Senior Health and Safety Advisor

Senior Health and Safety Advisor - Midlands-based construction projects - up to £65k+car and benefits

We are currently seeking a Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental) Advisor to support civil construction and MEICA engineering contracts across the UK.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with Site Management and the dedicated Health and Safety team to promote a strong HSQE culture across projects.

Play a key role in site inspections, compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives, while contributing to the development of our HSQE strategy and systems. This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive professional with a passion for Quality, Health, Safety and the Environment to make a meaningful impact on high-profile infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as a point of contact for HSQE-related inquiries
Raising the profile of Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) on site and within the projects
Promoting a positive Health, Safety, Quality and Environment Culture
Undertake detailed HSQE site inspections as directed by the HSQE Manager
Ensure that all findings from both internal and external HSQE inspections and audits are communicated and closed out within the required timescales
Making general assessments of how sites and Operatives work and behave in relation to Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental working practices
Adopting a "hands on" approach to coaching Heath, Safety, Quality and Environmental best practices with everyone on site
Heath, Safety, Quality and Environmental advice to Operatives and Managers, including legislation and client requirements
Promoting use of the Process improvement and Near Miss reporting systems and ensuring timely close-out of corrective actions
Promoting our culture of integrating Safety, Health Quality and Environmental considerations into everyday processes
Undertaking accident and incident investigations to identify causes and opportunities for improvement
Assist site management in lesson learnt meeting and the development of Lesson Learnt and HSQE Alerts
Assist in the development and delivery of Toolbox Talks for Operatives and Managers
Accompanying Managers and other Safety Professionals on site tours to promote good practices, while advising them of your concerns and ensuring actions raised are closed out.
Attend HSQE meetings and conference calls
Attend Client HSQE meetings and conference calls
Completing on-line HSQE reports for each site visited with records of Good Practices seen, Immediate Corrective Actions completed and areas Requiring Attention with the agreed action and close out date supported by photographs
Contributing to the continual development of our HSQE Strategy and Management Systems
Assist the HSQE Director / Manager in the certification to ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 and their ongoing compliance

Essential Criteria
5 years working within construction health and safety
Basic knowledge of ISO standards (ISO (phone number removed)
NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate or equivalent level 3 qualification
CITB SMSTS
CSCS card
Full Drivers Licence

Desirable Criteria
EUSR SHEA and Hygiene cards
Commitment to their ongoing professional development