sponsorship

• I have a valid driving licence

• I am willing and able to regularly attend my home office in person and travel to a training provider on a weekly basis

• I am curious and eager to learn

• I am passionate about the Built Environment — don’t take this one lightly! We love what we do and the Built Environment plays a vital role in the future of communities and society. It’s important we all share that passion so we can build legacies that last.

About us

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,400+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.