H&S Advisor

Job title:

H&S Advisor

Function:
Health and Safety on sites and offices

Location:

Orsett/London, Home Counties/ South of England

The purpose of this role is to develop and ensure compliance with colleagues to implement our policies and procedures, ensuring a consistent and practical approach is maintained and compliance is achieved.

You will be developing and providing toolbox talks and pre-start briefings for staff, producing reports and action plans and providing expert Health and Safety, Environmental & Quality advice. This is a hands‑on role.

Site

Hours:

07:30am to 18:00pm Monday to Friday

Works will be UK but mostly in London and the South of England including the Home Counties.

You will be responsible for ensuring that as well as the business needs are met we also meet all client requirements.

• Supporting the project management teams in establishing and maintaining the highest Health, Safety & Environmental standards across the Project(s).
• Conducting detailed and thorough inspections, focusing on SHEQ compliance, company and client management systems and best practice.
• Ensuring plant and materials across the projects are maintained i.e. PUWER, LOLER, RAMS, CoSHH, FIRE, etc. and are suitably risk managed.
• Building engagement and consistency with the workforce, embedding the groups LIFE behaviour programme.
• A team player, supporting and participating in operations planning and delivery.
• Management of contractors and ensuring HSEQ standards are adhered to.
• Undertake equipment inspections, as required.
• Deliver accredited and bespoke training programmes.
• Incident Investigations.
• Proactive in producing and communicating educational material.

• Minimum of a NEBOSH Construction Certificate
• CSCS card aligned to Job Role
• Experience and up to date knowledge of RC Frameworks and Ground Works
• Knowledge and experience in Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
• Excellent IT skills including administration knowledge in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email
• Proven ability to foster strong, working relationships
• Able to manage time, ensuring deadlines are met

• Work experience gained in Construction, Engineering
• TEEPs and TSTS
• IEMA Environmental Qualification
• Temporary Works Co-ordinator
• Fire Risk Assessor
• CoSHH Assessor
• Lifting experience i.e. Cranes
• Behavioural Safety
• Trainer / Teaching qualification

The Joseph Gallagher Group is a family owned Civil Engineering business that delivers expertise whilst putting client satisfaction at the core of the business. Built on a personal reputation for honesty and quality, we understand the actions we take affect the communities and environments we operate in.

We're promoting a culture change within the industry and demonstrating initiatives to dramatically improve Health, Safety and Wellbeing. In 2014, we launched our award‑winning cultural safety programme (LIFE) which is deeply embedded into the company’s DNA and core values.

We are a disability confident employer and we're committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at