Hssw Advisor-1

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Job Title: Health & Safety Adviser (up to 3 vacancies)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37

**Salary**: Up to £40,000, depending on experience

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint

Job Overview

To provide health and safety competent advice to all parts of the business including Operations, Facilities and Engineering & Construction, ensuring Southern Water personnel and contractors operate safely, comply with legal requirements and follow the health and safety policies and procedures set by Southern Water.
- Proactively advise functional areas of the business on all aspects of health and safety, including compliance with applicable legislation and industry best practice, liaising with enforcing authorities and professional groups to ensure currency.
- Oversee the grading and management of hazards identified by employees or Contactors.
- Manage investigations to ensure effective root cause analysis and effective implementation of preventative and corrective actions is conducted, reporting statistical information as required.
- Lead and undertake relevant inspections, site and assurance visits, focusing on high and medium risk sites. Write reports for delivery to the H&S Manager of the relevant business area.
- Monitor performance against the Safety, Health, and Wellbeing objectives, standards, processes, and procedures.
- Assist in the review and agreement of safe systems of work and risk assessments where there is a significant risk to safety and environment.
- Provide assurance reviews of critical incidents, as determined by HSSW Director or Health & Safety Manager. Would require evidence-based report writing of findings together with recommendations for delivery to Director level.
- Increase health and safety competence of managers and staff in the business through coaching and guidance, highlighting training opportunities to ensure staff remain current and competent wrt health and safety practices.
- Where required discharge the duties of a CDM advisor, including;
- Providing technical guidance to site based and/or office-based staff and less experienced colleagues.
- Attend design/progress meetings and undertake site audits/inspections during construction works.
- Provide of technical advice on chemical storage/use, including toxic gas.
- Provide of technical advice relating to COMAH regulations.
- Provide general security and wellbeing advice and enable liaison between HSSW Security and Wellbeing teams and operational staff where appropriate.
- Be an ambassador for safety and an advocate our 4th value (Working with Care).
- Contribute to the Red Incident out-of-hours rota to offer specialist advice, or to attend sites in the event of a serious HSSW incident (1 week out of 8).

About You

You will have excellent communication skills particularly regarding interviewing and written reports. You will have the ability to coach and mentor other employees and strong leadership skills to drive business changes. You will be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and be confident under pressure.

Essential:

- Experience in an advisory capacity on health & Safety matters, preferably in a utility, facilities, construction or critical national infrastructure environment, ideally with some process safety experience.
- Qualified to NEBOSH Diploma or NEBOSH Certificate level.
- Must possess a full UK driving licence.

Desirable:

- AIOSH, TechIOSH or GradIOSH qualified and be working towards CMIOSH, with at least 2 years post qualification experience.
- Technical knowledge of the water industry (experience of isolations/permits, manual handling, street works, legionella, asbestos, chemical, statutory inspections, machinery safety, and/or CDM).
- Specialist knowledge of the following disciplines: Fire Safety, Asbestos management, CDM, ATEX, DSEAR, Pressure Systems, LOLER & Lifting Systems and Oil Storage.
- Working knowledge of Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working. As a field adviser much of your time will be spent on sites in your region (Sussex, Kent or Hampshire)

We are offering a salary of up to £40,000 per annum depending on skills an