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Position: Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality (SHEQ) Advisor
Location: UK-Wide
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Reports to: SHEQ Manager
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure high standards of health, safety, and environmental compliance across all company sites and operations.
- Actively promote and support a strong safety culture within the organization.
- Investigate accidents, incidents, and near-misses, delivering comprehensive reports, feedback, and lessons learned to relevant parties.
- Conduct regular site inspections and safety audits, producing reports with clear action items and recommendations for improvement.
- Ensure timely resolution of audit findings, monitoring the progress and completion of required actions.
- Continuously assess and report on health and safety performance, providing feedback to SHEQ, contract, project, and site managers.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies, including the Health and Safety Executive and Environment Agency, to ensure compliance.
- Facilitate the delivery of training, instructions, and safety information, while managing and reviewing company-wide training records.
- Assist in delivering safety inductions, toolbox talks, environmental briefings, and stand-downs to staff.
- Compile health and safety statistics for reporting and presentations.
- Conduct initial reviews and ongoing performance assessments of subcontractors and suppliers to ensure health and safety standards.
- Conduct safety assurance activities during both pre-construction and construction phases.
- Assist in the creation and review of health and safety policies, recommending improvements where necessary.
- Oversee proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) according to manufacturer guidelines.
- Complete and review risk assessments, including COSHH assessments, to ensure workplace safety.
- Assist the SHEQ Manager with external audits (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO44001).
- Perform additional tasks as directed by the SHEQ Manager.
Qualifications & Memberships:
Essential:
- Tech IOSH (Technical Membership)
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate or higher in occupational safety and health
- Valid CSCS Card
- UK Driving License
Desirable:
- IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management or equivalent
- Personal Track Safety (PTS)
- 5-Day SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
- NEBOSH Fire Certification
- Auditing Qualifications
- RPE Face Fit Training
Experience & Attributes:
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in a SHE role within construction.
- Solid understanding of relevant legislation, including the Health & Safety at Work Act, Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, CDM Regulations, and risk assessment principles.
- Auditing experience in management systems and work environments.
- Direct experience in training.
- Flexibility for occasional night and weekend shifts.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
About Regional Recruitment Services – A Recruitment Agency in the Midlands.
This position is advertised by Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency that has been operating since 2008. We offer permanent, temporary and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Engineering sectors. To view all of our positions available throughout the United Kingdom, please visit our website ((url removed)).
For more information on the role please contact Georgia on (phone number removed).
