Health & Safety Advisor - Lancaster, United Kingdom - Lanesra Technical Recruitment Ltd

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Description

Position
:
Health & Safety Advisor


Location
:
Preston (Regular visits to the North West)


Salary Guide
:
£38,000 - £48,000 (negotiable DOE) plus excellent benefits package


Our client is a Tier 1 D&B Contractor operating predominately in the water industry, who are delivering a significant proportion of United Utilities Water's AMP7 programme of clean and wastewater non-infrastructure projects throughout the North West.


They are recruiting for a Health & Safety Advisor to support Senior members of the H&S Team, regional management teams, construction managers and site teams on the requirements for implementing the health and safety management system.

You will support thedelivery of SHEQ objectives for the client and work with the operational teams to deliver on key requirements of the SHEQ Strategic Plan.


You will be involved in all stages of the project including design and planning, working with key contract figures to manage health and safety risks appropriately with a focus on risk elimination.


Key responsibilities:

  • Support the Head of SHEQ and SHEQ Manager in undertaking their duties.
  • Aid the ongoing development and maintenance of the ADP SHEQ Strategic Plan in line with corporate practices and contractual obligations.
  • Promote exceptional safety standards to the direct and subcontracted work force.
  • Assist the Project Teams and employees with the preparation of risk assessments and identification of suitable control measures, as and when required.
  • Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with the Policies and Procedures and applicable Health and Safety Legislation.
  • Carry out systematic audits and inspections of construction sites, mobile workplaces, offices and other workplaces to verify compliance with the legislative requirements and compliance with the requirements of the health and safety management systems.
  • Prepare reports of audits and inspection reports with findings and actions required.
  • Resolution of identified nonconformances.
  • Monitor the satisfactory resolution of health and safety issues. Liaise with Operations to ensure actions arising are closed out in a timely manner and feed back into management review meetings
  • Prepare monthly reports of key findings and trends.
  • Support the Quality Manager to review and validate monthly SHEQ data.
  • Investigate accidents and incidents to identify the root cause and learning points.
  • Prepare accident / incident investigation reports.
  • Support the development and maintenance of the safetyrelated documentation, e.g. manuals, procedures, guidance notes and forms.
  • Provide input and review of prequalification, tender and SHEQ award submissions.
  • Liaise with subcontractors and support the assessment of suppliers and subcontractor's safety arrangements, as required.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

  • Health & Safety qualification or IOSH
  • Strong background in safety management and experience in a similar role
  • Ability to set SMART objectives and monitor the implementation of these objectives.
  • An understanding of the requirements of BS OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001

Package includes:

  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
  • Contribution Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Agile Working
  • Health and Private medical Insurance
  • Many more benefits including cycle to work scheme, discounts savings Hub, kids pass etc.

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