As a Health & Safety Advisor, you will play a crucial role in implementing safety policies, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. You will work closely with staff, contractors, and clients to maintain a safe working environment and drive continuous improvements in safety performance.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Health & Safety Compliance: Implement health and safety policies and procedures, ensuring full compliance with regulations.
* Legislative Updates: Stay up to date with health and safety legislation changes and apply best practices.
* Workforce Engagement: Collaborate with staff and contractors daily to promote a positive safety culture.
* Audits & Inspections: Conduct site audits, inspections, and accident investigations, identifying areas for improvement.
* Stakeholder Management: Act as the key point of contact for clients and external stakeholders regarding safety matters.
* Risk Management: Assess and manage workplace risks, ensuring the implementation of appropriate safety controls.
* Reporting & Documentation: Maintain accurate safety records, reports, and incident logs for compliance and review.
* Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to enhance health and safety performance through training and policy updates.
Qualifications/Experience:
* 2+ years’ experience in a Health & Safety role, ideally in an engineering or construction setting.
* NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
* Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, compliance, and risk management.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
* Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
* Eligible to work in Europe.
Desirable:
* A proactive and solutions-driven approach to improving safety performance.
* Experience in training staff on health and safety procedures.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams across multiple sites.