Health & Safety Advisor

Job Specification

The Health and Safety Advisor will be supporting the project delivery and engineering teams working on a range of live heat network construction projects of the following typical scope:

• Plantroom and network end of life equipment replacements.
• Full plantroom and network retrofits to improve performance (e.g. Heat Network Efficiency Scheme funded projects).
• Heat pump retrofits to decarbonise existing buildings (e.g. PSDS project delivery management).
• HIU and heat meter upgrade/replacement works.
• District Heating project installations, including energy centres, buried networks and substation plantrooms.

The Position

As the Heath & Safety Advisor you will be expected to:

• Review, monitor, audit and advise across a ranch of projects, with multiple live contracts at different stages of design, construction, commissioning and hand over.
• Assist in delivery of audit programmes to ensure compliance with management systems prompted under ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards.
• Ensure a timely and effective response to H&S incidents, conducting incident investigations to gather evidence necessary to identify the cause of incident and injuries to determine root causes, documenting findings and recommendations to prevent a re-occurrence.
• Help maintain safety standards in respect of emergency response; helping carry out drills and exercises to help manage emergencies.
• Review, comment and advise on the suitability of contractors H&S management documentation to ensure key risks have been considered and addressed.
• Advise employees on how to minimise or avoid risks and hazards in the workplace.
• Oversee and monitor the H&S management of the project, ensuring the Construction Phase Plan is suitable and sufficient for the planned works, relevant RAMS are in place and fully reviewed for all internal and external works.
• Ensure that all near misses, incidents and accidents are reported in line with the relevant processes and that any incident that falls within RIDDOR is reported to the HSE and fully investigated.
• Undertake periodic H&S audits and site inspections to ensure compliance with safe working practices.
• Periodically review internal H&S procedures to ensure compliancy with legislation and implement changes as required.
• Provide clear, concise and practical H&S advise, guidance and coaching to project teams at all stages of the project.

The Person

• Degree level/NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational H&S (or equivalent).
• A certified member of IOSH/APS with clear evidence of up to date continued professional development.
• Thorough knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022 including the BSR gateways, roles and responsibilities and competency requirements.
• A Managers CSCS Black Card.
• A Minimum 5 years’ experience in H&S Management.
• A thorough knowledge of CDM 2015 regulations.
• Good working knowledge of Streetworks, Temporary Works, Excavations, Asbestos, Confined Spaces & Lifting Operations.
• Demonstratable experience of working and advising clients during construction projects.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft programmes and applications.
• A HSE recognised First Aid at work qualification.

Desirable

• Direct experience of managing H&S during the delivery of internal building communal heating system upgrade works (dwelling, network and plantroom).
• Direct experience of H&S monitoring and reporting during major Energy Centre and/or buried network projects for large scale District Heating networks.
• Knowledge of District Heating network design, construction and operations.

This is a hybrid role, home based.

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