SHE Advisor

Kier Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a SHE Advisor to join our highways Maintenance and Response Contracts team, based at Easton Lane, Coldharbour, or Weatherhill with travel across Area 3 & 4. The role focuses on managing health, safety and environmental performance across multiple sites in the South East, supporting teams and supply chain partners to promote best practices.

You will inspect sites, depots and offices, close out actions from investigations and near misses, advise on hazards and risks, lead

Qualifications

• SHE knowledge and awareness across health and safety practices.
• Experience applying risk assessment methods and control measures.
• Experience inspecting sites, depots and offices for safety and environmental compliance.
• Familiarity with environmental legislation and standards (ISO 14001, ISO 45001).
• Full driving licence due to travel across the South East.

Responsibilities

• Undertake site, depot and office safety/environmental inspections across the region.
• Support teams to close out actions from investigations, near misses and safety observations.
• Advise teams on hazard identification, risk assessment, and control implementation.
• Lead incident investigations to determine root causes and preventative actions.
• Collate and report SHE performance data for monthly reporting.

Skills

SHE awareness

Health & Safety knowledge

Risk assessment

Site inspections

Incident investigations

Education

Foundation level environmental qualification

NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent

Job description

We're looking for a SHE Advisor to join our highways Maintenance and Response Contracts team based in Easton Lane, Coldharbour or Weatherhill.

Location: Easton Lane (SO23 7TY), Coldharbour (ME20 7NS) or Weatherhill (RH6 9JE) - travel required across Area 3 & 4
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are unable to offercertificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Kier Infrastructure require an enthusiastic SHE Advisor to assist in the management of health, safety and environment across our highways Maintenance and Response Contracts in the South East. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact by supporting teams in creating safe, sustainable working environments. You'll be working across multiple locations in Area 3 and 4, collaborating with operational teams and supply chain partners to promote best practice and drive positive change.

What will you be responsible for?

As a SHE Advisor, you'll be working within the highways Maintenance and Response Contracts team, supporting them in managing health, safety and environmental performance. Your day to day will include:

• Undertaking site, depot and office safety and environmental inspections across the region
• Supporting teams to close out actions from investigations, near misses and safety observations
• Advising operational teams on identifying hazards, assessing risks and implementing control measures
• Leading incident investigations to determine and eliminate root causes
• Collating and disseminating data on SHE performance for monthly reporting requirements

What are we looking for?

This role of SHE Advisor is great for you if:

• You hold an Environmental qualification to at least Foundation level and NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent in Occupational Health and Safety
• You have membership of an appropriate professional body
• You have a working understanding of Environmental and Health and Safety legislation, along with knowledge of ISO:14001 & ISO:45001
• You have demonstrable experience in a similar role covering health, safety and environmental disciplines
• You hold a Full driving licence as this role involves regular travel throughout the South East of England

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.