Health and Safety Advisor - #2140117

FJA are working with a national leader in the Water industry, who are looking to recruit an experienced Health and Safety Advisor to support their water projects across the Northwest.

Reporting directly to the Senior SHEQ Advisor, you will provide practical health and safety advice, assurance and coaching to project and operational teams, helping them manage risk, meet legal and company requirements, and continually improve performance.

Benefits in the role of Health and Safety Advisor:

• Hybrid Working (Jobs needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub

Responsibilities in the role of Health and Safety Advisor:

• Understand and apply our approach to managing health and safety risk and delivering best-in-class performance.
• Provide practical advice and support to managers, supervisors, project teams and the workforce on health and safety legislation, company procedures and good practice.
• Monitor corrective actions through to timely close-out and verify that the actions taken are effective and deliver sustained improvement.
• Plan and undertake site inspections, audits and health and safety assurance visits, clearly reporting findings and agreeing proportionate actions with project teams.
• Lead or support accident, incident and near-miss investigations using appropriate root-cause analysis, communicate lessons learned and confirm the effectiveness of resulting actions.
• Integrate with wider project teams to understand day-to-day challenges, influence planning and support risk elimination and effective control.
• Work collaboratively with clients, designers, the supply chain and other stakeholders to improve health and safety performance.
• Support health and safety throughout the project lifecycle, including design, planning, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Review high risk activity risk assessments, method statements and project health and safety documentation, identifying opportunities for safer and more sustainable solutions.
• Analyse health and safety performance data, identify trends and provide clear reports and recommendations to support improvement.
• Support the maintenance and continual improvement of our externally certified management systems, including ISO 45001.

Required experience for the Health and Safety Advisor:

• Full UK driving licence - travel to all sites in region will be required
• Working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, HSE guidance and relevant construction standards.
• Experience of health and safety management systems, including ISO 45001, and risk-based audit and assurance processes.
• Competence in incident investigation, risk assessment, data analysis, report writing and trend identification.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly across the Northwest region and attend project sites as required.
• At least four years’ relevant experience in a health and safety role within construction, utilities or a comparable high-risk environment.
• NEBOSH General Certificate, NEBOSH Construction Certificate or an equivalent recognised health and safety qualification as a minimum.
• Technical membership of IOSH (TechIOSH), or eligibility and commitment to achieve this, with evidence of ongoing continuing professional development.
• Strong practical experience of construction health and safety management, including inspections, audits, risk assessment and workforce engagement.
• Sound understanding of ISO 45001 and its application within an integrated management system.
• Experience within the water or wastewater sector would be desirable
• Recognised incident investigation or root-cause analysis training.
• CSCS card and EUSR SHEA Water card – desirable

If you are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor role and want to work for a forward-thinking Company, then click on the 'apply now’ button.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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