Offshore Wind Health & Safety Consultant
Glasgow, Derby, London, York or Bristol
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to be part of a business that says ‘No’ to fossil fuel projects? Can you take responsibility for safety management? Are you experience in offshore wind projects)? Then,this is the place to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To provide industry leading health and safety advice to our clients and project delivery teams, we are looking for an Offshore Wind Health & Safety Consultant to join us. Working on offshore wind projects, you’ll take responsibility for safety management, including foundation designs, OSS topsides design, land fall design etc.
Your key responsibilities will be:
1. Prepare for and chair safety workshops (e.g. HAZID, HAZOP, DRA) to meet COWI and our clients’ safety requirements and processes.
2. Implement best practice in the offshore wind industry on our projects
3. Continuously evaluate and develop our COWI approach to safety management in offshore wind
4. Ensure industry lessons are learned and implemented on our designs
5. Working with our H&S team to support HSW across the wider business
6. Undertaking monitoring of project activity for compliance with H&S legislation, client standards and management systems and procedures and raise concerns to the appropriate level as required
7. Delivering Health & Safety training to project staff as required, to ensure sound understanding of the principles, regulations and relevant processes
8. Supporting our project and office locations– HSE Planning, Risk Assessment and Safe Systems of Work
9. Supporting the review and assessment of competency (skills, knowledge, experience and organisational capability) of external designers, consultants and contractors being considered for appointment on the project, as appropriate
10. Reporting findings to the COWI UK Senior Leadership Team where concerns arise or where improvements should be made to current procedures to improve HSW
11. Undertaking site audits and inspections.
12. Promoting best practice in all elements of Health, Safety & Wellbeing both internally and externally
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll have:
13. Experience working within a HSE team, ideally in the offshore wind or closely related (e.g. offshore oil and gas) sectors
14. A knowledge of Health and Safety in Construction and a relevant qualification, such as NEBOSH Diploma or Degree in Occupational Health and Safety
15. HSE Chartership or as a minimum have a Cert. IOSH level or similar accreditation and be working towards full chartership.
16. Sound knowledge of UK national H&S legislation and international experience would be beneficial
17. Fully conversant with offshore wind safety legislation and best practice e.g. National and International standards such as ISO and BS EN, G+, EU-OSHA.
18. The ability to influence teams to adopt the highest Health, Safety & Wellbeing standards
19. A clear understanding of how health and safety is monitored through the design process to construction, maintenance, end use and demolition.
20. Experience of facilitating HAZID/HAZOP/DRA workshops.
21. An enthusiastic presence in external HSW forum groups and professional organisations
22. Experience of the audit process and have an ability to identify and express areas of concern
23. The ability to demonstrate management and coordination skills to motivate and influence internal and external teams
24. Good English communication skills, including writing, proofing, and editing with an eye for detail