SHEQ Advisor

Job Title: SHEQ Advisor
Location: West Midlands (Nationwide clients)
Salary: Candidate package dependent on experience
Organisation Type: Civil and Groundwork
Contract Type: Permanent

About the company:
This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning Groundworks and Civil Engineering company based in West Midlands, supporting some of the country’s biggest construction companies in the UK. A family-founded business that still operates with customer focus and values at the forefront of everything.

Role:
I am looking for a hands-on SHEQ Advisor with a Civils and Groundworks background that will lead all project advisory activities and facilitate both compliance and continual improvement in work activities, processes, and safe working behaviours.
This is an integral role within the business to expand compliance function, collaborating with colleagues, and participating in business review meetings.

Responsibilities:

• Advising and supporting teams with technical advice on matters arising, ensuring supervisory/management roles are equipped and capable of delivering successful projects.
• Conduct comprehensive inspections, ensuring timely reporting, and actions are clearly communicated, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Participate in relevant project reviews, both routine meetings and special events arising.
• Conduct timely root cause analysis investigations, liaison with key stakeholders, agreeing learning, and communicating actions.
• Engage and consult with workers and supply chain in relation to a wide range of compliance obligations (e.g. health, safety, well-being, modern slavery, etc). Transferring skills and knowledge via briefing sessions.
• Represent the company to the highest standard with regular engagement of various external stakeholders including the Client, PC, and supply chain.
• Promote safe working practices by support the company and project team with the development, evolution, and deployment of safe systems of work.
• Lead continual improvement projects arising to support process improvement, zero harm, behavioural change and culture.

Qualifications & Essentials:

• NEBOSH Qualification (construction) or equivalent
• IOSH Membership
• Valid CSCS Affiliated Card
• Experience in Groundworks or Civil Engineering
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills both verbal and written (IT literate)
• Ability to raise awareness and improve safety culture
• Proactively leading and managing the HSE Management policies, procedures, and practices
• Ability to train and develop staff, improving their understanding and capabilities
• Ability to work in a pro-active and cooperative manner with clients, contractors, and site staff to improve performance and minimise non-conformances on site
• Deep understanding of legal health and safety guidelines
• Good investigative and problem-solving skills
• Ability to produce reports and develop relevant policies
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability
• Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessments
• Excellent organisational and motivational skills

Package and Benefits

• Car allowance or Company van plus mileage allowance and free on-site parking
• Holiday 33 days per year including bank holidays
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• BHSF – Health Cash plan

If you are interested in finding out more, please apply or reach out to Mason.Buckby@hserecruitment.co.uk.