Health and Safety Advisor
£40000 - £45000 Depending on experience
Harefield
We Care!
That's why we need people like you who care about your colleagues and customers as well as our business and the environment. People who appreciate their role in helping others to be successful.
As our team grows, this is the perfect role for an experienced health and safety professional to take care of our Head Office, Plant Business and new contract with Affinity Water.
The Role
We need your help to inspire and help our busy operational teams execute their work consistently, using “best in class” health and safety practices.
We'll leave you to decide how best to do this, although we know that you won't be standing on the sidelines holding a clipboard and grimacing.
We'll support and encourage your naturally inquisitive nature as you seek to understand the operational challenges your colleagues face on site.
We'll be looking for practical H&S solutions and helpful advice, delivered in a style that motivates your audience and we'll encourage you to create communication strategies, that resonate and inspire from in-person conversation to videos and podcasts.
Here are just some of the activities you'll be getting involved with...
- Managing and executing site inspections
- Advising on and setting operational team safety objectives
- Supporting and undertaking investigations into accidents and incidents
- Mentoring junior health and safety professionals
- Contributing to new tenders and bids
- Assessing external environments for safe working
- Identifying any gaps in the H&S management system; recommending improvements
- Developing and implementing new initiatives or sharing best practices with colleagues
- Advising on and communicating new working practices in line with any new legislative requirements or best practice
- Carrying out ABC tours (Attitude, Behaviour and Culture)
- Actively encouraging Safety Observations and Hazard Reporting
- Supporting our behavioural safety programme "Think-Safe"
- Actively encouraging safety observations and hazard reporting
We'd love to hear from you if you can demonstrate …
Significant experience in an advisory role, underpinned by a thorough understanding of current HSE legislation is essential, along with exceptional communications skills.
Enjoyment of operating in a fast-paced and transient environment, which is not restricted to a single or enclosed site.
We'll also be looking for you to demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving and originality when landing messages with your operational colleagues.
A NEBOSH Construction Certification or equivalent i.e., HNC in Construction as a minimum and a Tech IOSH Membership and working towards Certified Grade or equivalent (IIRSM).
A full and valid UK driving licence as you will be travelling across several areas in the South East.
Our Company
Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.
Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.
We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.
What Next
You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don't receive feedback within that timescale, please don't be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!
Benefits
In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.
Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.
