Health and Safety Advisor Construction

Interaction Recruitment; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a knowledgeable Health & Safety Officer in Sheffield. The role involves ensuring compliance with health & safety regulations and providing expert advice. Ideal candidates will possess a NEBOSH qualification and relevant industry experience, with strong communication skills for effective collaboration.

Benefits

Company Sick Pay

Annual professional subscription costs

Paid Volunteering days

Employee Assistance Programmes

Company Pension and Death in Service scheme

Generous Employee Referral scheme of GBP1,000

Qualifications

• At least 3 years in a similar role.
• Current knowledge of health & safety regulatory requirements.
• Experience in civil engineering, construction, or rail industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory, compliance monitoring, and inspection services.
• Conduct audits to ensure compliance and compile reports.
• Collaborate with managers on accident investigations.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Report writing

Presentation skills

Education

NEBOSH Construction or General Certificate

Job description

A collaborative and friendly working culture, focused on investing in people. Company Sick Pay. Annual professional subscription costs.

Excellent training & development opportunities, provided by our award-nominated in-house Training team. Paid Volunteering days and Charity events. Eye test vouchers & Annual Flu Jabs. Employee Assistance Programmes for advice and counselling. Access to a committed Mental Health First Aider team. Company Pension and Death in Service scheme. A generous Employee Referral scheme of GBP1,000 per successful hire.

HOLIDAYS:
Up to 25 days holiday + Statutory Bank Holidays

HOURS: 40 hours per week – Monday – Friday

MAIN DUTIES:

Overview:

We are looking for a knowledgeable Health & Safety Officer to join our team. In this role, you will provide advisory, compliance monitoring, and inspection services to all employees, managers, and directors, ensuring risks are minimized, and CML operates within legislative requirements, regulations, and codes of practice.

You will offer expert advice on health & safety legislation and statutory frameworks to all employees. You will conduct a program of audits to ensure compliance and compile detailed reports with findings, lessons learned, and future requirements.

The role involves collaborating with managers to investigate accidents or incidents, so the ability to communicate well and influence is essential. You will collate and analyze data from audits, inspections, close calls, and reports to inform future activity planning, and assist in reviewing and updating health & safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.

You will support employee wellbeing and direct managers to appropriate resources, work alongside team members to share good practices and specialist knowledge, and undertake special projects as directed by the Health & Safety Manager and Director.

You must have NEBOSH construction or general certificate as a minimum qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience, knowledge, and skills. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with team members are also essential.

You should have current knowledge of health & safety regulatory requirements, legislation, frameworks, and policies, and an understanding of relevant national and regional policy and legislation relating to health and safety in the civil engineering, construction, and rail industry.

Experience working in the civil engineering, construction, and rail industry sector is essential, as is knowledge in a specialist area such as noise, vibration, etc. Membership of a relevant professional body is also a plus.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Assisting site management staff to effectively implement and comply with CML's Integrated Management System and promoting continuous improvement in the company's HSE performance.
• In conjunction with the relevant Site Manager, assist in the preparation of contract-specific HSE and Risk management plans to comply with the client's requirements and to maintain CML HSE Policies and KPI targets.
• Assist HSE Manager & Compliance Manager in undertaking regular site visits to ascertain effectiveness of the relevant HSEQ and Risk Management plans and to ensure their implementation by the Site Manager. Provide Site Visit reports and discuss and agree with the HSE Manager and the Site Manager the follow-up actions required.
• Ensure that all Sub-Contractors, Hired and Internal Plant and Equipment, and Suppliers on site conform to the Client's requirements and to CML Health and Safety, Quality, and Environmental Policies.
• Provide assistance to the relevant Site Manager in carrying out effective site inductions and toolbox talks, or in arranging any necessary skills training. Report and progress the agreed activity and determine the effectiveness.
• Assist the HSE Managers in Incident and Accident investigation in accordance with CML procedures. Monitor and report compliance with the requisite corrective action plans.
• Assist in the reporting of Company and Contract accident frequency rates and safe working statistics. Classify and analyze all near misses. Report the effectiveness of the resultant corrective action and/or changed site procedures.
• Audit and close out records of all calibration certificates, operator and plant certification, rope access, confined space lifting equipment, and PAT testing validity on site.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be required

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• NEBOSH Construction or General
• At least 3 years in a similar role
• Civil Engineering / Construction / Rail Experience essential
• Strong report writing skills
• Knowledge and experience in drafting and implementing risk assessments
• Strong presentation skills
• Nationwide Site visits & inspection