Health and Safety Advisor

Matchtech

Our Water sector contractor client is seeking experienced Health and Safety Advisors to support Severn Trent Water projects in the Midlands on a permanent basis.

One role will be across Midlands projects, with another on offer supporting a specific project in Strensham. Our client is open to both Advisor and Senior HSE Advisor applications. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Site Management and a HSQE Team to promote a strong HSQE culture across projects. As an HSQE Advisor, you’ll play a key role in site inspections, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, while contributing to the development of HSQE strategy and systems. This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive professional with a passion for Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment to make a meaningful impact on high-profile infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for HSQE-related inquiries
• Raising the profile of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) on site and within the projects
• Promoting a positive Health, Safety, Quality and Environment Culture
• Undertake detailed HSQE site inspections as directed by the HSQE Manager
• Ensure that all findings from both internal and external HSQE inspections and audits are communicated and closed out within the required timescales
• Making general assessments of how sites and Operatives work and behave in relation to Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental working practices
• Adopting a “hands on” approach to coaching Heath, Safety, Quality and Environmental best practices with everyone on site
• Giving Heath, Safety, Quality and Environmental advice to Operatives and Managers, including legislation and client requirements
• Promoting use of the Process improvement and Near Miss reporting systems and ensuring timely close-out of corrective actions
• Promoting our culture of integrating Safety, Health Quality and Environmental considerations into everyday processes
• Undertaking accident and incident investigations to identify causes and opportunities for improvement
• Assist site management in lesson learnt meeting and the development of Lesson Learnt and HSQE Alerts
• Assist in the development and delivery of Toolbox Talks for Operatives and Managers
• Accompanying Managers and other Safety Professionals on site tours to promote good practices, while advising them of your concerns and ensuring actions raised are closed out.
• Attend HSQE meetings and conference calls
• Attend Client HSQE meetings and conference calls
• Completing on-line HSQE reports for each site visited with records of Good Practices seen, Immediate Corrective Actions completed and areas Requiring Attention with the agreed action and close out date; supported by photographs
• Contributing to the continual development of our HSQE Strategy and Management Systems
• Assist the HSQE Director / Manager in the certification to ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 and their ongoing compliance

Skills/experience/qualifications

• 5 years working on Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation contracts in the construction or other industries
• Basic knowledge of ISO standards (ISO (phone number removed)
• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate or equivalent level 3 qualification
• CITB SMSTS
• CSCS card
• Full Driver’s Licence
• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
• Trustworthy and ethical approach, exercising discretion where required
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service
• Awareness of new associated legislation
• Experience in a fast paced, national and multi-site business
• Self-starter who has the ability to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines
• EUSR SHEA and Hygiene cards
• Commitment to their ongoing professional development

Benefits

• Salary circa 45-55k (may be flex depending on experience/interview)
• Car allowance
• Generous holiday allowance
• Company pension