Health & Safety Advisor

Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 + Car Allowance + 10-15% bonus + Package

Location: Traveling role – along the M4 corridor

Due to a number of major project and framework wins, we have a fantastic opportunity for a Health and Safety Advisor to join a dynamic award-winning off-site construction specialist that are leading the way in modern methods of construction focussing on modular build. They have a major focus on sustainability with a better than carbon neutral target and a focus on cost certainty.

The Company:

An award-winning off-site construction contractor that operates in an array of sectors with a particular focus on utilising modular build techniques to create amazing spaces for people to live and learn in whilst having and keeping an impressive portfolio of clients ranging from various sectors.

They have a long-standing reputation for delivering high quality projects that are continuously recognised by the wider construction industry through awards and landmark recognition. This is a company that have very ambitious growth plans and aim to stay the leaders of modular build.

The Role:

Our client is seeking a highly personable, organised, and initiative-taking Health and Safety Advisor to join their growing Health and Safety team.

As a key member of the team, you will support and promote the improvement of the company’s safety and environmental culture, policies, procedures, systems, and practises. As well as ensuring the company is compliant with all relevant safety and environmental regulations, drive a proactive behavioural led safety culture and provide a safe and healthy working environment for all employees.

This is a roaming position, and you will be required to be visit sites on a daily basis with bi-weekly catch ups with our clients HSE Lead.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct risk assessments and develop Safe Systems of work through advising Site and Projects Managers and other leaders to ensure that processes and policies are implemented.
• Undertake effective and timely accident and incident investigation and reporting.
• Assurance of compliance in production, delivery and operational practices with relevant Health, Safety, Environmental and wellbeing (HSEW) standards, policies, procedures, processes, systems, and regulations.
• Maintaining records about health and safety as well as inductions.
• Ensure that equipment is installed, maintained, and used correctly and safely, identifying potential hazards and ensure managers and leaders are aware of them and mitigating them.
• Ensuring the welfare of all staff and visitors.
• Engage and consult with suppliers and sub-contractors to share the best practices of their HSEW policies, procedures, and ways of working, alongside ensuring all parties are following company policies.
• Perform regular H&S audits with site and office teams.
• Liaise with external health and safety representatives, authorities, and trade unions. Keeping up to date with health and safety legislation.

Key skills & qualifications:

• A minimum of a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE)
• Obtain a NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Pragmatic approach to application of HSEW regulations, policies, processes, and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to present to an audience.
• Approachable and personable.
• A hunger and drive for continuous improvement
• Proficiency in use of Autodesk technologies and MS office suite.
• Have, and obtain an SMSTS and CSCS card.
• Come from a construction/build background with multiple site visibility experience.