Health & Safety Advisor

Job Summary

The Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser is responsible for supporting the Project Health and Safety Manager ensure the continued safety and health of personnel working on the project, Associate British Ports (ABP) stakeholders including members of the public through the provision of leadership, guidance and support compliant with legislation, client requirements and industry best practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support to the IERRT project team in the safe delivery of the contract through the implementation of the HSW Policy and IERRT HSW management plans and systems.
• Assist in the production of HSMS site specific procedures/ arrangements and plans
• Ensure project compliance with statutory legislation, contractual HSW requirements and industry best practice.
• Assist in the preparation and review of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Actively promote behaviours key to a positive health, safety and wellbeing culture.
• Support and carry out inspection and monitoring activities and effective use of the arising data.
• Compile and report monthly KPIs and maintain the project HSW Dashboard, including providing monthly KPI data.
• Participate in developing and presenting inductions and training as required, and mentor other project staff members.
• Assist/lead in investigations into accidents and incidents and root causes, and support the implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensure that key HSW data including incident, monitoring, and audit findings are recorded in the appropriate management database and used to inform learning and drive forward improvement.
• Assist the Head of HSW UK&I as required and support the business in the successful delivery of the annual HSW Strategy and Plan.
• Visibly active both within the office and site environments
• Assist with the capturing of lessons learned and the dissemination of the information through the creation of toolbox talks and HSW briefings.
• Set a personal example of the behaviours that positively influence HSW attitudes

Qualifications, Certifications & Experience

• Marine and general construction H&S knowledge
• Understanding of working in Tier 2 COMAH zone
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal and be comfortable communicating at all levels throughout the project.
• Minimum NEBOSH Construction Certificate and demonstrate a level of experience relevant for the role. Able to demonstrate an understanding of the role of HSW Management in a Design and Build construction team.
• Ability to influence both project team and key stakeholders.
• A clear thinker with strong interpersonal skills
• Understanding of Behaviour and its influence on Culture.
• Understanding of Occupational Health
• Experience of delivering training and conducting presentations
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft Powerpoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerBi, document control software

Behaviours and Competencies

• Works in partnership with the client and stakeholders
• Maintains integrity under challenging conditions and leads by example. Can challenge behaviours that do not align with the HSW behavioural 's4s' values.
• Encourages innovative idea, invites alternative to existing ways of doing things.
• Commitment and pride in doing quality work, support and subscribe to the 'Right First Time' approach
• Able to work well with others, to build team morale and cooperation, flexible in prioritising work to support the wider project team.

Values:

• Excellence: Promoting innovation, development, training and continuous improvement to achieve the highest quality of project delivery.
• Integrity: Acting ethically and transparently. Demanding the best standards of integrity from its employees, suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Trust: Nurturing positive relationships at all levels of the organisation, with our clients and supply chain by developing strong and long term relationships based on mutual trust.
• Sustainability: Commitment to sustainable development to make an efficient and ethically responsible contribution to society and the environment.
• Profitability: Ensuring our profitability as well as contributing value to the communities in which we operate as part of our sustainability agenda.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.