Freelance SHEQ Advisor

Kenton Black; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering contractor in the UK is seeking a SHEQ Advisor for a freelance role with a three-month contract. You will monitor Health and Safety plans, advise on current legislation, and promote a safety culture on-site while building relationships across teams. NEBOSH/NCRQ qualification is essential, along with civil engineering experience, particularly in roads and infrastructure. Competitive day rates are offered.

Benefits

Competitive day rate

Opportunity to work on major infrastructure projects

Qualifications

• Strong communicator, able to build relationships at all levels.
• Experience in civil engineering, particularly in roads and infrastructure.
• Proven ability to identify and manage risks in Health and Safety.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve Health and Safety plans.
• Monitor and report on Health and Safety performance.
• Manage subcontractors and promote safety culture on-site.
• Provide operational support for site safety improvements.
• Advise on current HSE legislation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Risk management

Coaching

Education

NEBOSH/NCRQ qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join a leading civil engineering and infrastructure contractor as SHEQ Advisor, working on a freelance basis. This is an immediate requirement with a roughly three-month contract length, potentially more. The schemes are covering roads, highways and heavy civils works across schemes in Kent.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, improving and approving Health and Safety plans
• Monitoring and reporting Health and Safety performance
• Managing sub-contractors and their performance whilst coaching a Health & Safety ethos out on-site
• Providing operational support in managing safety and driving continuous improvement in site safety
• To provide the project team with competent advice on current HSE legislation applicable to the activities
• Promoting a positive culture across all levels of the team

Qualifications

• An excellent communicator, comfortable building relationships from site to board level
• NEBOSH/NCRQ-qualified (ESSENTIAL)
• Civil engineering industry experience, ideally roads and infrastructure (ESSENTIAL)
• A solutions-led H&S professional, capable of identifying and managing risk

Excellent, competitive day rate available and an opportunity to work on Europe's biggest infrastructure scheme. Please get in touch for more information