Health & Safety Advisor

Medirest Signature; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in health and safety management is seeking a Health & Safety professional with a strong background in highways and civil engineering. The successful candidate will provide compliance advice, conduct audits, mentor employees, and ensure adherence to safety policies. This role is vital for reinforcing safety culture and compliance across various business operations, making a significant impact on the team's overall performance.

Benefits

Access to 24/7 GP Helpline

Accident & Life Cover

Training & Development

Free onsite parking

Private Pension

Retail Discounts

Company Social Events

Family Friendly Policies

Qualifications

• Previous Health and Safety Advisor / Manager experience in highways / civil background required.
• Full UK driving license needed.
• Experience in civil engineering safety advice and system implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide H&S compliance advice and conduct audits.
• Mentor staff to enhance safety culture.
• Carry out risk assessments and maintain compliance records.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Incident Investigation

Risk Assessment

CDM Regulations

Health and Safety Advice

Education

NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent

NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Equivalent

Job description

We are looking for H&S professional with strong highways and civil (Highway Maintenance, Road Surfacing, Streetlighting, Road Marking, Traffic Management, Infrastructure and Civil) background to support the HSE Team with

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Provide H&S compliance advice to the business.
• Undertaking H&S compliance audits, incident investigations, identify and implement effective corrective actions.
• Mentoring employees at all levels of the business to ensure safe delivery of, and improvements to, the management systems and improve safety culture throughout the organisation.
• Undertake / review company risk assessments, compile method statements & procedures and manage conformity.
• Carry out incident investigations (accidents, service strikes, and near miss) and implement effective corrective action. Maintain statistics relating to these areas.
• Carry out compliance evaluations and maintain legal register.
• Working closely with contracts managers and supervisors ensuring company H&S policies and procedures are being adhered to throughout all business activities.
• Work together with our growing Health and Safety team and report on QHSE performance to H&S Manager

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

· Ideally NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent , or a minimum NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Equivalent

· Previous Health and Safety Advisor / Manager experience, in an highways / civil background is a must.

· Good Working knowledge of CDM and Temporary works

· Experience of providing sound health and safety advice, drafting safe systems and implementing controls on civil engineering sites.

· FULL UK driving license

Benefits

Access to 24/7 GP Helpline
Accident & Life Cover
Annual & Monthly employee Awards
Training & Development
Death in service cover
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Referal Scheme
Excellent Office Facilities
Family Friendly Policies
Free onsite parking
Private Pension
Retail Discounts
Company Social Events
Two Paid Volunteer days per year