The Company
Our client is a housebuilding company and they currently have over 200 sites in England. With fantastic experience and reputation, they really care about their customers and their staff.
The Role:
On behalf of our client we are seeking a Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor. This will be covering sites across Bristol and surrounding areas. In this role you will be responsible for supporting them in the safe planning delivery and review of a variety complex projects across all areas of the construction and maintenance industry whilst ensuring compliance.
Responsibilities will include:
- Facilitate the implementation of policies and procedures within business units to help reduce risk and support a positive SHE culture.
- Proactively drive and promote through site visits, management meetings and forums.
- Support the successful implementation of the Group’s ActivSHEQ database
- Support SHE line management in the implementation of all Group SHE Standards
- Support the business in measuring and monitoring performance against the Group and Divisional Sustainability Route Maps.
- Maintain a dynamic and driven approach to promoting and supporting SHE across the Group.
- Provide specialist support through advice and guidance for the completion of pre-qualification and tender documentation.
- Assist site management in preparing the construction SHE Plans prior to a project commencing and review them at each monthly safety, health and Environmental review to plan for future activities.
- Carry out a formal SHE reviews on all sites, on a monthly basis
- Identify areas/operations that require specific safety, health and/or environmental instructions and organise and undertake this instruction on site, as required.
- Provide information in the form of instructions, Best Practice Guidance, Codes of Practice, Information Sheets etc., and ensure site teams are provided with Group communications on safe working practices and alerts.
- Ensure induction instructions are reviewed every month for relevance to current operations and ensure they are effectively carried out on each project.
- Assist project teams in the review of high-risk contractors’ method statements, provide any assistance required in assessing other method statements and monitor the implementation of the same on site.
- Assist business units in the performance management of subcontractors.
- Communicate effectively with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding the Health and Safety Policy and all relevant inspections, accidents and incidents.
- Promptly investigate all safety, health and Environmental accidents/incidents as required by legislation and best practice, in accordance with company guidance and timescales.
The Person:
For this role our client is looking for someone who has:
- Previous experience in a Health, Safey and Environmental role
- Minimum of NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
- Experience in the construction industry
- Ideally Member of a Professional Body, progressing to Chartered status
The Location:
Covering Bristol and surrounding locations.
The Salary:
Up to £45,000 with £6,500 car allowance + 10% bonus
The Hours:
37.5hr week Monday - Friday
The Benefits:
- Agile working arrangements
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 days per annum
- Free private healthcare from your start date
- Company contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance - 3 x your annual salary
- Sharesave scheme
- Cycle to work scheme - up to £3000
- Support with a professional membership
- Denplan, GymFlex