Health & Safety Advisor

Assured Safety Recruitment are excited to be working with a leading Civil Engineering organisation as they expand their Health & Safety team. 

Working on a prestigious project on sites across Birminhgam, you will become a key member of the Project Delivery team, committed to delivering a project free of accidents and incidents.

Duties include but are not limited to:-

• Helping to deliver accident and incident free projects

• Advising contract and site staff on content of risk assessments, method statements, task-specific briefings, Site Health & Safety Plans, and safety issues generally

• Chair Project level monthly HSEQ Forward Planning meeting, conduct monthly HSEQ Audits and inspections, ensure closure of non-conformances. Engage with staff and workforce while on projects

• Representing the Company at Safety meetings with Clients and Sub-Contractors. Attend Project Pre-Start Meetings and Sub-Contractor Pre-Start Meetings

• Accident Investigation and reports. Carry out with the Project Delivery Team and ensure improvement actions are identified and closed out. Produce relevant Safety Bulletins for company wide distribution

• Communication of safety initiatives/notices/alerts to staff and workforce

• Liaison with HSQE Director or Head of Health and Safety – producing monthly Project summaries, assisting in Group procedure reviews. Attend weekly HSEQ review meeting

• Assist with development and deliver in-house safety training programs/presentations

• Issue staff information as to changes in technology, work methods or statutory requirements by means of safety bulletins, and internal safety procedures applicable to the Company

• Keep up to speed with client H&S Standards and Specifications and ensure that these are implemented at project level

• Devise strategies to meet targets and encourage best practices ensuring compliance with HSE legislation

• Undertake other duties commensurate with the level of this position

• Comply with Company policies & procedures

The successful candidate will have previous experience working in a site based Health & Safety role with previous experience of Civil Engineering or construction projects – covering areas such as drainage / groundworks / structures / temporary works / Reinforced Concrete / earthworks / lifting operations. You will have knowledge and understanding of statutory H&S and Environmental Regulations as well as a good understanding of CDM 2015 – Roles and Responsibilities. You will hold the NEBOSH General Certificate (or equivalent) as a minimum Health & Safety qualification. 

An attractive pacakage including a salary up to £60,000 + car allowance is on offer for this role. 

Assured Safety Recruitment are a specialist Health and Safety recruitment company operating across the UK. We recruit all roles in the Health and Safety industry including Health and Safety Advisor, Health and Safety Manager, Health and Safety Director, and HSE, HSEQ, SHEQ, QHSE, EHS positions.

Once we have received your details, we will be in touch within 14 days if your application has been successful for the role. Wherever possible we do try to contact all of our applicants directly, however sometimes due to a large volume of applicants this isn’t always possible. If you have not been contacted within 14 days of applying, unfortunately this means your application has not been successful, but we may keep your details on file for future opportunities.

Assured Safety Recruitment is an equality and diversity focused recruiter, and we actively welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, we never discriminate based on race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.

Assured Safety Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment