Health & Safety Advisor

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**The Role**

The Health & Safety Advisor will provide site based technical and administrative support as part of the HSE Team and report to the Senior Health Safety and Environment Manager. The Health & Safety Advisor is responsible for providing site engagement, coaching, mentoring, monitoring, advising and maintaining all aspects of the health & safety processes and procedures that protect the workforce and minimise the company’s health & safety risks on all sites and locations.

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation employing over 400 people. With over 60 years’ experience, our teams deliver high quality environmental and civil engineering solutions, safely, for a diverse range of projects and clients. Our flat management structure results in a flexible organisation where self-motivated, practical, problem solvers will thrive.

The role and responsibilities will include:

- Liaising with site/location delivery teams to provide advice, support and training on all aspects of health & safety compliance and issues affecting the construction site/company location
- Coaching, mentoring & monitoring health & safety practices on site/location and head office and advising site/location management on improving their health & safety standards
- Completing site/location health & safety inspections/audits and discussing findings and recommendations with site/location management
- ISO 45001 company champion & monitoring & ensuring compliance with ISO 45001
- Supporting site/location with incident management including incident investigations
- Supporting site/location with specific health & safety enquires, guidance, solutions, risk assessment, method statement, safe systems of work etc
- Design and implementation of company-wide initiatives to improve health & safety awareness
- Developing innovative health & safety solutions, e.g., ‘Together Safer’, behavioural safety, plant & equipment technologies etc
- Advising and assisting with audits and accreditations
- Liaising with health & safety specialists, regulators and client representatives
- Contributing to written bids for new contracts and awards

**Pre-Requisite Qualifications and Capabilities**

To be successful in this role you must have the following qualifications and capabilities:

- Minimum NEBOSH General Certificate, preferable NEBOSH diploma
- Technical/Certified member of IOSH (and working towards chartered status)
- Preferable 2 years working for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 civil engineering contractor
- Highly developed professional communication skills, including writing and presentation of reports, investigations, preparing relevant documents, and participating in a range of meetings
- Be able to confidently and effectively communicate with all levels of the workforce, contractors, clients and regulatory bodies
- Be self-motivated, focused, reliable, well-organised, flexible, possess good team working ethic
- Enthusiastic about health & safety issues
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Possess strong computer literacy, including good working knowledge of the full Microsoft Office suite
- Willingness to travel & work at various sites across the UK (including overnight stays)
- Full UK driving licence

**Training and Development**

We believe in developing our staff through building experience on the job as well as further academic and professional qualifications where appropriate for the individual.

**Benefits**
- Competitive starting salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Travel and subsistence allowances inc car allowance
- Training and professional membership fee reimbursed

We can offer long term career opportunities where your pay will increase as you gain more experience.