Construction Specialist Health and Safety Advisor

Are you a Construction Specialist H&S Advisor with a large amount of experience of developing and delivering bespoke, practical guidance and procedures, who is good at offering support and advice both on site and within a Head Office environment and who wants to move away from a consultant’s role to be part of a company’s in-house health & safety team or are fed up of having to stop away from home and want to get home every night, then Jelson could be the right next move for you.

The Jelson group of companies has a wide range of businesses with our main business being construction (new homes, industrial and commercial) including associated transport, plant & machinery, logistics and supply chain activities.

We are currently recruiting for a Health & Safety Advisor who is a construction specialist who can provide support to our construction operations, at site level, at the construction plant hire section and at Head Office (working with Designers, Engineers and the Land & Planning Team). Work closely with our Director of Health & Safety to develop, enhance and implement changes to the safety management system and additionally be an integral part of the Health & Safety Team.

Reporting to the Director of Health & Safety, this is a critical role in further enhancing the health and safety culture across the various construction related areas of the business. You will be the ‘go to’ person for construction health & safety support, advice and guidance in these areas of the business.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career.
- A self-starter with the initiative and motivation to manage their own workload (inc. prioritising multiple tasks) but also to be reactive to urgent issues at short notice.

You’ll be able to:

- Work with management to resolve H&S matters and work to promote and improve the culture of the workforce.
- Offer consistent, practical yet professional health & safety advice & guidance to management and operatives.
- Develop & maintain good working relationships with both office and site-based staff & contractors.
- Create, review & develop H & S Management Systems (inc procedures, manuals & construction specific documents)
- Create risk assessments & method statements and review / comment on contractors RaMs and procedures.
- Develop SSOW, safety bulletins and H&S manual updates and ensure that they are distributed to those affected by the documentation.
- Be proactive in rolling out new H&S initiatives, guidance, safety alerts etc., ensuring they are implemented, understood and complied with in the workplace.
- Develop & deliver H&S training and toolbox talks on specific topics and Group health & safety policies & procedures.
- Compile information, take statements and produce accident and incident reports for use internally and by external parties.
- Monitor the effectiveness of H&S (inc requirements of CDM) through inspections and audits on procedures, registers & paperwork, giving feedback, advice & support on your findings.
- Produce reports/KPIs/statistics at the request of the Director of Health & Safety to form part of the monitoring process.
- Minimum of 3 years credible Health & Safety experience (construction sector, ideally in new build)
- Strong interpersonal skills with a pragmatic, ‘can do’ attitude to dealing with issues and problem solving
- Ability to be an effective & contributing member of a diverse health & safety team
- A thorough knowledge of legislation (inc CDM regs.) and how to interpret it for use across the business
- Experience of accident investigation, statement taking & report writing
- Experience of undertaking inspections / audits on construction sites
- Certificate in Construction Health & Safety (NEBOSH, NVQ, NCRQ or equivalent)
- Membership of IOSH (GradIOSH or higher)
- Excellent I.T. skills (inc. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher etc.)
- Full driving License

**Desirable**
- Experience of working for a volume housebuilder and the process of the build from pre-start to completion
- Good understanding of construction plant, equipment and the function of a construction plant supplier/hire co.
- Proven experience of undertaking the PD Adviser (previously CDM-C) role
- Diploma in Health & Safety (NEBOSH, NVQ, NCRQ or equivalent)
- Certificate in Fire Safety & Risk Management (NEBOSH, NVQ, NCRQ or equivalent)
- Certificate or Diploma in Workplace/Occupational Health & Wellbeing
- Certificate or Diploma in Environment / Environmental Management
- Professional training qualification
- Fire Risk Assessor qualification.
- Mental Health First Aider
- Membership of APS (ImaPS, CmaPS or working towards)

**Benefits**
- Private Medical Insurance
- Health Cash Plan
- Company Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- 21 days+ Bank Holidays + additional Christmas shutdown holidays
- Company Car (after probation) / Car Allowance

Salary based on experience.

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

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