Job Title:
Health and Safety Advisor
About the Role:
We are delighted to be working in partnership with NI Water to recruit a Health and Safety Advisor to join their HSE team for a maternity cover post for 12 months.
What We Offer:
* Pension up to 29.2%
* Flexible working options (including hybrid)
Key Responsibilities:
* Support the development and implementation of health & safety best practice arrangements across Northern Ireland Water, ensuring it complies with all current health & safety legislation including Acts, Regulations, related Approved Codes of Practice, and other statutory compliance guidance and standards.
* Provide clear, strategic leadership for the continual development of a safe environment for colleagues, contractors, visitors, and the public.
* Promote and enable a best practice culture with respect to health & safety.
* Work with function managers to establish and maintain a program of continual improvement in the management of health & safety within their areas of responsibility.
* Support corporate health & safety strategy workstreams relating to operational and corporate health & safety software system development and ongoing health and safety behavioral change programs, and will be actively involved with the continued improvement and development of related policies.
* Undertake health and safety inspections across a wide range of NI Water functions, premises, disciplines, and activities, including, but not limited to: wastewater, water production, M&E, metering & billing, capital engineering projects, operational contracts, and other ancillary service departments/office-based departments; occasional out-of-hours inspections may be required.
Requirements:
* A NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent.
* A minimum of three years' demonstrable experience in a health & safety role within a construction/utility/engineering environment.
Desirable Criteria:
* Candidates have or are presently working towards a third-level qualification in occupational health and safety, such as, the NEBOSH Diploma.
* Applicants are Chartered members of IOSH or working towards Chartered status.
* Practical experience of audit procedures and experience of implementing health & safety standards, such as, ISO 45001.
* Experience of conducting and managing health & safety inspections, audits, and investigations.
Next Steps:
Full details will be provided upon application.
Contact Information:
For more information, please contact Alan Montgomery, Specialist Consultant at MCS Group via the link provided or email [insert email].
Confidentiality:
All conversations will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
About MCS Group:
MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google.