Health & Safety Advisor

Health and Safety Advisor 

Summary

A dynamic and forward-thinking organisation specialising in the delivery of high quality environmental and civil engineering solutions is looking for a competent Health & Safety Advisor to join the team, working on a Major Battery Storage construction project in Exeter, with other projects in the future. 
Reporting to the Senior Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager, the successful candidate will provide HSE technical and competent advice and support to our sites

Responsibilities

-    HSE Management Plans - supporting the planning processes and production/maintenance of key management plans including the Project Management Plan (PMP), Construction Phase Plan (CPP), Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Devising & Approving RAMS, Task Briefings, Permit to Dig etc. 
-    Safety Briefings, inductions and site team engagement - deliver site safety inductions to all site team, workforce and visitors, support the site team preparing and delivering toolbox talks, behavioural safety programmes, safety briefings and D&A testing
-    Technical Advice & Support - providing specialist advice, support and input where required to deal with specific project issues with planning, managing and monitoring HSE considerations
-    Project Review - reviewing the project to identify opportunities and unusual risks, to be briefed etc.
-    Incident Management - assisting / delivering any part of the site-based elements of the incident management process including incident control, notification and investigations
-    HSE Compliance - ensuring compliance with HSE management system & procedures as part of our Business Management System both in self-delivering requirements, but also influencing behaviours, coaching & mentoring and compliance across all sites and teams
-    Permits - overseeing management, issuing, receiving and works performed under control of a Permit To Work
-    HSE Monitoring - providing support in terms of project monitoring requirements, including regular HSE inspections, audits, trends etc.
-    Risk Identification & Mitigation - as appropriate
-    Record Keeping -including regular HSE progress and status reports
-    Client Interface - satisfy client requirements by providing client HSE representation and attendance at progress meetings

Candidate Specification

-    Minimum 2/3 years experience working for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 civil engineering contractor
-    Minimum NEBOSH General/Construction Certificate and working towards next qualification 
-    Technical/Certified member of IOSH (and working towards chartered status) 
-    Highly developed professional communication skills, including writing and presentation of reports, investigations, preparing relevant documents, and participating in a range of meetings
-    Be able to confidently and effectively communicate with all levels of the workforce, contractors, clients and regulatory bodies
-    Be self-motivated, focused, reliable, well-organised, flexible, possess good team working ethic
-    Enthusiastic about health, safety & environmental issues
-    Good written and verbal communication skills
-    Possess strong computer literacy, including good working knowledge of the full Microsoft Office suite
-    Experience of being in a hands-on H&S advisor role
-    Full UK driving licence 
-    Ability to work onsite full-time throughout contract duration
-    Must have a right to work in the UK - please note we are unable to provide sponsorship at this time

Benefits include:

Competitive starting salary or between £35,000 - £58,000 Dependent on experience plus :

-    Company contributing pension scheme (eligibility applies).
-    25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
-    Ongoing professional development and training. 
-    Car allowance or company vehicle (level dependent)

To learn more about this fantastic Health & Safety Advisor role  role get in touch with a copy of your CV detailing your experience

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