Senior Health and Safety Advisor

Melior Associates have been engaged to help recruit a Senior Health and Safety Advisor, for a independent construction/civil engineering group in Southampton. This person will take the lead of all SHEQ matters, reporting to the Construction Director. The company has a strong HandS safety culture and have had: Zero reportable incidents or accidents in last 5 years Zero Improvement or Prohibition notices in last 5 years Zero AFR in last 5 years Job Purpose To be a focal point within the business for professional and consistent advice on Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality matters Neither a policing role nor a remote subject matter expert the Advisor would need to build strong links with operational teams, so they are actively engaged in supporting delivery. Seen as a role model who embodies the right behaviours the SHEQ Advisor would be able to aide operational teams, including supply chain partners, whilst taking a practical approach to understand operational constraints and work with teams to achieve the right outcome. The Advisor will conduct regular inspections to measure the Company s performance/compliance against the Business Management System and to promote best practice. Leading investigations the Advisor will need to be impartial in fact finding and confident in presenting to senior managers and clients. Key Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities Role Management Work proactively with all employees, clients and supply chain to establish and maintain ..... full job details .....