Operational Specialist

2 months ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom Scottish Water Full time

Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

It’s not every job where you make a difference for the people of Scotland every day. But behind every glass of clean water there’s a team of engineers, samplers and surveyors – people who need vehicles to do their jobs.

We’re looking for 2 Operational Specialist – Health & Safety to work on Scottish Water’s £900 million per year Capital Investment Programme, with one based in the North of Scotland and the other in the Central Belt.

What you’ll do

You’ll be at the heart of improving Health & Safety (H&S) performance.

You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders and construction partners to foster a strong, positive H&S culture. You’ll help shape projects that span the mainland and the nearby Island communities, primarily in the North of Scotland, by providing critical H&S services and support to groups within our Capital Investment Programme.

As a key member of the team, you’ll provide expert, cost-effective H&S advice, coaching, and guidance. This involves interpreting legislation, industry approved codes of practice, and best industry practices to ensure we are always legally complaint and meeting the highest standards. You’ll also be deeply involved in client assurance, overseeing every phase of construction projects within our Capital Investment Programme. These projects vary in size, complexity, and duration and involve a mix of large joint ventures and smaller regional contractors.

You’ll be working hand-in-hand with both internal teams and construction partners to ensure that Scottish Water meets its responsibilities under the Construction Design & Management (CDM) Regulations. You’ll build strong relationships with stakeholders, leading efforts to improve H&S performance and foster a continuous positive culture. When incidents do happen, you’ll help investigate and share lessons learnt to prevent future occurrences. Additionally, you’ll play an important part in driving continuous H&S improvement by contributing to collaborative initiatives and providing insights during key safety processes, such as HAZOPs, HAZCONs, and process safety analysis.

What you’ll need

You’ll have knowledge of the construction and/or utility industry, particularly in project and risk management practices and controls. You’ll also understand relevant H&S legislation and guidance, especially the Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations. If you’re familiar with how Scottish Water operates, that’s a bonus

You’ll hold a NEBOSH General Certificate/ NEBOSH Construction Certificate, or equivalent. It would be a beneficial if you have, or are working towards, a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent, but this is not essential. Another bonus would be if you hold an IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) membership or similar, though this is also not essential.

You’ll have an ability to make decisions based on the analysis of information. This includes being confident in using Microsoft Office and similar software. While having recognised root cause analysis training would be a bonus, it’s not essential for this role. Since you’ll be working as a part of a high-performing team, a desire for personal development to unlock your full potential and achieve results through training and coaching is important.

You’ll enjoy delivering fun and engaging presentations to large groups of people, and you’ll be skilled at engaging and influencing key stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.

If you’re applying for the North of Scotland role, it would be ideal if you’re based in or within easy travelling distance of areas including Inverness, Tay, Perth and Kinross, Caithness, and Aberdeen.

Looking out for you

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance. 

You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community. 

When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.

For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance.

As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping. 

The not-so-small print

This role will be a Grade 6. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £33,560. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £44,140.

In November 2024, we are moving to a 35hr week to support the wellbeing and work/life balance of our employees.

If you’re interested in this role – or know someone else who might be - we’ll be accepting applications until midnight on 14th October. And we’re aiming to do interviews for this role w/c 21st October.

Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. Screening is conducted on our behalf by a third party, and must be completed before your start date. Don’t worry - we’ll only start these checks once you’ve accepted an offer.

A few final things worth knowing…

Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out

Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.

Finally (finally), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. 

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