Health & Safety Advisor

Health, Safety & Environment Advisor
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
£45-£50K plus car allowance

Job Purpose: To recommend and advise strategies for continuous improvement in health, safety and environmental performance in line with company goals, and to develop, as necessary with the Safety Manager, divisional standards for health, safety and environmental matters to drive improved performance across the business.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide advice on all aspects of health, safety and environment ensuring that HSE is given primary importance throughout all activities and that work is carried out to the standards required by the Company safety policies and current legislation
• Report in accordance with the Company’s standards and guidelines ensuring that health, safety and environment are given primary importance throughout
• Support Management in the development and implementation of appropriate risk management strategies and processes
• Promote awareness and ‘best practice’ procedures
• Provide practical support and assistance to employees and contractors as appropriate.
• Visit the sites on a regular basis (pattern to be determined by the HSE Safety Manager in consultation with Divisional Director) and complete a site inspection, leaving a written report on site and forwarding copies to the Divisional Construction Director.
• Ensure that a safe working environment is regularly monitored on all contracts
• Where required stop any activity conducted by an employee or sub-contractor or self-employed person if it is considered that there is a serious risk of injury or the activity seriously infringes current legislation.
• Carry out investigations into accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences as required by the HSE Manager
• Report any concerns with planned works to the HSE Manager, or escalate to the relevant MD
• Partake in internal and external HSE audits as directed by the HSE Manager
• Suggest training and development needs of site staff to the HSE Manager
• Review controls and risk assessments and update and instigate recommendations as necessary
Experience
• A minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience within the construction industry in a managerial role

Qualifications

• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or similar
• IOSH – Technical Member, Graduate Member or similar
• Clean Driving Licence
Skills
• Ability to work autonomously as well as function as part of a wider team.
• Assertive.
• A good team player who is highly organised and dedicated to meeting the project deadlines.
• Good communication with people at all levels of the business.
Personal Qualities
• Attention to detail and accuracy of reporting.
• Takes a proactive approach to own learning and development.