Health & Safety Advisor

JR111: Health & Safety Advisor

Location: Minffordd

Salary: Circa £55,000 + Travel Allowance

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Health & Safety Advisor on behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting the HTUK Construction project teams and supply chain on H&S matters.
• Promoting health, safety and welfare throughout the Project.
• Fully supporting the HTUK Health and Safety Manager to coordinate between all sectors of the project and report to the H&S Manager.
• Supporting HTUK supervisors and operatives of HTUK and its appointed supply chain of good practice.
• Ensuring project compliance with statutory legislation and contractual safety requirements indicated in the HTUK, Construction Phase Plan, HTUK Integrated Management System and current Legislation.
• Undertake onsite inspection and monitoring of health, safety, and welfare.
• Undertake onsite audits and monitoring of health, safety, and welfare.
• Promote HTUK Health & Safety Policy, HTUK Values, Leadership and ownership of Safety Wellbeing.
• Health and Safety Team members are accountable to the HTUK, Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Manager (Lead) for the promotion of safe and healthy working practices and for monitoring the implementation of HTUK policies and procedures.
• Advise supervisors and operatives at HTUK sites, depots and offices upon statutory health and safety requirements.
• Provide assistance in the preparation of risk assessments and in the development of project management plans.
• Provide support in their role as a HTUK representative with respect to the principal contractor’s duties under CDM.
• Collate monthly Health, Safety and Welfare data for review and approval by the HTUK Health and Safety Manager
• Regularly inspect HTUK work locations and activities, preferably accompanied by a senior member of the site operations team.
• Verify that temporary works procedures are implemented safely.
• Submit inspection reports to the HTUK Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Manager (Lead) and project lead with copies to the site teams.
• Monitor all works (direct and sub-contractor) during site visits to ensure that safe systems of work are being adopted.
• Ensure that all accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences are thoroughly investigated and reported.

Skills and Qualifications:

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate or working towards securing the mentioned with a passion towards Health, Safety and Welfare.
• Have experience of working on major construction/civils projects Experience of delivering training modules is desirable.
• Knowledge of a variety of occupational environments, such as works at height, confined spaces and arrangement of equipment.
• Knowledge of safety devices to use in conjunction with tools and equipment in the workplace.
• Ability to evaluate safety practices, procedures, programmes, attitudes and awareness and to recommend methods of improvement.
• Ability to maintain favourable public relations.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook

Location: Minffordd

Salary: Circa £55,000 + Travel Allowance