MS550 – Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Overview: First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Advisor on behalf of one of our Clients. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced safety professional to work in a collaborative environment influencing and leading on all aspects of health and safety performance.
Applications from ex-military personnel are encouraged but all applications will be given due consideration.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Understand the Company Health & Safety and wellbeing Policies and Procedures and statutory requirements as they affect the Project operations and ensure that the requirements are implemented.
- Provide operational and functional management with advice on the prevention of accidents, ill health, and the practical implementation of the company's SHW policies.
- Assist the Project Manager or Project SHW Manager in preparing and developing the Project Construction Phase Health & Safety Plan & coordinate reviews as required.
- Undertake site SHW inspections as required. Participate as requested in "Company" SHW Audit and inspections.
- Maintain the health and safety competency matrix of the scheme.
- Advise on the assessment and appointment of sub-contractors.
- Assist where necessary with tenders and presentations to external bodies.
- When requested, advise on the preparation of SHW risk assessments and Method Statements.
- Ensure that appropriate Project SHW performance is monitored, and reports are provided as required by the SHW Manager, and Project Manager.
- Assist in the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents where appropriate. Monitor and coordinate the close out of the above.
- Assist and promote the IFE (Injury Free Environment) programme on the project working closely with IFE Champions.
- Give advice and guidance (where required) to the project team on HSW related matters
- Set standards and lead by example in the management of SHW
- Support when the project is liaising with the HSE and other enforcing agencies.
- Maintain own level of knowledge and competency in relation to SHW management and responsibilities including appropriate qualification and professional membership.
- Obtain competency cards in line with company Competence Card Compliance policy, e.g. CSCS / EUSR.
- Assistance with innovation and best practice implementation, write up and communication.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced dynamic environment.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years SHW related experience.
- NEBOSH Construction Certificate or NEBOSH General certificate or equivalent NVQ.
- Relevant SHW experiences within construction is desirable but not exclusive to construction, a similar high-risk industry would be considered.
- Grad IOSH or AIEMA or equivalent.
- Driving Licence.