Health & Safety Advisor

We have a vacancy for an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to join us on the MEH Alliance, working on the Hinkley Point C construction project.  This role will be 90% site based and 10% office based.

Ideally candidates should have knowledge/experience of at least one of the following:

• SG4.15 and TG20.13, work at height regulations or 
• Blasting and Coatings standards (ICATS) or
• Electrical Background or experience working with electrical teams. 

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the Health and Standards of the HPC project are consistently met. 
• Champion the HPC Way including its pillars 
• Play a key role in the site integrated H&S team 
• Give competent advice across a multi-functional / discipline project 
• Carry out all duties with full regard to all the MEH policies and procedures.  
• Build relationships with other Tier 1’s and the Principal Contractor 
• Monitor the working practices of MEH employees and contractors regarding health and safety, environment and welfare.  
• Carry out HSE inspections across the site, including at height, in confined spaces etc. Report any trends to relevant discipline manger as soon as identified.  
• Undertake such additional tasks as are reasonably commensurate with the level of the post. 
• Provide competent specialist advice on identified topics, specifically COSHH. 
• Ensure MEH duty of care responsibilities are implemented following any incident.  
• Conduct 1 inspections and observation of MEH site activities and sub-contractor operations per shift and record within insight.   
• Intervene when unsafe practices are observed, offer solutions to observations made. 
• Participate in training and support become H & S subject matter experts.  
• Play activate role in supporting accident incident management and investigation. 

Requirements:

• NEBOSH general certificate/NEBOSH construction certificate or equivalent.  
• Substantial experience in a similar role on construction projects
• Knowledge or SG4.15 and TG20.13, work at height regulations or
• Knowledge of Blasting and Coatings standards (ICATS) or 
• Electrical Background or experience working with electrical teams. 
• Working knowledge of Lifting and Rigging standards and practices (LOLER).  
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in order to explain HSE procedures and expectations to a range of people.  
• IT literate – familiar with Microsoft packages.