Qhse Advisor

**Job objectives and responsibilities**:

- Primarily responsible for assisting management to ensure that Mitie operations are carried out in a safe and efficient manner.
- Implementing the integrated business management system; ensuring a robust and efficient system is maintained, which complies with the requirements of the business and third party quality, health, safety and environmental accreditations.
- Identifying and minimising the risk of accidents to persons, property or the environment.
- Supporting all parts of the QHSE function when required including investigations, meetings, audits and training as a minimum to ensure that the QHSE function across Group is efficient and pragmatic as possible.
- Ensure a healthy and enagaging relationship with other QHSE team members across the function.

**Main Duties**
- Identify & implement strategies to reduce risk for Mitie companies and our clients.
- Maintain an up to date knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the company's business.
- Ensure operational managers and personnel have the appropriate technical competence to work safely by the identification and provision of formal training needs.
- Assist operational managers with the identification and development of practical and effective safe working practices.
- Provide advice and guidance to operational managers and employees on QHSE matters.
- Ensure operational managers of the company are aware of their legal and company responsibilities.
- Carry out assessments that are outside the competence of operational managers ie Significant Risk, COSHH, DSE and other assessments.
- Investigation of accidents and incidents and production of statistical information in relation to QHSE performance.
- Investigate and manage all QHSE documentation relating to potential/actual insurance claims.
- Assist in contract mobilisations to ensure all QHSE matters have been appropriately considered and controlled.
- Work with the QHSE team to develop and implement QHSE strategies to meet divisional and group objectives.
- Produce QHSE reports as requested by the QHSE Manager/Lead within the requested timeframes.
- Attend Regional meetings as required to represent the QHSE agenda.
- In conjunction with the QHSE team establish and maintain the Regional QHSE forums to enable engagement and communication with employees.
- Where required in consultation with line manager liaise with relevant enforcing authorities.
- Maintain an up to date knowledge of legislation and codes of practice applicable to the company's business.
- Develop an understanding of the Mitie Intranet in order to access relevant documentation.
- Attend performance appraisals and work to agreed personal improvement and development plans.
- Attend relevant training courses as part of personal development needs and meeting changing business needs.
- Carry out training with Mitie employees and contractors.

**Person Specification**:

- Represent QHSE Manager as required in their absence.
- Any other reasonable “ad hoc” duties as required by the needs of the business.
- Good standard of written English.
- Good verbal communication skills.
- Computer literate (Word, XL Spread sheets).
- Able to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
- NEBOSH Certificate /equivalent or above.
- Environmental Management.
- Experience of industrial work & work at heights.
- Experience of Integrated Facilities Management sector, in particular Hard or Soft Services where applicable
- Tech IOSH working towards Grad IOSH
- Full UK driving licence.
- Experience of multi-site, multi-discipline organisations.
- Detailed knowledge of risk assessment and management.
- Work in a commercial, client-facing environment.
- Ability to manage meetings.
- Excellent ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Able to work as part of a team.
- Diplomatic and personable.
- Good management skills.
- Flexible approach to work patterns and working away or travelling where required

Health & Safety Responsibilities
- Follow Group and company policies and procedures at all times;
- Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment;
- Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received;
- Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager and /or via your divisional incident reporting system.

Information Security
- Ensure compliance with Mitie's information security procedures in all activities;
- Proactively identify and report security risks to your manager;
- Report actual and suspected security incidents.