Health & Safety Advisor – CDM Construction

Health & Safety Advisor – CDM Construction

Location: Field based – Lincolnshire

Salary: Dependant on relevant experience

Full TIme / Permanent

The Health & Safety Advisor is required to deliver the business aims and objectives and establish early and effective communication links with stakeholders to ensure coordination of services are delivered efficiently and effectively. 

The role will also provide support to the  Directors to ensure delivery of CDMA services. 

The H&S Advisor will provide construction Health & Safety consultancy services delivered by the business and will undertake duties in line with the health & safety at work act Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 and associated legislation. You will be required to Identify and analyse risks and ensure that projects undertaken by the business are mitigated as far as is reasonable and manage any residual risks where necessary.

You will also be expected to provide technical support and guidance to staff and ensure that the business delivers high quality health & safety consultancy services using best practise where possible. In addition, the role and duties encompass all other health & safety consultancy services and related duties in line with the current Management of Health & Safety at Work regulations and associated legislation

Key Responsibilities:

• To act as H&S Advisor/Risk Manager within the construction division and support the delivery of innovation and generate new business across the construction sector.
• Carry out the duties and function of the H&S Advisor to assist Construction companies comply with their statutory duties.
• Support our clients carry out site inspections of proposed development sites.
• Advise on consequences arising from an acceleration instruction / proposed design or scheme alterations.
• Provide support to Directors and liaise with our client’s legal advisers if required.
• Ensure effective communication with the Health & Safety Executive on all projects.
• Understand/evaluate and where necessary assist contractors with the production of construction phase plans, Risk Assessments, method statements, design risk management and risk registers.
• Review/comment on designs in respect of health & safety and ensure relevant information is sourced/collated to produce/review a health & safety file and ensure compliance.
• Identify and, where reasonably practicable eliminate, reduce, or control foreseeable risks that may arise during pre-construction phase.
• To assist Clients, Principal Designers, Designers and Principal Contractors in understanding their statutory duties and ensuring the design process is compliant to CDM 2015 regulations.
• Undertake administrative tasks in accordance with the company procedures and duties placed on the role.
• Produce guidance notes and assist in the preparation of health and safety audits, risk assessments and method statements within the business activities, including third party clients, as and when required.

Experience:

• Professionally qualified at Technician, and/or (ideally) Chartered level (or equivalent) and holder of appropriate health & safety related qualification(s) eg. NEBOSH Construction/General Certificate level as a minimum.
• UK Driving licence required as you will be expected to attend site meetings and client meetings.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience of working in construction under the CDM regulations is essential.
• Able to demonstrable knowledge and experience, ability in relevant sectors across the construction industry.
• Proven organisational and administrative business skills & MS Office skills.
• Ability to meet and exceed fee targets.
• Ability to build client relationships with positive outcomes and act as a true ambassador for the business.
• Ability to manage diary and plan work schedule with clients.
• Professional, confident, client facing communicator both verbally and written.
• Must be a positive team player but able to work independently. Ability to manage diary and plan work schedule with clients.
• Committed to delivering high quality and reliable CDM Advice.

 For immedaite concideraiton please apply today or call 0203 8549851 for further information

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