Senior HSEQ Advisor (Scaffolding)

Our client is a specialist construction company who have an excellent reputation across the North East and Nationally. A Senior HSEQ Advisor position has become available within their business.

Key responsibilities:

- Promote and implement positive health and safety behaviour change within the business.

- Provide support and technical advice and coaching to all Managers, Supervisors and Operatives to enable them to undertake their roles and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment.

- Work with managers to audit and assess their current health and safety standards, recognising gaps and areas for improvement.

- Engage with management to ensure compliance with current and incoming legislation, providing corrective advice where necessary.

- Identify and implement opportunities to improve health and safety across the businesses.

- Participate in (and improve where necessary) audit and inspection processes, documenting all accidents, risk assessments and other statutory records.

- Instigate, co-ordinate and administer incident investigations and lessons learned process, as required. Manage the overall incident management process and report findings to the Directorate, and where necessary, the HSE.

- Conduct annual review of all the policies and procedures within the IMS ensuring that they reflect the needs of the business.

- Establish effective business relationships and work closely with the Operational and Senior Management teams.

- Manage relationships outside of the group, e.g. Local Authorities, Contractors, Consultants, Fire Authority & HSE.

- Comply with professional bodies (IOSH, IIRSM) Codes of Conduct.

- To take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks within the employee's skills and abilities.

Person specification;

The successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following criteria: Essential

· NEBOSH or very close in passing

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

· Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).

· Auditing experience such as ISOs, NASC & FASET.

· Strong IT skills (including Email, Word and Excel)

· Holds a current CITB Scaffolders card (Basic or Advanced).

Salary/benefits

Between £55-60k starting salary depending on experience

Company car / allowance

33 days holiday including bank holidays.

Hours 08:00 - 17:00

Occasional out of hours work, including evenings and weekends to suit the needs of the business