The successful Health and Safety Advisor will be supporting the delivery of projects across all aspects of the business from a Health and Safety point of view. A strong ethos on health and safety, compliance, reporting, and documentation are essential qualities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
* Ability to conduct Site Surveying and Setting Out
* Provide health and safety training to employees including but not limited to manual handling, toolbox talks and safety induction.
* Previous experience conducting safety inspections and audits.
* Approaches accident prevention and protection of the environment in a positive manner with the ability to initiate and maintain this positive manner with effective and efficient measures to raise safety, health and environmental standards and awareness.
* Assist in the preparation of reports on occurrences and provide statistical information to management.
* Implement the company’s health, safety and environmental policy, procedures, and management systems.
* Assist in the maintenance of Health & Safety KPIs to help drive improvement in all related matters.
* Support management in the development of H&S procedures, policies, and programs.
* Work as part of the HSQE team to ensure the provision of a safe and productive work environment.
* Always seek to improve the standard of Health & Safety in a practical manner within the company management system and on specific sites.
* Monitor and enforce the implementation of Health & Safety Management System.
* Identify site specific hazards and ensure they are addressed in the site documentation and in a practical manner on the site.
* Ensure clear lines of communication are maintained to the H&S Manager.
* Ensure the site folders and statutory records are being maintained.
* Ensure strict adherence to site rules by all.
* Assist site management to comply with statutory H&S requirements.
* Assist Health & Safety Manager to develop and implement Risk assessments and improvements to the Safe Systems of Work.
* Assist H&S Manager and Site management to coordinate the safe systems of work for all.
The Candidate: Required Experience and Competencies:
* Full clean driver’s license essential.
* A 3rd level qualification in Health and Safety is desirable.
* Civils, drainage, or utilities (water & electricity) experience.
* Confident, motivated and can work independently as well as part of a team.
* Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines.
* Time management abilities to meet targets.
* Good communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills