Health , Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

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Salary: £45,000 to £55,000
Location: London

We have an exciting opportunity to work on a Large Major Civil Engineering project for a Tier 1 Contractor leading the £1.9m project. This Tier 1 contractor has been appointed to the major civil engineering project on a Joint Venture basis. The project is well under way and they now have a need to recruit for a Health & Safety Advisor due to the increased volume of work.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of working with large civils schemes, major projects background, either within heavy civils, tunneling, earthworks, highways or rail infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
:

• Contribute to a culture of “Everyone Home Safe and Healthy every day”
• Support and provide information to site teams to ensure compliance with all requirements stipulated in the construction plans
• Follow up on any required outcomes from inspections that have been carried out on HMJV sites
• Help develop and implement Health, Safety and Wellbeing campaigns and improvements plans in agreement with the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager
• Support investigations of close call, near miss and other incidents on project sites
• Assist the Project team by identifying training needs
• Assist in producing Health and Safety plans, procedures and associated documentation and check compliance
• Assist in obtaining any consents/permits or exemptions that are required
• Ensure control and storage of Health and Safety and associated documentation
• Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, HMJV procedures and Contract Requirements
• Provide reports, presentations and information as directed by the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager
• Assist the Project team with development of plans and process to support delivery of work
• Assist the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager in the development of site/office inductions
• Ensure any issues are managed and escalated to the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager where necessary
• Offer guidance, direction and instruction to colleagues as required
• Disseminate information issued by HMJV to relevant employees

Knowledge,

Skills & Experience:

• Sound knowledge of Tunnel Construction methods
• Relevant qualification in Health and Safety or previous experience in a similar role
• Problem solving and managing tight deadlines
• Prioritisation of own workload in a busy office environment
• MS Package knowledge (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

This is an immediate and vacant position; interviews will be taking place within the next week.

To be considered for the above role please submit your CV or contact Jay on  to discuss this or similar positions.