Associate H&s

**Department Overview**:
Our Health & Safety Team at RLB provide a quality service to many clients across a wide spread of industry sectors. We pride ourselves on the quality of our service to our clients and enjoy long term relationships with a large majority.

We are a sector focused business actively operating and investing in Commercial, Residential, Education, MOD, Ministry of Justice, Sports, Nuclear and Retail clients and projects. You will work closely with the client, advising them on Health& Safety/Design matters that arise during the project as well as ensuring that statutory requirements are met.

**Overview of Role**:
Due to our growing and diverse portfolio an exciting opportunity has arisen for an **Associate Health & Safety Consultant/ Principal Designer **to join us, covering **London and Southeast **area.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established team of consultants who pride themselves on providing outstanding Health and Safety guidance and advice, to a range of clients within both the public and private sectors from SME’s to large blue chip corporate clients.

We provide a wide range of consultancy health and safety services to our clients including:

- CDM Services - Principal Designer, Principal Designer Advisor and Independent Client Advisor.
- Health & Safety Auditing
- Fire Risk Assessments

**Key Responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Partner responsible for Health and Safety Services, duties will include (but not limited to):

- Assist/Manage a team of health and safety professionals
- Provide Support to the Partner
- Assist in the completion of PQQ/tender documents
- Provide quality assurance & compliance support to the clients
- Visit sites and work alongside Principal Contractors and their Site Managers
- Conducting audits to include both general H&S compliance and topic specific audits.
- Achieve robust and positive safety practices
- Investigate incidents as and when required and report the findings
- Provide H&S advice, guidance, training and support across the client base
- Advising and instructing clients in the use of their health and safety management system and other relevant procedures
- Liaising with Enforcing Authorities on behalf of clients when required
- Advising clients on matters of Health & Safety standards and best practice affecting their business
- Develop the Health and Safety Service and assist in providing management financial reporting.

**Person Specification**:
**Essential**:

- A Chartered Member of IOSH (Chartered CMIOSH or FIIRSM)
- Incorporated Member of the Association for Project Safety (IMaPS) working toward Certified Member of the Association for Project Safety (CMaPS)
- Previous H&S - CDM Management and experience at Client and Designer level
- Construction Experience and working as a H&S Consultant and Principal Designer (PD)
- Able to manage a variety of challenging diverse projects with mínimal supervision
- A good working knowledge of UK CDM Regulations
- Ability to influence clients and contractors towards best industry practices

**Desirable**:

- Training qualification particularly delivering IOSH e.g. Managing Safely etc and / or APS e.g. CDM, PD etc. and / or CITB courses e.g. SMSTS, SSSTS, H&S Awareness etc
- H&S management system auditing with OHSAS 18001 Auditor/Lead auditor status desirable NVQ Assessor up to Level 5/6
- Experience in carrying out Fire Safety Audits/Fire Safety Risk Assessments (BAFE)
- Attained P402-P405 - Management of Asbestos in Buildings and worked with Clients/Principal Contractors in managing asbestos removal projects
- Experience of working on fast track national roll-out commissions

**At RLB, our aim is to create and enhance an inclusive workplace culture where diversity is not only accepted but valued and built into our company culture, creating opportunity for all. In order to support this, we recognise the importance of flexible and agile working and are open to having conversations on how this could work for you and our business from day one.