CDM Health & Safety Consultant

Salary: £36 – £48 per hour

A very attractive position has arisen for a driven and pragmatic EHS engineer at a worldwide healthcare company within easy commute of Cambridge and Norwich.

Working in the pharmaceutical industry this role will primarily focus on supporting capital projects within the manufacturing/engineering sector.

This role is offered on a contract basis and is in scope of IR35

You will work alongside a team of project engineers/managers while reporting to the senior project manager.

Projects will be varied and will include new machines/equipment, building works, pipe work and electrical installations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Health, Safety and Environmental activities across all of the capital investment projects on site.
Manage CDM 2015 activities and act as the principal designer and contractor on behalf of the company. This will include preparing pre-construction info, risk registers, H&S design reviews and supporting construction phase plan preparation.
Review RAMS in a timely manner before work commences
The candidate will conduct onsite audits to ensure contractors are in compliance with H&S law and their approved RAMS.
Work with the site EHS Manager to ensure projects are handed over suitably.
Comply with all corporate policies and external regulations
Support EHS project planning from design through to construction and commissioning.
Induct and supervise contractors (with project engineering in parallel)
Provide technical EHS leadership to the project team
Be flexible in your approach and working hours (supervising contractors on occasions at weekends in lieu of project management support will be required).
Drive improvements to our contractor management and PTW documentation
JOB REQUIREMENTS

Who we are looking for:

An experience EHS professional that can lead and mature the 2015 CDM management within the site. Someone that can develop cultural change for EHS compliance and be very much a team player. This is by no means a consultation role; we need someone with a hands-on approach.

Qualifications

CDM principal designer training
NEBOSH NGC & construction certificate mandatory, Diploma preferred
Environmental qualifications, IEMA or NEBOSH
For contractor management a recognised training course such as ‘Site Management Safety Training’ CITB (SMSTS) or similar
Holds fire safety accreditation preferred
 In depth knowledge of machinery regulations Experience/Skills

Strong knowledge in EHS management within the construction industry
Environmental understanding regarding permitting requirements, planning and waste legislation but not limited too. 
Ideally from an engineering background (i.e. construction / mechanical / structural)
Familiar with manufacturing environments (pharma / FMCG)

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