Health & Safety Adviser

JR United Kingdom; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Health & Safety Adviser, playing a vital role in creating a state-of-the-art cancer center. You will ensure health and safety compliance, work collaboratively with construction teams, and contribute to a high-profile project. Your expertise will help drive a culture of safety while making a meaningful impact in the field.

Benefits

34 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing Support

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Life insurance

Sick pay

Annual Health Checks

Sacyr Sports Club

Qualifications

• 5 years of construction experience in a similar role.
• CSCS skills card appropriate for the role.
• Excellent knowledge of UK health & safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support construction teams with safe systems of work.
• Conduct health and safety compliance inspections.
• Provide guidance to construction managers.

Skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Negotiation

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate in Construction Safety and Health

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

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As a Health & Safety Adviser, you’ll play a pivotal role in our mission to create a state-of-the-art cancer centre. Join our dynamic team and make a difference!

The Health & Safety Adviser will work within the project’s Health & Safety Team supporting the various project teams to fulfil their health and safety responsibilities and achieve the project’s health and safety obligations, strategies and targets. The role will report directly to the Health & Safety Manager.

About Us: At Sacyr UK and Ireland, we’re passionate about creating a better world through our projects. As a Health & Safety Adviser, you’ll play a crucial role in our team. Our workplace is inclusive, diverse, and designed for everyone to thrive. We don’t just say it – we live it, we are Sunday Times Top 100 employer 2024 and proud to also be a Living Wage and Disability Confident accredited employer.

About you: If your values align with ours, and you are passionate about being part of our team, read on! Our team is professional, great communicators, adaptable, full of integrity and generally a fabulous bunch. If this sounds like you, and you can demonstrate the required skills and experience, we want to hear from you.

• Inclusive work environment, Sunday Times Top 100 Employer 2024
• 34 days holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing Support
• Professional membership support
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness Your Way programme
• Annual Health Checks
• Sacyr Sports Club, and much more.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Support the construction teams managers and supervisors with production, review and approval of safe systems of work SSoW (risk assessments, method statements, work plans, etc.), produced by both Sacyr and the supply chain.
• Provide advice and guidance to construction managers on actions required to obtain or develop SSoW for planned works.
• Support construction managers with the development and maintenance of works plans, e.g. Logistics Plans, Traffic Management Plans, etc.
• Supporting the project’s workforce enrolment and site induction process.
• Supporting construction management to ensure that employees have appropriate training and qualifications.
• Undertake regular health and safety compliance inspections and audits, reporting on findings and following up any actions arising with the appropriate construction managers and supervisors.
• Attend and support health and safety meetings arranged and chaired by both the H&S Manager and the construction team.
• Assist with the identification, development and delivery of appropriate health and safety briefings (Toolbox Talks, etc).
• Support incident investigations.
• Build, develop and nurture business relationships with internal and external customers vital to the success of the project.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Right to work in the UK
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Construction Safety and Health.
• Minimum 5 years of construction experience in a similar role.

In addition to the above

• CSCS skills card appropriate for the role.
• Experience of working within a construction team.
• Excellent knowledge of UK health & safety legislation relevant to the construction industry.
• Computer literate and conversant with MS Office suite, e.g Word, Excel, OneDrive, Teams.
• Good numeracy skills and the ability to make mathematical calculations.
• Good communication, listening and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills and experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• TechIoSH or higher membership.
• CITB Site Manager Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS).

In return, you will be working on a high profile 'once in a lifetime' project where you will be supported by a collaborative team in a learning environment. We offer local and global career opportunities and whilst this project is based in Cardiff our teams are truly global!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are open to making reasonable adjustments to enable all applicants to participate in the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any adjustments as part of the application process.

Ready to be part of our transformative journey? Apply now and contribute to building a better future!