In this role you will implement and maintain Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures to support the business, in line with current HSE legislation and best practice. You will take ownership of maintaining and auditing the effectiveness of our systems throughout the organisation, ensuring that our Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality systems meet with the international standards (ISO’s 45001, 14001 and 9001).
Main Duties
Ensure HSE policies, procedures and documentation are in place for both operatives and sub-contractors, including safe systems of work, and site-specific risk assessments, ensuring as a minimum best practice.
Ensure the company meets its statutory obligations in all areas of health, safety and welfare, inclusive of the CDM Regulations, providing competent information and advice as required.
Working proactively with managers to establish and maintain safe systems of work and a safe environment.
Ensure those with responsibility for health and safety (Managers, Supervisors, Sub-contractors) comply with their responsibilities, promoting a positive health and safety culture.
Communicate Health and Safety information to the Client, Supervisors, Operatives and sub-contractors through various mediums to ensure full understanding of issues and procedures.
Provision of reports/statistics to senior management, managers and staff forum meetings.
Maintain accreditations such as CHAS, Constructionline etc.
Produce Construction Phase Health and Safety plans for notifiable projects.
Produce Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
Oversee and assist with the undertaking of risk assessments for employees with health issues.
Maintain an accurate, up-to-date accident and ‘near miss’ record, ensuring that all accidents/incidents are documented and where necessary a thorough accident investigation is carried out, with managed actions thereafter.
Oversee that site audits, Scaffold inspections etc. are undertaken by the relevant Managers, Supervisors and sub-contractors, ensuring that action plans are implemented and monitored where necessary.
Assist with the induction of new starters and provide training/update talks for employees with regard to health & safety policies and procedures.
Ensure systems are in place for periodic equipment testing.
Organise relevant health, safety and environmental training for staff through competent and recognised organisations. Managing an up-to-date training record through our database.
Oversee the environmental forum, liaising with key stakeholders to ensure continued progression of cleaner, greener standards are maintained.
Skills and Knowledge
Experience of managing a team
Knowledge of Health & Safety to NEBOSH level.
Strong decision-making/problem solving and motivational skills
Accident prevention.
Risk assessment – good understanding of the technical skills required of operatives working in voids
Able to work well under pressure
Ability to implement company policies and processes
Strong IT skills (Intermediate/Advanced Excel knowledge) – demonstrating the ability to extract data and use it.Â
Good Commercial awareness and understanding of the impact of costs
Ability to challenge to enable continuous improvement
Excellent communications skills at all levels.
Ability to write and communicate comprehensive health and safety reports
Clean driving licence