Health,Safety & Wellbeing Adviser Job Ipswich area,England UK,Engineering

One of our Civil Engineering clients are looking to recruit a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Adviser to work for their Ipswich location.

The purpose of this role is to provide functional Health, Safety and Wellbeing advice, guidance and coaching to the operational teams with the Suffolk Highways and Street lighting contracts. The position supports the contract /project team in establishing and maintaining the highest levels of Health, Safety and Wellbeing.

As the HSW Advisor your duties & responsibilities will include:

Advise, guide and coach all personnel with the implementation of the in-house System
Advise on contract /project compliance with MIMS and statutory provisions
Advise the contract/project team on the competency requirements in line with MIMS requirements
Advise the contract /project teams on the production, implementation and review of HSW plans, e.g. Construction phase plan and depot HSW plan
Advise contract /project teams to ensure risk assessments and method statements (RAMS) are prepared and reviewed as necessary
Ensure the contract / project teams report all incidents in line with the incident investigation procedure on MIMS
Escalate significant and potentially significant incidents to HSW Manager and contract / project lead immediately
Undertake incident investigations in line with the incident investigation procedure on and identify preventative measures to prevent similar incidents recurring, including lessons learnt
Maintain the incident management database, including uploading of supporting documentation and close out of actions
Ensure monthly Health, Safety and Wellbeing reports are completed and submitted, accurately and on time
Review contract / project HSW trends with the contract/project lead; establish and monitor any agreed improvement plans
Conduct, as a minimum, HSW audits and inspections as per the schedule(s) recording findings/actions on Procore
Assist the contract/project to close out actions/non-conformances from HSW audits and inspections
Work proactively to build and maintain relationships with contractors/subcontractors, designers, suppliers, clients, enforcement agencies and other relevant parties

Qualifications:

Previous experience in Health and Safety
Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent
Technician, or Graduate membership of IOSH

Benefits:

28 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
Life Assurance
Private Health Cover
Company Car / Car allowance and fuel card