Health & Safety Advisor
VS7228C
Health & Safety Advisor
Manchester City Centre
£40,000 + per annum – Negotiable dependent on experience
40 hours per week, Monday – Friday
My client is a leading UK property developer, currently seeking an experienced and qualified Health and Safety Advisor to advise on building safety management, within the company and across their high and low-rise apartment blocks and offices.
As a Buildings Safety Advisor, you will be responsible for ensuring the company complies with all statutory and non-statutory safety responsibilities in relation to legislation and building regulations.
You will also ensure a high level of building safety across all of their developments, with the welfare and safety of staff, and other building users being your top priority.
Key responsibilities
Assist, develop and maintain information management systems for the safe management of buildings, maintaining accurate records and systems
Provide advice and ensure compliance with regulations on fire and building safety, legionella, asbestos, electrical and gas
Conduct audits and inspections in accordance with a monitored programme
Identify building hazards and ensure remedial works are undertaken
Communicate with about the safe management of their building
Influence a culture of positive health, safety and wellbeing within the company
Coordinate the organization and evaluation of disaster recovery drills
Ensure the accident, incident and near miss reporting procedure is followed across the developments
Establish positive relationships with a wide range of colleagues and suppliers
Providing advice to company employees, senior managers, managers and staff, on all aspects appertaining to health, safety and environmental matters
Arranging and carrying out site safety and environmental audits and safety inspections, maintain records of audits and inspections and ensure necessary corrective measures are agreed and implemented
Assisting with incident/accident investigations
Assisting with investigating the environmental implications of the company’s activities and suggesting actions which may prove beneficial to the environment, the company or others
Continuously seeking, proposing and implementing agreed H&S and environmental performance improvements
Support on our current cultural drive to improve health safety and environmental standards on company projects and offices
Assist providing statistical data to the director responsible for SHE to demonstrate where improvements can be made
Identify root cause analysis of any incidents occurring
Maintain regular contact with all project teams and office managers to advise on SHE matters
Qualifications, skills and experience
NEBOSH Health & Safety Qualified
A relevant Fire Safety qualification accredited by the IFE or IFSM or equivalent
Minimum of 5 years’ Experience working within the UK Construction and Property Sector(s)
Comprehensive knowledge, understanding and experience delivering HRBs within the UK Construction Industry
Comprehensive knowledge of the Building Safety Act 2022
Motivated, driven and passionate about improvement of H&S
Good communicator, with a positive, pragmatic mindset and a can-do attitude
Accountable, self-motivate and results driven
Excellent data logging, numerical and IT skills
Able to work closely and establish positive relationship with colleagues
Experience in carrying out compliance inspections and audits
Ability to travel to all offices and buildings within the portfolio on a regular basis.
Must be able to attend all sites and regularly conduct full building walk around inspections and audits
A full clean UK driving licence
Ability to travel to Newcastle as and when required, other cities will follow
Membership of a relevant organisation (IOSH / IIRSM)
Relevant CSCS Card
Ability to work clearly and accurately under pressure and tight timescales
In the first instance please apply by forwarding your CV
Please contact Vicky at our Manchester office
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