Senior Health & Safety Advisor

Senior Health & Safety Advisor Summary A leading international civil engineering company, specialising in complex market segments such as Transportation, Energy, Tunnelling, Building, Civil and Structural Engineering is looking to hire a Senior Health & Safety Advisor to work on two major tunnelling infrastructure projects in London to lead and be accountable for all the health and safety on the projects. Key Responsibilities

• Establish and provide leadership in best practice in safety, health and sustainability matters on project s
• Advise and support Directors, Managers and Supervisors to discharge their H&S responsibilities regarding their employees and others.
• Liaise with Client on a regular basis, being able to establish positive relationships and trust
• Lead on ad-hoc health and safety projects i.e. Improvement Plans, Supervisor Development Programmes etc as required by the Project Director and the Client
• Ensure management controls are in place so that all personnel are aware of their statutory duties and responsibilities and to provide advice as and when required.
• If required, lead junior H&S Advisors ensuring support is provided as required
• Contribute to a culture of "Everyone Home Safe and Healthy every day"
• Manage & carry out surveillance/ regular inspections / audits of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with Policy, Procedures and the relevant Statutory Provisions. Where appropriate make recommendations for improvement.
• Follow up on any required outcomes from inspections that have been carried out
• Lead, partake and oversee accident / incident investigations in accordance with the procedure and, analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences
• Manage, collate & review H&S statistics to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Assist the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager in the development, organisation and delivery of the induction process; ensuring everyone at has attended a Project Induction and HUB day
• Manage and where required be involved in the preparation & review of documents including H&S plans and procedures, method statements and those of 3rd parties
• Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, procedures and Contract Requirements
• Ensure compliance with all relevant Schedule of Partners KPIs
• Stop work at any time H&S elements of the works are in question

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Relevant H&S Membership at Senior Level (e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, IEMA, CQI)
• Extensive experience in a H&S role, preferably in tunnelling industry
• Solid understanding of the requirements of the ISO 9001, 14001 and BS OHSAS 18001 standards
• MS package knowledge (e.g Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project)
• Commercial and contractual awareness

Salary In the region of £65,000 - £70.000 plus a company car or car allowance and package Due to the nature of the project all candidates must have full right to work in the UK Get in touch for more details and to apply Navartis Ltd is a specialist recruitment company supplying highly skilled technical and management professionals within the global Transportation, Civil Engineering & Utility industries, if you are seeking a new position our recruitment team can locate the opportunity to suit your needs