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In addition to the benefits you'd expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay, free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We're happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for a HSE Advisor to join our National Operations line of business, the successful candidate will become part of a respected and ambitious team working in the Nuclear Sector.
We are seeking a HSE Advisor to engage with and support our operational teams throughout the life cycle of the construction project.
This role and will include travel between projects in Barrow and the Lancashire region. The HSE Advisor will work directly with the Field Solutions project teams, the wider supply chain and our clients overlooking the governance of the Health and Safety across the project. This role involves promoting and influencing HSE behaviours and cultures across our projects, adding value through innovation and best practices, whilst being accountable for ensuring the safe delivery of HSE excellence.
The role will be responsible for:
- Ensuring delivery meets the company and client requirements by determining safe methods of working, identifying hazards and unsafe conditions, and advise on written method statements, assist in producing risk assessments, Preparation and review of safety documentation;
- Carry out site safety inspections and audits and promote a strong safety culture throughout the workforce to improve behavioural safety;
- Development of forward initiatives to address current environment, Learning from Experience and enable continuous improvement;
- Ensure management and workforce are aware of Site Licensing Conditions, site requirements, HS&E legislation, environmental consents, impact assessments and codes of practice and any changes which may occur;
- Engagement at all levels within the organization - engineers to craft and at senior levels when appropriate;
- Conventional, Radiological and Nuclear Safety advice;
- Injury/incident reporting and investigation.
Here's What You'll Need:
- NEBOSH General and/or Construction certificate;
- Significant site and construction experience;
- Experience in incident investigation and reporting;
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
- Good interpersonal skills and a willingness to work with people at all levels of an organisation;
- Strong IT skills;
- Good knowledge of CDM;
- UK Citizenship;
- Able to obtain Security clearance;
- Technical member of IOSH.
Our Culture:
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental Health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we're more connected, and if we are diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity - ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women's - find out more about our employee networks here.
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