Site Based Graduate Health & Safety Advisor (Newport)
We are seeking a Graduate Health & Safety Advisor to join the team. Alongside our construction project delivery teams, they will be responsible for assisting, advising, and implementing health, safety & environmental processes, procedures, and improvement initiatives across our construction sites nationwide.
Reporting to the relevant Contracts Director, Contracts Manager & Senior Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Manager, the successful candidate will provide HSE technical and administrative support to their appointed site.
You will be working within a flexible organisation where self-motivated and practical problem solvers will thrive. We will help you develop your knowledge and experience further by providing plenty of exposure to a variety of matters in a supportive working environment.
The role and responsibilities will include:
1. HSE Management Plans: Supporting the planning processes and production/maintenance of key management plans including the Project Management Plan (PMP), Construction Phase Plan (CPP), Key Performance Indicators (KPI), devising & approving RAMS, Permit to Dig, etc.
2. Safety Briefings, Inductions, and Delivery Team Engagement: Deliver site safety inductions to all site team and visitors, support the site team in preparing and delivering toolbox talks, behavioural safety programmes, and safety briefings.
3. Technical Advice & Support: Providing specialist advice, support, and input where required to deal with specific project issues with tendering, planning, managing, and monitoring HSE considerations.
4. Project Review: Reviewing the project to identify opportunities and unusual risks.
5. Incident Management: Assisting/delivering any part of the site-based elements of the incident management process including incident control, notification, and investigation.
6. HSE Compliance: Ensuring compliance with HSE management system & procedures as part of the Business Management System, influencing behaviour, coaching & mentoring, and compliance across the team.
7. HSE Monitoring: Providing support in terms of project monitoring requirements, including regular HSE inspections, audits, and trends.
8. Risk Identification & Mitigation: As appropriate.
9. Record Keeping: Including regular HSE progress and status reports.
10. Client Interface: Satisfy client requirements by providing client HSE representation and attendance at progress meetings.
To be successful in this role you must have the following qualifications and capabilities:
* Qualifications: NEBOSH General/Construction Certificate as a minimum.
* Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office & SharePoint applications.
* Enthusiastic about health, safety, and environmental issues and driving upwards standards.
* Willingness to study and progress with HSE qualifications and competencies, working towards chartered status of IOSH.
* Self-motivated, focused, multi-task, well-organised, and able to work to deadlines.
* Effective at communicating with all levels of the workforce.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Willingness to travel & work regularly at various sites across the UK (including overnight stays).
* Full UK Driving license.
* Construction & Civil Engineering sector exposure.
* Committed, reliable, flexible regarding UK travel (and overnight stays where required), and possess a good team-working ethic.
Training and Development:
We believe in developing our staff through building experience on the job as well as further academic and professional qualifications where appropriate for the individual.
- Benefits package including company pension & company vehicle or allowance.
- Support for any ongoing work-related study and the opportunity to progress in your HSE career.
We can offer long-term career opportunities where your pay will increase as you gain more experience.
Ty Glyn, Canol y Dre, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1QW
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