Health and Safety Advisor

Position: Health & Safety Advisor - Construction

Location: Glasgow Or Inverness

Salary Guide: £45,000 - £5,000 plus car allowance and excellent benefits package

Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a significant proportion of Scottish Water's non-infrastructure projects throughout the Scotland.

They are looking to recruit a Health & Safety Advisor at their offices in Glasgow and Inverness. The candidate will integrate with the sites team to support the high standard of health and safety performance on their projects throughout Scotland.

You will report to the SHEQ Manager and provide weekly feedback to the site team, highlighting areas of positive health and safety performance as well as opportunities for improvement. Further responsibilities will include:

Provide support to the regional management teams to enable compliance with health and safety legislation.
Provide support to regional management teams on the implementation of HSE guidance and best practice.
Carry out systematic audits and inspections of construction sites, mobile workplaces (workers in vans) offices and other workplaces to verify compliance with the legislative requirements and compliance with the requirements of the health and safety management systems.
Monitor the satisfactory resolution of health and safety problems.
Investigate accidents and incidents to identify the root cause and learning points.
Assist the regional management teams and employees with the preparation of risk assessments and identification of suitable control measures, as and when required.
Assist with the development and maintenance of the safety-related documentation, e.g. manuals, procedures, guidance notes and forms.
Liaise with clients, HSE Inspectors and external assessors.
Work closely with the wider regional SHEQ Team
Review and provide technical feedback on high-risk activities, Risk Assessments and Method Statements
Identify health and safety training needs and develop and deliver training as required.
Help to develop and maintain the Health and Safety Management Systems
Prepare safety alerts, safety information guidance, toolbox talks as required.
Support the team managing their induction process and putting people to work in a safe environment.
Participate in client lead initiatives and liaison with client Safety and Health Advisors as required.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Extensive experience of health and safety practice with preferably at least one year in the Water Treatment or a Construction industry
Knowledge of current and pending HSE Directives for health and safety
Knowledge of current statutory health and safety law in the UK
Knowledge of Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM)
Knowledge of good practice in construction, e.g. HSE guidance and approved codes of practice.
Knowledge and experience of ISO 45001 (or similar management systems)
Formal qualification in Occupational Safety and Health (e.g. NEBOSH Construction Certificate)
CSCS card or affiliated scheme (SHEA Water)

Package includes:

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
Contribution Pension scheme
Life Assurance
Agile Working
Health and Private medical Insurance
Many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts savings Hub, kids pass etc.

Key Words:

Health and Safety

H&S

Construction

Civil Engineering

NEBOSH

CSCS

Audits

Risk Assessments

RAMS

Water Industry

Water Treatment

Water Sector

Wastewater

Sewage

Power

Oil

Gas

Renewables

Highways

Infrastructure

Utilities