Senior She Advisor

2 weeks ago

Reading, Reading, United Kingdom COSTAIN GROUP PLC Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic SHE Advisor to join our defence sector, which includes a contract at a facility near Reading.


About the job

  • Act as delegate for the Framework SHE Manager reporting to the Project Senior Leadership Team
  • Contribute to the formation and delivery of strategic objectives based on stakeholder expectations (Internal and external), accounting for current Programme needs
  • Drive supply chain organisations to deliver best practice and continual improvement in SHE
  • Be a key player in the coordination of risk reduction to the project relating to coronavirus
  • Contribute to the development of other employees with regards SHE competence
  • Contribute to the deconfliction of works through collaboration and building effective working relationships with the Costain and Supply chain construction functions
  • Understand the Company Health & Safety and Environmental (SHE) Policies and Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the company's operations and ensure that the requirements are implemented on the project/contract/framework
  • Provide operational and functional management advice on the practical implementation of the company's SHE policies and processes including external stakeholders such as customers if necessary
  • Assist and provide advice to Contract Management in the understanding of stakeholders (internal and external) aims, priorities and risks with regards to SHE
  • Assist, where needed, with the development of Health, Safety and Environmental Management plans if applicable and coordination of review
  • Provide operational and functional management with advice on the prevention of accidents, incidents, and ill health
  • Provide advice and guidance, and where necessary assist with the obtaining legal consents, licenses, and exemptions such as discharge consents, abstraction licenses and waste management licenses as and when required and as directed
  • Undertake and provide advice in key tasks to assist in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System
  • Undertake and/or assist Contract Management in establishing, managing, and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as ONR, HSE, EA, and others as required and directed
  • Develop and manage program of, assist with and undertake SHE Advisory Visit, Inspections and Audits where required of operational sites. Participate, as requested in "Company" Group SHE audits
  • Provide advice, guidance, and independence with regards to the assessment of and appointment of subcontractors
  • Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices as directed by the SHE Manager or delegate
  • Provide support to the Bid management team with regards to marketing, tenders, and prequalification information
  • Assist, if necessary, with the preparation of SHE risk assessments and Method Statements
  • Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance. Utilize data to highlight areas of further consideration, evaluation, and intervention
  • Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
  • Assist in the preparation and implementation of SHE training/briefings, as directed
  • Promote best practice, capture best practice, and ensure it is fedback into the business
  • Set standards and lead by example in the management of SHE
  • Liaise with the other members of the SHE Team and the wider organisation with regards to SHE
  • Maintain own level of knowledge and competency in relations to SHE Management and responsibilities including appropriate qualifications and professional membership
  • Obtain competency cards in line with the company Competence Card Compliance Standard

About you

  • Experience in managing and influencing client expectations.
  • Experience of delivering presentations, talking in public etc
  • The ability to thrive in pressure situations
  • The ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their background or circumstances
  • Excellent organisations, communication, and time management skills
  • A passion of Safety, Health and Environment
  • Be able to work on own initiative when required
  • Be computer literate

Essential

  • Nebosh Construction Certificate/ Level 3 NVQ Occupational Health and Safety
  • Tech/Grad IOSH and working towards CMIOSH
  • 3 years SHE related experience
  • Health & Safety Officer, or CCNSG require
  • Driving license required

Desirable

  • Safety, Health, and Environmental Diploma or equivalent NVQ /NCRQ Safety, Health and/or Environmental Degree
  • Leadership and Management
  • Training Qualifications
  • CMIOSH (Environmental Management e.g., PIEMA)
  • 3 years relevant SHE experiences in nuclear/process/construction/engineering industry and management and training of others experience

About Costain


Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency.

Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company.

We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements.

We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets:
future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.


We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:

Right to Work & Security Checks
Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you.

For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.


For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance).

To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.


Closing date


A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.

It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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