Health And Safety Coordinaor

Service Care Solutions; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector client in Bristol is seeking a Health & Safety Officer to ensure compliance with health and safety standards in housing repairs and maintenance. The role entails conducting audits, providing advice, and collaborating with stakeholders to promote a safe environment. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in health and safety within construction and hold a valid UK driving licence.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus for successful candidates

Qualifications

• Experience conducting audits and inspections on construction sites and contractor works.
• A full UK driving licence is essential as this is a car user role.

Responsibilities

• Ensure health and safety standards are met across Housing & Landlord Services.
• Conduct audits and inspections to verify compliance with legislative requirements.
• Provide professional advice regarding construction health and safety.
• Support risk management activities related to health and safety.

Skills

Demonstrable experience in a health and safety construction environment

Strong working knowledge of construction H&S legislation including CDM Regulations 2015

Ability to challenge staff and contractors constructively

Motivated, proactive, and passionate about addressing health and safety issues

Job description

Overview

A client within the Public Sector based in Bristol is currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Officer - Housing Repairs & Maintenance to join their Housing & Landlord Services Team as soon as possible. The client is offering a full time, temporary position on an ongoing basis with the ideal candidate having experience of working within a local authority within a housing and construction health & safety environment.

The Role

Key purpose of the role to ensure health and safety standards are met and maintained across the Housing & Landlord Services Repairs & Maintenance Service. The role will focus on ensuring safe working environments for staff, contractors and residents, while carrying out audits, inspections and advising on compliance with legislation and best practice.

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Acting as a critical friend to delivery teams and contractors, challenging and advising on performance to ensure high safety standards.
• Undertaking audits and inspections of construction sites, contractor activities, and mobile workplaces (vehicles) to verify compliance with legislative requirements.
• Providing professional advice and assurance in relation to construction health & safety and the CDM Regulations 2015.
• Supporting risk management activities, including methodology, calculation, and reporting.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders to promote a safe environment for tenants, staff, and contractors.

The Candidate

To be considered for this role you will require:

• Demonstrable experience in a health and safety construction environment.
• Strong working knowledge of construction H&S legislation including CDM Regulations 2015.
• A full UK driving licence (essential car user role).

The below skills would be beneficial for the role:

• Experience of audits and inspections on construction sites, contractor works, and mobile workplaces.
• Ability to challenge staff and contractors constructively to improve compliance and safety standards.
• Risk management methodology, calculation, and reporting skills.
• Motivated, proactive and passionate about addressing health and safety issues.

The client is looking to move quickly with this role and as such are offering £27 per hour Umbrella LTD Inside IR35 (approx. £22 per hour PAYE).

How to Apply

If this position sounds of interest, email a copy of your up-to-date CV to (url removed) or call Amy at Service Care Construction on (phone number removed) to discuss the vacancy in more detail.

Also, if this role is not of interest to you, but you are looking for new opportunities, please still get in touch as we cover all construction-related vacancies across the region.

Referral Bonus

If this role is not suitable for yourself, but you know someone who may be interested, please pass on their details, or forward these details to them. If they are successful in applying, you will receive a £250 referral bonus upon completion of an initial probationary period