SHEQ apprentice Coordinator

United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.

United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:

Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.

Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.

New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.

Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.

To assist the HSE Officer to manage and maintain a safe working environment for all operatives, office employees, and third parties whilst adhering to all HSE management systems and adopting a customer-focused approach to the Client and their representatives.

• Assist the HSE Officer in the completion of daily, weekly, and monthly Client and Director reporting General Support Administration as requested by HSE Officer.
• Maintain and manage health and safety training and document control systems as part of the HSE team.
• Assist the HSE Officer to develop and review all documents comprising of Health and Safety management systems and regularly audit their implementation.
• Assist the HSE Officer in developing new policies and systems of work and other administrative duties.
• Assist the HSE Officer in ensuring all company compliances are adhered to.
• Maintain accurate records, analyse relevant Health and Safety data and compile reports in relation to company objectives and key performance indicators.
• Book Site Safety Audits with our Auditing Team. Collate and maintain information and the Audit matrix to a high standard.
• Encourage the reporting of hazards and incidents/accidents.
• Attend internal Health and Safety meetings with HSE Officer.
• Any other duties as assigned.
• Lead by example by working safely and creating a positive Health & Safety culture.
• Take reasonable care of yourself and any other person who may be affected by your actions and omissions.
• Adopt a positive attitude, cooperate, and assist the company in all aspects of Health and Safety, and the Environment.
• Understand and help to implement all relevant health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies.
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Organised.
• Time management / ability to work to deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Good telephone manner and communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills, and positive outlook.
• Self-motivated and proactive.
• Ability to develop, establish and maintain customer and internal relationships.
• Ability to drive results through planning the delivery of the project within the project timescales, making decisions, and providing solutions where appropriate.

• Good level of IT skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and other Microsoft packages, Business Central, Site Tracker and EcoOnline.
• Experience of working in the Telecommunications or similar industry.
• Adept at manipulating Client tools/reports on a regular basis.
• IT Qualifications.

Health and Safety Qualifications.

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes

Additional Information:

• Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
• This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Widnes Office
• Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry