Safety, Health & Environmental (SHE) Advisor

This role is responsible for providing expert health, safety, and environmental advice to various stakeholders, including advisors, managers, staff, contractors, clients, and the general public. The successful candidate will work closely with the Lead SHE Advisor and the UK Power Networks Services SHE team to promote a culture of safety, health, and environmental responsibility within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide health, safety, and environmental advice to stakeholders to promote the requirements of the health and safety management system.
• Enhance the UK Power Networks Services 'safety relationship' with clients to maintain the primary electrical infrastructure across the Services business.
• Contribute to the review of existing and development of new procedures and communicate relevant changes to those affected.
• Interpret SHE Central SHE procedures and monitor to ensure implementation and application within the directorate.
• Monitor compliance with SHE procedures and legal and moral obligations.
• Participate in Stay Safe, Health, Safety & Environment Committee (HESEC), Risk Management, Client SHE Forums, or specific committees and Safety Action Teams.
• Work with the management team to implement realistic short/long-term goals, advise on priorities, document the Directorate SHE Strategy/Action Plan, and provide ongoing monitoring of performance.
• Provide a monitoring function to ensure that contractors engaged and services provided exceed expectations for SHE.
• Engage and consult with Union Safety Representatives and Non-Union Safety Representatives, including participation at HESECs and Safety Action Teams.
• Participate in and coordinate compliance audits of legislative requirements and new amended SHE procedures following Business Systems procedures and external auditors.
• Help with the development of appropriate SHE training and communication materials relating to new procedures for implementation/communication to employees and contractors.
• Help deliver SHE-specific training and awareness courses, including induction courses at the training schools and occupational health/wellbeing promotion.
• Support the SHE incident investigation process by participating in investigations.
• Review method statements, providing guidance on SHE matters.
• Undertake regular random inspections/audits (Behavioural Exchanges) to monitor performance of field teams and identify issues requiring improvements and good performance.
• Together with the Operational Assurance Team, help monitor compliance with safe systems of work and supporting the Worker Accreditation Scheme.
• Monitor workplace facilities to ensure they are aligned with company facilities management procedures and consistent with environmental requirements.
• Monitor the provision and maintenance of vehicles and more general transport arrangements.
• Monitor and champion SHE management in the business.
• Provide SHE reports to managers.

Requirements:

• Hold, or work towards, the National Examination Board of Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) Certificate.
• Hold, or work towards, an IOSH in Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities.
• Have multiple work experience covering the main activities undertaken by staff and contractors working in the UK Power Networks Services Directorate and ideally have or previously have operational competencies.
• Flexible in your approach to work and prioritize as directed by the SHE Lead Advisor.
• Have experience undertaking safety inspections or audits.
• Can demonstrate experience as a team player.
• Build relationships within a team and with other staff and clients within the business.
• Can work with IT software packages such as Microsoft Office.
• Hold a valid UK driving license.
• Attain and retain multiple MOD, airside, and rail access passes and licenses.

Nature and Scope:

• This role will involve providing SHE advice at Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport, London City Airport, Luton Airport, and High Speed 1 (HS1), and also working across other areas of the business to deliver our H&S Policy requirements.
• You will represent us at operational and senior management level with external partners and provide cover for colleagues within the Services SHE Team.
• The job requires someone with experience of SHE and the ability to be flexible when resolving issues.

Health & Safety Responsibilities:

Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control, and those who might be affected by the work undertaken.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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