Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

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JOB TITLE: Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

LOCATION: East Yorkshire

SALARY: £400 Per Day (Umbrella)

THE CLIENT

My client is a multinational infrastructure group who are currently recruiting for a Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor for a factory shutdown project in East Yorkshire. This role will fall within IR35 so we are unable to recruit any candidates who wish to be paid via a Ltd company.

THE ROLE

• To monitor and provide HS&E input, from design through to implementation.
• To support the broader HS&E agenda as required and ensuring governance, compliance and legal obligations are met. Be an ambassador for the business values
• Undertake planned project inspections/tours as per Frequency Matrix
• Deliver pre-work site inspections to evaluate and address potential risks at planning stages
• Review, track and trend unplanned events and support project/site management in their completion of investigations
• Support local management in their liaison with clients and contractors by attending meetings and other events such as working groups
• Prepare written reports following all site visits, inspections, audits and investigations
• Review and update Project documentation
• Ensure compliance to the BMS as well as testing the effectiveness of its various components in controlling risk and delivering continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance to the business emergency planning.
• Monitor emerging, new and revised legislation to assess its impact on the business.
• Ensure that lessons learned from monitoring/incidents are communicated and adopted.
• Monitor specific environmental aspects and work in conjunction with the HS&E Manager to develop the environmental procedures to ensure compliance with ISO 14001 certification
• Deliver training and advisory sessions to personnel and contractors in conjunction with HR teams;
• Setting to Work
• Fact Finders (including Just / Fair Culture)
• Occupational Health (OH)
• Plant & Vehicle Marshal (PVM)
• BMS Familiarisation
• Support the delivery of the Behavioural (Make Safety Personal - MSP) Programme
• Share learning across projects and business streams
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm and the Zero Harm Events Calendar
• Support the delivery of the business sustainability 2020 roadmap
• Support the projects to ensure safety leadership teams (SLT) are engaged
• Promote the reporting of Close Calls throughout the business ensuring that actions are taken and feedback delivered
• Deliver Safety Cascades informing projects of relevant safety alerts, fast facts and lessons learnt
• Promote telematics and safe driving behaviours
• Assist the projects to deliver effective planning stages through compliance and reliability
• Be able to plan and monitor performance on SMART Objectives
• Ability to communicate and promote a positive Health & Safety culture
• Able to demonstrate a proactive approach and ability to implement best practices
• Assist in maintaining the companies Safety management system - iSMS
• Ensure effective communication of essential safety documents, e.g. safety alerts/bulletins
• Undertake reviews of relevant safety documentation, e.g. work package plans/task briefings
• Deliver site inductions
• Undertake Q/A themed audits
• Support in machinery and workplace risk assessments
• Gather evidence to support investigation process and its reports, including the interviewing witnesses and gathering of statements
• Deliver HSES coaching and mentoring to core and project teams
  

About You

The following qualities/experience are required:

• NEBOSH Certificate / National Compliance & Risk Qualification equivalent
• Competence in incident investigation
• Demonstrable experience in a health and safety advisory role
• Strong HS&E legal knowledge and practical application
• Experience of delivery of HS&E training
• Proven ability to influence and promote a positive safety culture
• Demonstrate ability to develop and implement risk free environment using best work practices and innovations
• Assist the organisation for achieving sustainable delivery
• Experience in vertical structures and RC frame construction
• Proven track record delivering H&S support to multiple project teams
  

The Following Qualities/experience Are Desirable

• NEBOSH Diploma / NVQ Level 5 - Occupational Safety & Health
• Personal Track Safety (PTS) competence (as required)
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) competence
• Environment /Sustainable qualification
• CMIOSH or working towards
• Good understanding of CDM2015 - Roles and Responsibilities
• An exemplary communicator and able to build and maintain positive professional relationships at all level
• Internal Auditor qualification (ISO 18001, ISO 9001 and or 14001)
• Create pace and momentum to deliver
• Make the right decisions for Balfour Beatty
• Inspire others to outperform
• Get the job done, and done well
• Provide clear targets and trust others to deliver
• Listen, understand and adjust
  

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