Health & Safety Advisor

This Construction Contractor, based near Maidenhead, tackles a range of Fit Out and Refurbishment projects throughout Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Buckinghamshire. Typically project values range from £250k up to £8 million, and are across a range of sectors including Commercial, Light Industrial, NHS, Pharmaceutical and Automotive sectors. With internal expertise spanning Mechanical, Electrical, & Comms disciplines other packages are often subcontracted to specialist contractors.

With an increase demand for their services from a number of established and new clients the company are keen to bring all there H&S Management in house, and with that in mind they are looking to recruit a Health & Safety Advisor to work on site and out of the company offices near Maidenhead.
With established H&S policies already in place, they are looking for the Health and Safety Manager to build on what they are already have, and to work with the Contracts Management team as a key point of contact for all matters relating to Health and Safety throughout the company.

As a Health and Safety Advisor it is envisaged that your key responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Writing and implementation of Risk Assessments & Method Statements
• Writing & implementation Of Construction Phase Plans on our Principal Contractor Projects
• Audit active sites to monitor and maintain H&S standards.
• Liaise with Main Contractors.
• Liaise with Principal Designers, Clients, & Contracts Managers
• Attend Pre-start Safety meetings, & monthly safety meetings.
• Monitor and maintain safety scheme in procurement accreditation's.
• Complete Pre – Qualification Questionnaires
• Review and update company policies and procedures
• Analyse and maintain company training requirements.
• Monitor weekly site safety paperwork.
• Conduct accident/incident investigations & statistical analysis
• Report to the board of Directors

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join an ambitious and growing company. It’s also your chance to become part of a team of hard working professionals who are passionate about what they do, but also understand and appreciate work life balance. With a fast paced, hard-working but fun environment, this is a great opportunity to become part of an organisation that is ambitious and growing;

With a NEBOSH Construction ( or similar) the successful candidate will currently be a H&S Advisor, it is essential is that the successful candidate is a team player, has strong communication skills and has experience of engaging and working with teams in fast paced Construction environments.

In return the successful  candidate will benefit from a basic salary ranging between £50k-£65k basic (DOE), Company Car / Car Allowance, Business related travel, Pension & Medical, 25 days annual leave, on-going training and development and REAL career prospects in line with company growth.

Any candidates wishing to be considered for this opportunity, must have the following qualifications & attributes and be able to demonstrate the following experience:

NEBOSH (National General Certificate ) ( NEBOSH  Construction preferred)

CSCS Card Holder Essential

Experience within the UK Construction Industry working as a H&S professional

UK Driving Licence

Team Player

Strong communication skills

Experience of Writing RAMS

Experience of auditing sites to monitor and maintain H&S standards.

Experience of Completing Pre – Qualification Questionnaires

Experience of reviewing and updating H&S policies and procedures

Understanding of CDM Regulations

Ambitious