Job Title: Health and Safety Advisor
Location: Lympne
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Candidates must have construction industry experience to be considered for this role.
About Us
Walker Construction is celebrating nearly 6 decades in the industry. We have a solid reputation for undertaking educational, healthcare, community facilities, industrial, retail and refurbishment projects for both public and private sector clients.
Our Rail Division provides a wide range of civil, building, mechanical and electrical services across the rail network.
We are strongly committed to Equality and Diversity, health and wellbeing, community engagement, environmental protection and sustainability values.
About The Role
We are seeking a Health and Safety Advisor with experience within the construction industry. The successful candidate will assist the H and S Manager in managing health and safety across the business. The role will be based at our Head Office in Lympne, Kent with travel required across the UK.
The role will involve working closely with the team to manage the company’s ISO45001 safety management system, promoting a proactive safety culture, engaging directly with the workforce, inspecting work operations, risk assessing levels of compliance against company and client standards, and working closely with, and reporting performance to the company Health and Safety Manager.
Core Competency Requirements
* 3+ years of experience in a Health and Safety advisory role within the construction industry.
Key Requirements
* NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent) desirable.
* Proven experience in a Health and Safety Advisor role; rail industry experience would also be advantageous.
* Strong knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and industry best practices.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advise and train employees at all levels.
* Full UK driving license (for site visits and inspections).
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Recognised Qualification in Health and Safety.
* Valid CSCS Card / or willing to progress quickly.
* IT Skills (Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc).
Day To Day Duties
* Working under the guidance of the company Health and Safety Manager.
* Advising site management on day-to-day health and safety matters.
* Building up a good rapport with the client and the workforce.
* Ensuring compliance with UK Health and Safety Legislation/CDM Regs/Clients standards.
* Promoting and encouraging best practice.
* Coordinating the completion of safety paperwork by supervisors (briefings/inspections).
* Carrying out daily and weekly site inspections.
* Delivering toolbox talks on health, safety and wellbeing themes.
* Attending and chairing safety meetings.
* Health and wellbeing promotional campaigns.
* Investigating accidents, incidents and near misses and sharing lessons learned.
* Reviewing documentation for appropriate health and safety content (method statements etc).
* Managing the implementation of the project ISO45001 Safety Management System.
Leadership And Commitment
* Passionate about the Health and Safety Profession.
* Lead Health and Safety Compliance at a site level.
* Be committed and enthusiastic about promoting High Standards.
* Confident, self-managing, able to work on own initiative.
* Good attitude / work ethic / team player.
* Good communication skills.
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