Senior Health & Safety Advisor

As the Senior Health & Safety Advisor you will work closely with our client H&S team to build and develop a professional working relationship. Carry out audits and inspections to identify areas requiring improvement, but also recognise and reward where best practice or innovation is being implemented.

The Senior Health & Safety Advisor will be responsible for working closely with all levels of our Project delivery teams and supply chain to ensure that Galldris and client H&S expectations and requirements are achieved.

• Working with less experienced members of the team and offer support and mentoring
• Accident Investigation and reports. Carry out with the Project Delivery Team and ensure improvement actions are identified and closed out. Produce relevant Safety Bulletins for company wide distribution
• Comply with Company policies & procedures
• Devise strategies to meet targets and encourage best practices ensuring compliance with HSE legislation
• Be an integral part of the Project Delivery team , helping to deliver accident and incident free projects
• Representing the Company at Safety meetings with Clients and Sub-Contractors. Attend Project Pre-Start Meetings and Sub-Contractor Pre-Start Meetings
• Keep abreast of developing technologies and understand if they would be suitable for trialling on our projects
• Liaison with HSQE Director or Head of Health and Safety – producing monthly Project summaries, assisting in Group procedure reviews. Attend weekly HSEQ review meeting
• Advising contract and site staff on content of risk assessments, method statements, task-specific briefings, Site Health & Safety Plans, and safety issues generally
• Chair Project level monthly HSEQ Forward Planning meeting, , conduct monthly HSEQ Audits and inspections, ensure closure of non-conformances. Engage with staff and workforce while on projects
• Communication of safety initiatives/notices/alerts to staff and workforce
• Proactively lead and manage the HSE Management policies, procedures, and practices
• Keep up to speed with client H&S Standards and Specifications and ensure that these are implemented at project level
• Issue staff information as to changes in technology, work methods or statutory requirements by means of safety bulletins, and internal safety procedures applicable to the Company
• Assist with development and deliver in-house safety training programs/presentations

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK.

The ideal candidate will have to hold a full UK driving licence, as travel between sites is necessary.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Health & Safety Advisor to join our Birmingham team. To be considered, you will come from a Civil Engineering or Construction background. The Senior Health & Safety Advisor will be responsible for overseeing and implementing the Company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental Management systems across site(s).

• NEBOSH Qualification (general & construction) or equivalent
• Ability to work in a pro-active, cooperative manner with client, contract, and site staff to improve performance and minimise non-conformances on site
• IT literate
• Knowledge and understanding of Client Health Safety and Environmental requirements
• IOSH Membership
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to train and develop staff, improving their understanding and capabilities
• Knowledge and understanding of statutory H&S and Environmental Regulations
• Ability to raise awareness and improve safety culture
• Previous experience of Civil Engineering or construction projects – covering areas such as drainage / groundworks / structures / temporary works / Reinforced Concrete / earthworks / lifting operations etc. Previous experience on large scale Capital Infrastructure Projects would be beneficial
• CSCS Managers or Professional card

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