Senior Health, Safety and Wellbeing Advisor

Are you a driven Health & Safety professional looking to join an established multi-disciplinary construction company? A reputable, specialist civil engineering contractor are looking for a Senior HSE Advisor, initially based on a prestigious highways scheme in the West Midlands. Due to the processes on-site, you must have had experience on highways or major infrastructure projects.

Reporting into the National Health & Safety Manager, key competencies include:

•Acting as the operational site lead for Safety, Health & wellbeing, providing expert advice and assurance
•Working with, and challenging operational teams to create safe and healthy working environments on all sites
•Chairing regular HSE calls and briefings and represent the project in operational leadership and framework team meetings
•Conducting regular site inspections and behavioural observations, reporting findings and ensuring timely close-out and solution
•Providing daily HSE engagement on site, including toolbox talks, safety briefings, and wellbeing sessions
•Supporting the operational site teams, ensuring consistency of delivery and capability
•Supporting the operational delivery of the SHW strategy as directed by the SHW Director
•Driving compliance with all SHW-related regulatory requirements and industry best practices including ISO45001, ISO14001, ISO9001
•Leading accidents and incidents investigations, overseeing root cause analysis and embedding learning outcomes into future operations

The company are renowned for adding value to strategic partnerships with clients and regulatory bodies and as such you must be a consummate professional with the ability to support and influence, across internal and external stakeholders. Key competencies include:

•Experience as Health & safety professional within civil engineering, rail and/or highways infrastructure (ESSENTIAL)
•NEBOSH General Certificate, Diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Health & Safety (ESSENTIAL)
•Capability managing H&S teams across multiple sites (ESSENTIAL)
•Proven experience with regulatory and certification processes, including ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 (ESSENTIAL)
•Membership of IOSH or working toward Chartered status (ESSENTIAL)
•Evidence of CPD
•SEATS (Safety, Environmental Awareness Training Scheme)
•Mental Health First Aid

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join an industry-leading group and driving their Health and Safety agenda to drive continuous improvement on the project. With a very competitive salary of £50-55,000 (dependent on qualifications and experience), this is an excellent role with scope for future development