Job Opportunity
We are seeking a highly skilled health, safety and environmental professional to join our building team.
The role of the Project Advisor is to guide, support and advise project managers on the setting up, implementation and continuous maintenance of health, safety and environmental systems and standards on site.
Key Responsibilities
* Promote safe working practices and ensure the implementation of company health, safety and environmental policy and procedures on site.
* Carry out regular site health, safety and environmental inspections and report back findings to relevant personnel.
* Ensure that the project has been provided with the relevant health, safety and environmental documentation.
* Ensure that health, safety and environmental project plans meet company standards.
* Ensure that health, safety and environmental issues are discussed at project review meetings.
* Keep and maintain clear records to comply with company internal and external audit standards.
* Assist site managers and sub-contractor owners with risk assessments and sub-contractor evaluations and documentation review when requested.
* Deliver health, safety and environmental training where appropriate and as agreed with the project manager.
* Suggest, communicate and promote initiatives for incident prevention and forward to project manager/hse & sustainability manager for consideration.
* Essential Competencies
o Support the project manager in incident investigation.
o Keep up-to-date on health, safety and environmental legislation.
o Communicate, demonstrate and promote health, safety and environmental ethos, values and concepts.
o Become a role model for safe behaviour.
o Carry out other relevant duties as required from time to time.
o Liaising with legal authorities.
o Knowledge of all legal requirements especially in regard to project management.
o Attend relevant health, safety and environmental meetings as required.
Requirements
* Level 7 qualification in health and safety.
* 3 years successful postgraduate experience in project health, safety and environmental management.
* Thorough knowledge of ISO: 45001 and ISO: 14001 standards.
* Working towards graduate membership of IOSH.
* Ability to deliver internal health and safety management courses.
* Ability to advise on health, safety and environmental issues on a day to day basis on site.
* Ability to conduct standard accident/incident investigations.
* Ability to write health, safety and environmental site reports.
* Qualification in environmental management is desirable.
Benefits Package
* Negotiable salary dependent on experience.
* 8% pension contribution.
* Private health insurance.
* Generous annual leave.
* 2 wellbeing days annually.
* Learning & development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
* Company vehicles (role dependent).