Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Farnborough
Salary
Competitive
Posted
22 Jun 2022
Closes
20 Jul 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Role:

Taylor Woodrow are recruiting for a Senior Health and Safety Advisor to work on a large infrastructure upgrade project based out of Farnborough, Hampshire

Reporting to the Health & Safety Manager, the Senior H&S Advisor will be responsible for assisting with the development of a positive health & safety culture focused upon accident prevention and improving the health & safety of all personnel on site.

Duties:

* Initiate and maintain positive measures to raise standards, ensuring the company complies with OHSAS 18001 obligations, health & safety legislation and all minimum health & safety standards (MSS).

* Support the monitoring of sites through the audit process, in a proactive manner to address any issues.

* Establish a system to ensure that all personnel on site, to work or to visit, have received a site induction briefing before going on site. Ensure the induction is regularly updated to reflect current site hazards/conditions.

* Ensure effective investigations take place to prevent accidents & incidents, whilst ensuring effective learning from all events are presented to the head of HSEQ for wider business distribution.

* Ensure a construction phase health & safety plan is prepared and accepted before works start and make sure the plan is continually updated.

* Introduce initiatives to improve standards and ensure safe working, whilst focusing on the proactive side of health & safety management.

* Identify, promote and where required, implement health & safety best practice.

* Participate in supporting the business with regards to tenders and pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQ's) and tender submissions, as designated by Senior Safety Manager/Preconstruction Team.

* Work with the supply chain to establish effective relationships and ensure continuous improvement in delivering safety solutions.

* In cases of difference of opinion on health & safety issues, lead negotiations to reach the best solution for the project.

* Ensure a schedule of weekly health & safety inspections is established and monitored, including operational staff, senior management and support services.

* Ensure effective assessments of the site are carried out prior to the start of any work, focusing on potential hazards e.g. services, access, ground conditions, etc.

Person Specification

* Previous experience as a Health and Safety Advisor working on a major infrastructure projects

* NEBOSH General, NEBOSH Construction Certificate, IOSH or NVQ L3 in Health and Safety is advantageous