GRAHAM Group
Health and Safety Advisor - London and South East England
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About The Role
JOB TITLE: Health and Safety Advisor
DIVISION: Building
LOCATION: London and South East England
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
BENEFITS: Car Allowance, Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Subsidised Healthcare Scheme + more
Are you a seasoned Health and Safety (H&S) Advisor with a passion for ensuring construction sites operate at peak safety levels? Look no further! GRAHAM is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with sound knowledge of Health & Safety legislation, construction methods and relevant processes and procedures.
Reporting to the Head of Health & Safety, the successful candidate will provide assistance and advice to our London/Southern Building site teams. They will complete regular reviews and support implementation of improvements to the existing H&S procedures.
The post holder should have a proactive and enthusiastic attitude and should be confident interacting with the site teams, other supporting teams and the Client, ensuring effective relationships are established and maintained.
In joining GRAHAM, you will become a vital part of our mission to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. As a Health and Safety Advisor, you'll play a pivotal role in advising project management and site staff on safety, health, environmental, and quality matters. Plus, you'll have the chance to conduct audits, investigate incidents, deliver training programs, and much more.
The Health And Safety Advisor Shall
- Provide support, advice, and guidance to the Project Management team on H&S matters
- Drive proactive H&S in conjunction with the respective site teams and supply chain members
- Conduct site Health and Safety compliance and behavioural/ cultural audits
- Investigate accidents, incidents, and high potential observations
- Assist with and/or deliver relevant training programmes
- Deliver induction programmes, tool-box talks and briefings as required
- Review relevant company and subcontractor’s paperwork, including existing procedures and forms
- Prepare information for regular site bulletins
- Prepare legislation updates and advisory memos for the site management team and operatives
- Assist in the preparation and updating of construction phase plans, method statements and risk assessments
- Be instrumental in encouraging observation reporting
- Attend and represent the company at relevant industry forums
- Lead by example
- From time to time the post holder may be required to also assist with responses to PQQ, Bid, and tender questions
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Requirements
Essential
- Proven H&S experience gained in construction or a construction related discipline
- Detailed Knowledge of relevant Health & Safety legislation with management and application of the legislation
- Working towards, or possessing, as a minimum Certified IOSH or equivalent professional qualification
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of construction processes
- Demonstrate strong communication, numeracy, and literacy skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with all levels of employees and promote a culture of engagement across the company
Desirable
- Formal H&S qualification - NEBOSH Construction Certificate or Diploma
- Knowledge of a Behavioural Based Safety approach to H&S improvement
Behavioural Competencies
- Credible and authoritative professional
- Confident and constructive challenger
- Calm, objective and resilient under pressure
- Highly organised and detail-focused
- Values-led, ethical and improvement-focused leader
- Strong communicator with the ability to engage at all levels
- Approachable and collaborative team player
Our Commitment
At GRAHAM, we are proud to say that we are a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and we aim to be the first choice for people from all backgrounds. We seek to promote respect for the individual and equality of opportunities. We believe that everyone should be treated solely on the basis of personal merit and contribution throughout their GRAHAM career journey and not on the value of artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences.
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As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. If you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please contact Louise Hunter, Resourcing Manager, at:
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We are only able to consider applications from individuals who are eligible to live and work in the UK, as per Home Office regulations. Please check your eligibility with the regulations before applying. Individuals with a current time restricted right to work in the UK, should contact the Human Resources team in the first instance.
A basic disclosure may be requested if security clearance is required by 3rd party clients and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position. Our Access NI/Vetting and Barring Scheme Policy and Policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available upon request.
GRAHAM reserves the right to carry out checks to ensure the validity of an applicant’s experience and/or qualifications and we expect all applicants to comply with any such requests for information. Failure to do so or evidence of any falsification of information will lead to either removal from the recruitment process or if already in employment potential termination of contract through the company disciplinary procedure.
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