Health and Safety Advisor

Nicholas Associates Group; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking a Health and Safety Advisor to oversee HSE matters across various construction sites in the West Midlands. The successful candidate will handle policy implementation, incident investigation, and provide guidance to the construction team, promoting a safe working environment. This role requires substantial experience within groundworks or civil engineering, along with relevant HSE qualifications.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive work environment

Support for candidates with disabilities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety within groundworks or civil engineering.
• Knowledge of construction and subcontracting.
• Previous experience in residential projects.

Responsibilities

• Support HSE team and managers on health and safety issues.
• Lead accident and incident investigations.
• Implement and promote health and safety policies.

Skills

Health and Safety policies implementation

Health and Safety incident investigation

Communication

Mentoring

Education

NEBOSH qualification

IOSH qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

• Job Reference: JN -062025-62907_1750073280

Nicholas Associates is partnered with a groundworks sub-contractor based in the West Midlands, they provide a groundworks and civil engineering service to the construction industry. They are looking for a Health and Safety Advisor.

The Health and Safety Advisor will be required to work on sites across the West Midlands. To succeed in this role you will be expected to carry out the following roles and responsibilities with a comfortable level of autonomy:

• Report to the regional HSE Manager and provide support and assistance to HSE team, Construction Directors, Contracts Managers, and the site teams on HSE issues
• Have/build an accurate understanding of the Organisations HSE policies and management system.
• Promote and ensure implementation of the organisations occupational H&S and environmental policies and procedures across all developments.
• Attend pre-commencement meetings as requested to proactively contribute to the initial decisions made by the construction team on H&S matters.
• Lead on accident/incident investigation. Produce detailed and factual investigation reports with establishment of immediate/contributory/ root cause analysis.
• Responsible for all on site health, safety & environmental issues.
• You will be responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are implemented, adhered to and developed in line with HSE guidelines as well as mentoring

Experience Required:

• HSE qualifications such as NEBOSH & IOSH.
• Must have previous experience with a groundworks/ civil engineering contractor or house builder
• Experience in residential projects
• Have a robust knowledge of construction and sub-contracting
• Previous experience within the groundworks/construction/house building sector
• Confident in using Microsoft office suite (word, excel, power point, teams)

If you are interested in this position, please call John Ashcroft on 07867450022 to discuss the opportunity further.

About Us

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive community. In line with our Diversity and Inclusion policy, we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, and part of the Nicholas Associates Group, we are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities, and we're happy to discuss flexible working options.

We are committed to protecting the privacy of all our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Nicholas Associates Group of companies Privacy Notice.

For more information on this vacancy please contact uson 07867450022.