Health & Safety advisor – Highways

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a safety professional to join a leading civil engineering company with a particular focus working on highways contracts. The ideal candidate will have experience working on civil engineering or highways projects and have a NEBOSH Certificate as a minimum.

The Role:

• To support the development of a strong Health and Safety focused culture across the project and promote good safety behaviours
• To be an expert in Health and Safety legislation and best practice to assist with compliance and continuous improvement
• To support the development of measurement systems to ensure that Health and Safety performance are accurately monitored
• To liaise with employees, subcontractors and suppliers on Health and Safety matters as required
• To identify possible operational risks or opportunities and work with central Health and Safety Team to ensure an appropriate and effective response
• To support the development of briefing and communication strategies to ensure that the Health and Safety plan and important information is understood and operated by all employees and subcontractors
• To promote company values in all dealings with other employees, clients, subcontractors and other external contacts
• Must have relevant Civil engineering experience
• Highway experience would be a distinct advantage

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years health & safety experience
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate
• Tech IOSH

Benefits:

Health care, pension and 25 days holiday