EHS Advisor

We are currently working with a leading main contractor with a tunover of circa 1bn and a strong presence delivering projects in the commercial, data centre and industrial sectors in across Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe who are looking to add multiple EHS advisors to their UK business unit. They can offer the opportunity to work on projects in varying locations including London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Hull and Newport. You will focus on one project at a time typically spending between 6 months and 2 years on a scheme before moving on to the next one, you will be expected to be flexible across the country and work where necessary. Reporting to a EHS manager who will work across multiple sites you will act as the day to day health and safety expert on projects ranging from 30m- 200m

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiating and implementing the company s health and safety policy to prevent injury, ill health, damage, and wastage.

• Knowing the statutory requirements affecting the company s operations.

• Promoting the companies health and safety policy and ensuring that it is brought to the attention of all employees.

• Ensuring that regular safety inspections are undertaken and recorded for all construction sites with feedback provided to the project managers, the Group EHS Director and the Project Director.

• Ensuring that identified actions from previous reports have been suitably closed out by identified timescales.

• Reprimanding any member of staff failing to discharge satisfactorily their responsibilities for health and safety.

• Supporting project managers in undertaking accident investigations and compiling suitable closeout reports in a timely manner.

• Ensuring that all site operatives and sub-contractors are provided with a suitable induction where appropriate.

• Ensuring all projects have suitable welfare and site setup facilities in place.

• Ensuring all statutory safety notices are displayed on suitable noticeboards.

• Ensuring permits to work are completed correctly and suitable for the task to be undertaken.

• Ensuring COSHH related items are stored in suitable secure containers and pose no risk to the environment.

• Reviewing risk and method statements and ensuring they are suitable for the task being undertaken.

• Undertaking any reasonable task /request from senior TSL personnel.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Experience of working in a construction environment.

• A relevant EHS vocational qualification.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate on all levels.

• Knowledge of legislation and ability to interpret it.

• Effective time management and logical decision-making ability

• Capacity to work effectively in fast paced pressured environments.

Sign off to pay an attractive salary with an opportunity to join a well respected structured business with an exciting order book of projects for the coming years who can outline a clear and achievable promotion path from the outset of your tenure.