HSE Performance Coach

About Barhale

Who are Barhale?

Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran, in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering, and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:

• Water
• Transport
• Built environment
• Energy

We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated, and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures, and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.

Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do, as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train, and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.

We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:

• Tunnelling
• MEICA
• Temporary and permanent design
• Steel-fabrication
• Signs (design and fabrication)
• Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE

Company Information

• Company Website: https://www.barhale.co.uk/
• Company Showcase Video: https://youtu.be/uf_RG5xgM8M

Why join Barhale?

As Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment, and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos, and philosophies.

• Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
• A broad range of civil engineering, mechanical, and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
• Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success

The Role

To coach and enhance a positive culture around Health, Safety, and Environment with direct and indirectly employed workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend site to monitor and advise personnel on healthy and safe working practices
• Carry out training and toolbox talks as required or where a specific training need is identified
• Work with site managers to communicate method statements, safe working systems, and risk assessments
• Discuss construction methods and occupational health, wellbeing, and safety systems to determine the level of awareness and encourage improvement ideas
• Attend site and regional health and safety committee meetings and report back where appropriate
• Communicate the importance of adhering to Health and Safety policies and procedures, and the near-miss procedure
• Liaise with the HSE Advisor to review inspection reports to monitor any outstanding actions
• Carry out follow-up inspections and visit sites to check on process reporting the progress to Managers
• Conduct relevant focused site inspections in line with Company and legislative requirements
• Promote Front Foot Safety Initiatives with the workforce
• Regularly promote the Barhale ‘Take 5’ principle of proactive safety culture by encouraging employees to stop and review tasks when uncertain or where safety concerns exist, and by raising awareness of risks faced by personnel working in areas deemed as dangerous also known as the ‘Line of Fire’ within Barhale
• Support the delivery of the Be Health, Be Safe & Be Alert programme as directed by the HSE Advisor with the workforce
• Encourage the adoption of safety best practices identified across other sites
• Strengthen behavioural safety programme with workforce
• Regularly review all Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure information is retained and make recommendations for improvement where appropriate
• Agree learning and development objectives with Regional Manager and Head of Training and take responsibility to ensure that appropriate training takes place
• Drive the identification and management of changing site conditions that may increase HSE risks, including changes to design scope, personnel, equipment, work methodologies, weather conditions, and workforce health, ensuring appropriate risk reviews and controls are implemented at gang level, including operative skin surveys
• Monitor operational workforce fatigue and raise awareness
• Raise musculoskeletal awareness with the workforce
• Support Occupational Health and Wellbeing initiatives, including respiratory health and noise-at-work programmes, through awareness campaigns, Toolbox Talks (TBTs), workplace assessments, and compliance monitoring
• Promote Health and Wellbeing near miss reporting
• Encourage the adoption of Occupational Health Good Practices from other sites
• Monitor compliance with environmental aspect and impact assessments
• Foster a culture of environmental responsibility among the workforce
• Check practical environmental compliance i.e. spill management, refuelling, spill response, over-pumping operations, desilting, waste control
• Increase awareness and participation in on-site recycling and reuse initiatives to reduce waste and improve environmental performance
• Drive energy reduction on site through the adoption of fuel-saving measures, energy-efficient working practices, and workforce-led improvement initiatives